“Will our guest want to talk about hard stuff, like when his wife died?” Isaac asks. ”He wants to tell you his story,” I assure the children. “He wants you to hear how he was helped by the Caring Committee.” This group of fourth graders at Temple Shir Tikvah’s religious school in Winchester, MA are preparing to interview congregants who have received support … [Read more...]
Learning to Care (Part 2): Elicit Stories with Interviews
January 10, 2016 by Cindy Rivka Marshall
Filed Under: Interviewing, Jewish Education, Story, Story Based Learning Tagged With: Caring, Chesed, comforting mourners, elicit stories, empathy, follow up questions, interviewing, interviewing skills, Jewish education, listening skills, personal storytelling, shiva, story-based learning, teaching interviewing