Starting from kindergarten, how do we as educators connect Jewish tradition to where children are developmentally? 
 
This week on Adapting, David Bryfman speaks with Rachel Happel, an experiential Jewish educator who is leading a Jewish learning revolution through unconventional programs. With the use of Jewish Learning Guides, "learning spaces" (a term used instead of classrooms), and the power of listening, Rachel helps children understand Judaism as a lived experience and answer: "What does it mean to be Jewish?"

This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Miranda Lapides. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben.

This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media.

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