The Galilee Diary is designed especially for Reform congregational schools to teach about Israel, by means of a more personal viewpoint. Rather than limit our teaching about Israel to crises or the "victimization" of Reform Jews there, this diary offers an alternative perspective -- personal and direct.

You may consider the following options for use in your school:

  1. Devote 5 minutes of each class session to read and respond to the weekly diary entry.
  2. Compare news reports with the diary entries.
  3. Have students respond to Marc Rosenstein's entries, with comments and questions. (Please feel free to email responses to Marc at, hamakom@galilan.com.)
  4. Copy the Galilee Diary entries for your school's faculty to use at their discretion.

The Galilee Diary is a deliberate attempt to humanize and normalize our teachings about Israel. It is precisely when it is difficult to understand Israel that Jews have a responsibility to love Israel.

Diary entries are written by Marc Rosenstein, an educator who made aliyah with his family in 1990.

We appreciate your candid feedback. Please email us with your comments at educate@urj.org.