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The Ten Plagues as Guidelines to Character Development(188KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah/Talmud |
| Grade: |
All ages |
| Duration: |
Multi |
| Description: |
To help educators recognize and appreciate the many modalities of learning as described in the Talmud and to provide a self-diagnostic whereby teachers can assess their attention toward these modalities. |
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The Importance of Communication(52KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah/Talmud |
| Grade: |
6 to 16 years old |
| Duration: |
Single |
| Description: |
To examine the importance of communication in relation to the story of the Tower of Babel (and playing with marshmallows). |
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The Creativity of Creations(40KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah/Talmud |
| Grade: |
4 to 12 years old |
| Duration: |
Single |
| Description: |
To discover the immense creativity behind The Creation and to be creators ourselves, to discover that we have the spark of the divine in each of us. |
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Teaching Patriarchs and Matriarchs: Three Fathers and Four Mothers(216KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah/Talmud |
| Grade: |
12 - 15 year old |
| Duration: |
Multi |
| Description: |
To create an interest in studying Torah, starting with the patriarchs and matriarchs, in order to begin to learn about the value of Torah stories and their lessons for everyday life.
To develop skills for Torah text study. |
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Pilgrimage to the Classroom(116KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah/Talmud |
| Grade: |
3rd grade and up (Level of activity can change with age) |
| Duration: |
Multi |
| Description: |
To have an experiential experience of the joy, rest and peace of Shabba. To utilize the wisdom of our ancestors to connect us to our tradition and past and to learn from the wisdom of G-d's creation (nature). |
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Biblical Newspaper(52KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah/Talmud |
| Grade: |
3rd grade and up (Level of activity can change with age) |
| Duration: |
Tool |
| Description: |
To give the children a direct and personal connection with the different site of Israel. |
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Torah Heroes and the Lessons They Learn (27 KB) |
| Topic: |
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| Grade: |
6 years old to 80 years old (and up) |
| Duration: |
Multi-lesson unit |
| Description: |
This style of looking into the mood of the hero in the Torah stories took me and my students into a very deep understanding of life. We looked at the heroes (such as Abraham, Jonah and Noah) and tried to see the inner process of the events in their lives. |
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Teach With the Rabbi (23 KB) |
| Topic: |
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| Grade: |
3 and up |
| Duration: |
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| Description: |
One of the elusive goals of the teacher is to be sure that the student not only shows competence with the material, but has internalized it to such an extent that he or she can say it over in his or her own words. One method used to demonstrate knowledge of the issue is the oral report. |
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Tribal Explorations (63 KB) |
| Topic: |
Discussion |
| Grade: |
Adaptable for all Ages |
| Duration: |
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| Description: |
To familiarize students with a variety of information regarding the Twelve Tribes of Israel |
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Mitzvot and Making a Difference
Entering into a Brit
&
LaShon Hara- The Power of Words
(347
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| Topic: |
Religious Education |
| Grade: |
Middle School Students grades 6-8 |
| Duration: |
multi-lesson |
| Description: |
This class sets the groundwork for understanding Mitzvot as well as setting up the needed terminology to understanding ones own responsibility in taking on Mitzvot. The students will take part in creating a definition for what we really mean when we use the word Mitzvot and how to put that into action. |
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Torah Study Initiation (119 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah Study |
| Grade: |
Kindergarten (and parents) |
| Duration: |
one lesson |
| Description: |
To set an exciting beginning to the year and imbue the magic, mystery, and importance of the Torah. |
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Stories of Avraham and Sarah (138 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah |
| Grade: |
First and second grades. |
| Duration: |
multi-lesson |
| Description: |
To make the stories of Abraham and Sarah vivid, meaningful and memorable. |
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Title:
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Bibliodrama
(99 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah/Talmud, Tools/Games |
| Grade: |
6th - 12th grade |
| Duration: |
one lesson |
| Description: |
Dramatic role play of the weekly parsha. |
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Making Yadayim (34 KB) |
| Topic: |
Art, Torah |
| Grade: |
2nd - 8th grade |
| Duration: |
one class |
| Description: |
Students create yadayim to use when practicing Hebrew reading |
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Quick Multi-Age Torah Lesson: Jacob, Leah, and Rachel
(37 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah Study |
| Grade: |
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade |
| Duration: |
45 minutes to one hour |
| Description: |
Students will learn the story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel and discuss whether Laban's
deception was fair, or in our world today treatment of Leah and Rachel was fair. |
