Date of Award

4-1982

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Nick J. Topetzes

Abstract

The idea of instituting formal religious schooling for girls has evolved fairly recently in Jewish educational history. Religious training in the past has been directed to the Jewish male, for a number of reasons, which will be discussed later. These innovative schools for girls have focused on usual needs of a new type of educational system, such as qualified teachers, an acceptable curriculum, and a proper administration. In addition, there must exist a meaningful program integrating ancient Jewish teachings with modern-day social standards, which is unique to this type of school. At present there is no structured counseling approach for these adolescent girls to facilitate their growth in both religious and secular life. Many of these students do not come from traditional Jewish homes and, as a result, their counseling needs will be even more important in helping them adjust to the Jewish customs of a religious seminary. Even these girls from traditional backgrounds and who assume that they know what a religious girl should be like , are often shocked into different expectations at the seminary. The author has been a rabbinical seminary student for the past eight years, possessing rabbinical ordination for the past two years. He and his wife have served in the capacity of dormitory counselors for high school seminary girls for the past three years. There has not been any attempt to establish counseling directions in this area. A structured approach for counseling is needed in the seminary to help facilitate healthy growth in the students which will enable them in becoming true "Daughters of Torah." This approach will require the viewpoints of religious Judaism and modern-day counseling theory.

"Judaism" in this essay. with refer to Orthodox, Torah true practices of ·the Jewish religion, unless otherwise specified. "Torah" is defined as "the entirety of Jewish law and ideology."

Comments

An Essay submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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