The Notorious R.A.V. Spins
Vision / Description: Understanding creativity and innovation in Judaism and the Jewish community using a DJ performance
Family & Student Goals and Objectives
- Enjoy an event featuring pop music and Jewish music of the past and present
- Explore the concepts of
- Creativity and innovation through “mash-up” and mixes
- Rabbi Kook’s concept: “the old shall be renewed and the new shall be made holy”
- Parallels between innovation in mixing music and innovation and creativity in Judaism
- Acceptance of ownership for creativity and innovation in Judaism and the Jewish community
Staff Goals and Objectives
- Value innovation and creativity in the practice and as an end goal of Jewish teaching and learning
- Create a culture of Jewish innovation and creativity within the institution
- Recognize the powerful impact that arts and culture play in Jewish learning experiences
- Teachers, youth professionals, rabbis and other staff develop their own tools for teaching Jewish identity
Integration and Alignment with Other Learning, Including:
- Subject areas:
- Jewish ethics, values and practices
- Jewish history
- Family and parent education
- Staff learning
The Learning Experiences [customized for each session and series]
- DJ performance that includes pop music, hip hop, Israeli and Jewish music mashed up
- Video clips of music that integrates different musical influences into Hebrew, Israeli and Jewish music
- Small or large group discussion about Jewish understandings of change, innovation and creativity
- Follow up - Do it Yourself training – creating your own “mash-ups” of Jewish and pop music, arts as well as practices
Evaluation
- Formal written evaluation
- Sharing of “mash-ups” of Jewish and general arts and culture on You Tube and other web-based platforms
- Staff Observations
Recommended Opportunities
- High School & Middle School Classes
- Family, Parent and Adult Education
- Staff Orientation and Professional Learning
- Jewish Connectivity in Residence weekend
A Projected Success Story
The Notorious R.A.V., Rabbi/Jewish Educator/DJ, will take the stage at an upcoming regional conference of local teachers in synagogue-based educational programs. The expectation is that dozens of teachers will experience both the contrasts and the harmonies between the various identities that our students wear over the course of a day, year, or lifetime, through music.