A Jewish Experiential Learning Curriculum

Nesiya programs draw on an interdisciplinary core curriculum developed by Nesiya that integrates Tanakh, Rabbinics, Jewish History, and Land of Israel Studies with arts workshops, Israeli cultural experiences, and visits to sites throughout Israel. The goal of the curriculum is to provide students with tools to understand and develop their own relationships with the Jewish people, the land and modern State of Israel, Jewish culture and Judaism. The curriculum integrates four themes in Jewish life throughout history: the role of place, Jewish sovereignty, social justice, and spirituality and creativity. This experiential curriculum encourages young people and provides them with tools to grapple with the diversity and complexity of modern Jewish life.

“As educators, the opportunity to give to participants in an intentional and meaningful way that is also relevant and interesting to our own lives, is a gift. This is how education should always be, but rarely is. To have the opportunity to support this program is to have the opportunity to revitalize the Jewish community.”

Sara Narva ‘94
submitted in 2005
Sara works as a movement
educator and has staffed
several Nesiya programs