Yohai Hakak, Tamar Rapoport

Abstract:The Jewish Israeli Ultra-Orthodox religious seminaries are mass education frameworks for all young men of that community that seek to shelter them from the surrounding “secular” majority. As part of the attempt to keep all men within the religious seminaries for as long as possible, the rabbis of these institutions stress the value of equality among students. At the same time, these religious educational frameworks stress excellence as part of their attempt to foster the community’s future religious leadership.This article focuses on the unique meanings and expressions of the tension between equality and excellence in the students’ scholastic achievements and the ways in which this community deals with such tensions. By examining the discourses and practices employed by the religious leadership, this article demonstrates how they confront the growing tension and navigate between equality and excellence in their attempt to preserve the current order.

Key words:excellence;education equality;Israel

总结：1、本文集中于探讨学生学术成就和处于平等与卓越之间的紧张矛盾的独特意义和表述，以期缓和与解决两者带来的矛盾局势。

2、大多数研究集中于现代教育的背景，研究对象几乎至少是由国家控制的学校，而宗教资助成立的学校往往被忽略。本文通过研究犹太教的案例，以此揭示位于平等与卓越之间矛盾的特殊意义。

来源：Journal of Religion. Apr2012

Vol. 92 Issue 2, p251-276. 26p.