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Quick Multi-Age Torah Lesson: Jacob and Esau
(45 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah Study |
| Grade: |
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade |
| Duration: |
Mixed Hour Long Class |
| Description: |
Students will learn the story of Jacob and Esau and personally reflect on the relationship between siblings
and whether they experience any similar feelings that Jacob and Esau did. |
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Quick Multi-Age Torah Lesson: Ishmael and Isaac; Sarah and Hagar
(37 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah Study |
| Grade: |
Mixed age group, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade |
| Duration: |
Hour Long Class that meets once a month |
| Description: |
Students will learn the story of Ishmael and Isaac and think critically about jealousy, rivalry, and inheritance. |
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Hit The Target
(38 KB) |
| Topic: |
Tools and Games, Hebrew |
| Grade: |
3rd - 7th Grades |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
This game provides valuable teacher opportunities for student evaluation and fun review opportunities for the students. |
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Title:
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Mitzvah Not A Mitzvah
(38 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity |
| Grade: |
Preschool - Kindergarden |
| Duration: |
1 Hour |
| Description: |
This game gets children thinking about certain concepts in Judaism, yet makes it very entertaining.
Great discussions are a natural result of the game |
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Fall Holiday themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(42 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children.
This program teaches children about the fall Jewish holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippor, Sukkot and Simchat Torah) and creates
a comfortable learning environment that helps families with young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their
lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Hanukah themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(40 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children. This
program teaches children about Hanukah and creates a comfortable learning environment that helps families with
young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Israeli Independence Day themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(36 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children. This program teaches
children about Israel and creates a comfortable learning environment that helps families with
young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Pesach themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(41 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children. This program teaches
children about Pesach and creates a comfortable learning environment that helps families with
young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Purim themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(41 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children. This program teaches
children about Purim and creates a comfortable learning environment that helps families with
young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Title:
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Shabbat themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(40 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children. This program teaches
children about Shabbat and creates a comfortable learning environment that helps families with
young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Title:
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Shavuot themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(41 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children. This program teaches
children about Shavuot and creates a comfortable learning environment that helps families with
young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Title:
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Tu B'Shevat themed Shabbat Mishpacha
(37 KB) |
| Topic: |
Jewish Living and Identity, Holidays, Prayer, Jewish History,
Culture & Art. |
| Grade: |
Preschool - First Grade |
| Duration: |
1-2 Hours |
| Description: |
A monthly informal Shabbat morning service and activity geared for families with young children. This program teaches
children about Tu B'Shevat and creates a comfortable learning environment that helps families with
young children integrate Jewish traditions and customs into the fabric of their lives as well as connect to the synagogue. |
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Experiencing Bereishit Through Art
(47 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah, Hebrew, Art |
| Grade: |
Early Childhood to Young Primary Grades |
| Duration: |
Multi-lesson unit |
| Description: |
This program will help children understand that Bereishit is the beginning parasha of the Torah and that the first part
deals with the creation of the world. The art experience will focus on the process of creation, in order to help the children to develop a
personal understanding of what it means to create. The children will also begin to develop an understanding of how Shabbat represents
the completion of creation. |
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Torah Service for Young Children
(50 KB) |
| Topic: |
Torah, Prayer, Hebrew |
| Grade: |
Early Childhood to Young Primary Grades |
| Duration: |
Multi-lesson unit |
| Description: |
Through this experience, the children will develop an understanding of the Torah Service as a recurring part of Jewish Life,
learn Hebrew vocabulary related to tefillot and ritual objects, learn t'fillot from the Torah Service, begin to experience the stories of the
Torah, and develop their identity and connection to the Jewish people through a T'fillah experience. They experience the joy of Jewish
Communal Prayer in a setting geared to their needs. |
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