On Friday, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis will speak about
humility to school pupils across the country in a collective
worship session for Oak National Academy, an online classroom
set up in response to the Coronavirus pandemic offering lessons for
primary and secondary school students. To date, over two million
children have accessed eight million lessons. The collective
worship is also part of the Church of England’s #Faith at
Homeprogramme, a campaign to help...Request free trial
On Friday, Chief Rabbi
Ephraim Mirvis will speak about
humility to school pupils across the country in a collective
worship session for Oak National
Academy, an online classroom set up in response to the
Coronavirus pandemic offering lessons for primary and secondary
school students. To date, over two million children have accessed
eight million lessons.
The collective worship is also part of the Church of
England’s #Faith at
Homeprogramme, a campaign to help families talk
about faith and pray together, which includes input from different
faith groups. Launched in April, #Faith at Home is providing weekly
collective worship for Oak National Academy which is aimed at those
of all faiths and none.
On Friday, when Jews celebrate Shavuot (the commemoration of
Moses giving the Ten Commandments), the Chief Rabbi will talk about
Moses’ humility and his doubt in his ability to be a leader.
In a message recorded before the festival began, the Chief
Rabbi says:
"Moses said, ‘Who am I?’, as if to suggest, ‘God, I think
you’ve got the wrong person’.
"We know how off-putting it is when people boast of their
achievements, but Moses was the antithesis of this.
"He goes on to say that, despite his doubts, Moses used his
God-given talents and potential to be a blessing to
people: “In this way, we can combine outstanding humility with
incredible success”.
The first collective worship for Oak National Academy in
April featured the and the
Secretary of State for Education, the , and was the biggest school collective worship
ever held in the UK.
Nigel Genders, the Church of England’s Chief Education
Officer, says, “We’re delighted at the Chief Rabbi’s involvement in
our Collective Worship and #FaithAtHome.
"The sessions include eminent contributors from different
faith groups and focus on topics such as hope and resilience, as
well as practical ideas for developing conversations about
faith.
"They offer pupils a chance to pause and reflect, providing
reassurance both during this time of uncertainty and for the
future.”
About the #FaithAtHome programme,
The , , says:
“The aim of these resources is to offer simple ways for
families and households to approach complex and difficult topics,
such as illness, fear and bereavement.
"I hope that #FaithAtHome will not only equip children and
young people to engage with difficult questions, but also inspire
them to explore how they can become the answers to their own
prayers, and, when this crisis is over, they are freshly inspired
to love and serve those around them.”
Oak National Academy provides video lessons and resources for
teachers, parents and children. It offers over 180 lessons a week,
the equivalent of three hours a day for primary school students,
and four hours a day for secondary. It has the support of education
organisations such as the Sutton Trust, Teach First, the Teaching
Schools Council and the Confederation of School Trusts, and is
backed by the Department for Education.
The Chief Rabbi’s s address will be available on
the Oak National
Academy websiteas well as the Church of
England Faith at
Home pages from Friday 29 May.
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