Havruta Dialogue Leaders

The Movilei Havruta )Havruta Dialogue Leaders) Project has trained over 800 elementary, junior and high school pupils to lead a meaningful discourse with their peers on pressing social issues in Israeli society that relate to their daily lives. Using a successful Beit Midrash model (paired or group learning) pupils discuss issues such as racism, democracy, prejudice, and social gaps through the lens of the rich Jewish heritage and using a wide array of texts from the Jewish bookshelf. This unique peer-to-peer dialogue model has successfully challenged pupils to ask questions and define who they are and what they believe, inspiring them to take responsibility within the school environment, and ultimately has created a more tolerant and cohesive school community.