Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Introduction Part One Chapter I: How far is it from the banks of the Jordan to the banks of the Mississippi? Chapter II: The Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century Chapter III: At the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century Chapter IV: The St. Paul Jewish Community Planning Process. Part Two Chapter V: Hindsight and Foresight Chapter VI: Current Circumstances and Future Prospects Chapter VII: The Arc, and the Ark Appendix I: A Communal Curriculum for These Times Appendix II: St. Paul Communal Jewish High School Education Initiative Brit Bibliography Index About the Author

About the Author

Earl Schwartz is a member of the Hamline University religion faculty and former director of Hamline's Social Justice Studies program. He is the author of Moral Development: A Practical Guide for Jewish Teachers, and co-author with Rabbi Barry Cytron of When Life Is In the Balance: Life and Death Decisions in Light of the Jewish Tradition.

Reviews

With thorough, solid research that is written in a lively and passionate style, Earl Schwartz has produced a timely study and prescription for Jewish Education that rabbis, community leaders, and parents must not ignore. -- Jonathan Paradise, Professor Emeritus, Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota