I forgot. She remembered.

forgot. She remembered. “I” (i.e., me) is the person who has absolutely no recollection learning about Herzl’s Zionism, Rashi’s commentary, Maimonides’ code, Halevi’s poetry and all of the other basic data of Jewish law, lore and history. “She” is Batsheva Frankel, author of The Jewish Educator’s Companion: Practical Tools and Inspirational Ideas (Behrman House, 2017). I forgot when I learned the vocabulary of my Jewish identity because I did not learn it. I absorbed it. My Jewish education was organic. Its knowledge pieces are part of who I am, not of what I know. It’s this way for many who receive a yeshiva education. It’s an atmosphere, not a classroom. A room full of people challenging each other, out loud; it’s stopping mid-sentence, running to […]