Dr Howard Deitcher is a senior lecturer at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education at the Hebrew University and a former director. He is the current educational director of the Revivim program at Hebrew University. In addition, he is the director of the Florence Melton Institute for Adult Jewish Learning at Hebrew University. Finally, he is the academic advisor for the Legacy Heritage Teacher Institute at the Rothberg International School. His current research focuses on: Bible education, children's philosophical thinking, and teacher ideology.