Chanukah Activities

Do your students already know how to light the candles? Do they already know about the Maccabees? Here is a list of 21 fun and creative activities to make Chanukah come alive in the classroom. Some are appropriate for elementary school students, while others are...

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Teaching the Hagaddah

What a Beautiful Tree

Tu b’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees, is a good time for Torah learning about trees. I’d like to share with you a mishnah that has always concerned me, and see if we can learn something new that will help us enhance our appreciation of nature. Rabbi Shimon...

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Teaching the Hagaddah

Sukkot Resources

Sukkot Resource Sheet for Teachers Background Information: What: Sukkot is a seven day Jewish holiday. It is one of the three major holidays in Judaism called Shalosh Regalim (lit. Three on Foot), when Israelites would pilgrimage to Jerusalem for festivities and...

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