Group Work
by Rachel Rakovsky
Blich High-School/Ramat-Gan
Role No.1
HAVING TWO SEPARATE STATES
AS A SOLUTION TO THE TENSION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR JEWS
You were appointed
to take part in a committee and you have to make a decision whether or
not to have two separate states in Israel.
You believe that
people with different beliefs cannot live together.
Points to be
considered:
You believe that
ultra-Orthodox Jews who don`t serve in the army have no right to be considered
as Israeli citizens.
You are
angry with the new law that bans non-kosher meat imports.
Write down a few more
points:
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&nb sp; Role No.2
HAVING TWO SEPARATE
STATES AS A SOLUTION TO THE TENSION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR JEWS
You were appointed
to take part in a committee and you have to make a decision whether or
not to have two separate states in Israel.
You believe that
different beliefs can contribute to the Israeli state.
Relate to the following
points:
Ultra-Orthodox Jews don`t
serve in the army.
The new law that bans
non-kosher meat imports.
Add more points
to support your point of view.
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Role No.3
HAVING TWO
SEPARATE STATES AS A SOLUTION TO THE TENSION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR
JEWS
You
were appointed to take part in a committee and you have to make a decision
whether or not to have two separate states in Israel.
You believe that
religious and secular Jews should both bend a little in order to reach
a compromise. They both protect the country and they owe each other more
understanding.
Bring the example of Hesder
Yeshiva students who serve in the army for 16 months and then continue
their yeshiva studies.
The Defense
Ministry is hoping to create a channel for young people from the ultra-Orthodox
movement to serve in the Nahal, for example.
You also believe that
we should preserve the status quo that existed in the area of meat imports
since the establishment of the state and give up importing non-kosher meat.
Add more points to support
your argument.
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Role No.4
HAVING TWO SEPARATE
STATES AS A SOLUTION TO THE TENSION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR JEWS
You were appointed to
take part in a committee and you have to make a decision whether or not
to have two separate states in Israel.
You believe that we all
share a commitment to Jewish values and you don`t want two separate states.
Relate to
the fact that ultra Orthodox Jews don`t serve in the army and emphasize
that they are part of the Jewish people. Explain the importance of our
Torah in keeping our people united throughout the ages.
Relate also
to the law that bans importing non-Kosher meat. Explain that Jews sacrificed
their life for not eating non-Kosher food , so you are ready to give up
food for preserving Jewish values, which are an essential part of our state.
Add more
arguments to support you opinion.
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Role No.5
HAVING TWO SEPARATE STATES
AS A SOLUTION TO THE TENSION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR JEWS
You were appointed to
take part in a committee and you have to make a decision whether or not
to have two separate states in Israel.
You are
taking notes. You are not supposed to express any opinion. You are supposed
to listen to the others and write a summary of the conclusions drawn at
that meeting.
Do your best to write
clearly, so that the decision, which is an important one, should be clear
to the other members of the Knesset.
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