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Grades 9-12 Bible/Tanakh  |
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| Parshat Va'era: The Hardening of Pharoh's Heart 1 | Students read and analyze four different interpretations of the hardening of Pharaoh's heart. |
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| Yom Ha'atzmaut 1 | Students examine Biblical and Talmudical texts that imply that the modern settlement of the Land of Israel and the establishment of the State of Israel were part of a divinely ordained plan to begin the redemption of the Jewish people. |
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| Megillat Esther: Repairing Sha'ul's Mistake 1 | Students trace back Mordechai's and Haman's ancestry and see that the battle of Megillat Esther mirrors the battle fought by their ancestors. Students learn how to use a concordance. |
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| Parshat Shemot: Why Moshe 1 | Through text study, students analyze why Moshe was chosen to lead the Jewish people. |
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| Shavuot: The Shnei Luchot HaBrit 1 | Students explore a theory regarding the division of the Commandments onto two tablets. |
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| Social Action and Responsibility 2 | This lesson focuses on the Jewish obligation to reach out to help those who are less fortunate. |
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| The Kohen Training Center | This webquest is designed to introduce students to the key ideas found in chapter 16 in VaYikra (Leviticus). This chapter describes the avodah (service) that was performed by the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) in the Bais HaMikdash (Temple) on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). The aavodah was the most significant component of the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Through its successful completion, the Kohen Gadol achieved atonement for the entire Jewish nation. |
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| The Structure of Parashat Mishpatim 1 | Lesson plan based on a shiur by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag. Students examine the structure of the parasha to understand the mix of laws found in the parasha. |
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| Yom Kippur (Sefer Yonah) 1 | In this lesson, students read chapter one of Sefer Yonah and are introduced to the conflict between Yonah and God. |
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| Yom Kippur (Sefer Yonah) 2 | Students finish reading Sefer Yonah and learn why Yonah was so uncomfortable carrying out God's mission. |
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| Yom Kippur (Sefer Yonah) 3 | Students discover why the argument between God and Yonah is relevant to Yom Kippur. |
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| A Capital Choice | In this WebQuest, students help King David pick a new capital city. Students research the history and archaeology of cities in monarchic Israel/Judah. Created by Jay David Sales. |
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| Ezra and the Vanishing Jews: A Webquest about Jewish Integration and Assimilation | Approximately 20 years after the Persian king Koresh (Cyrus) issued his proclamation permitting the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild their Temple, Ezra HaSofer led a group of approximately 1,500 Jews back from Bavel to their homeland. Upon his arrival, Ezra was disappointed to find a Jewish community that was heavily intermarried and assimilated. He set about to remedy the situation by introducing far-reaching changes aimed at preserving the Jewish people’s unique identity. Similar problems confront the Jewish community today. Assimilation and intermarriage rates are at all-time highs. Much of our greater community is threatened with complete assimilation. This webquest will explore many of the underlying challenges facing each of the primary Jewish groups today, and attempt to find ways to address this central problem affecting our entire nation. |
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