Welcoming God Into Our Classrooms:An online Master Class in Jewish SpiritualityWith Rabbi David Aaron, Hyim Brandes, and Naomi SchragerJoin Master Educator Rabbi David Aaron and The Lookstein Center team ONLINE in this exploration of Jewish spirituality. In this...
Master Class in Jewish Spirituality
Welcoming God Into our Classrooms:A Master Class in Jewish SpiritualityWith: Rabbi David AaronMaster spiritual educator, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Orayta, author of best-selling books by major publishing houses, and featured guest on mainstream media – Rabbi Aaron will...
Big Questions in Jewish Spirituality
Big Questions in Jewish SpiritualityThinking about spirituality adds depth, meaning, and purpose to our actions and experiences. Jewish spirituality encourages us to look beyond the surface of our rituals, traditions, and commandments to understand their deeper...
Project Eitan
The Lookstein Center’s Project Eitan is a middle school program designed to connect students with Hebrew language, Israeli culture, and Israeli society, through Israeli songs while they work towards a culminating Hebrew language goal.
Holiday Packs
Jewish Holiday Lesson Packs The Lookstein Center of Bar-Ilan University is excited to offer engaging, affordable, and thought-provoking lessons for the Jewish holidays! The lesson pack includes 10 professionally designed lesson plans for 4th and 5th grade classrooms...
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Create an Aliyah Visual – Instructions and Guiding Questions
1) Students will look at the breakdown of olim by country since 1948. This link shows the numbers of olim by country and by year: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/total-immigration-to-israel-by-country-per-year This link shows totals by country:...
Inside Israel
Inside Israel: How do you develop a deep, nuanced, and personal connection to Israel—a connection that can be cultivated from your own school? The Lookstein Center’s BRAND NEW project Inside Israel is designed to ignite a lifelong connection to and love of Israel. Inside Israel provides schools with FREE resource packs throughout the year. Each resource pack, based on a new theme, is complete with engaging learning opportunities, dynamic activities, and immersive experiences to help 7th-10th grade students foster their own informed connection to Israel.
Talking to Students About Antisemitism
Engaging students in conversations about antisemitism is crucial for fostering understanding and safety. Encourage students to reflect and share their experiences. Teachers should also make space to care for their own needs and create open communication.
Responding to the Emotional Effects of Antisemitism – Video and Accompanying Materials
The following exercises to help students cope with antisemitism were created by Dr. Michaela Ambrosius. Exercises include body scans, grounding exercises, sensory experiences, and more to manage anxiety and depression. For coping with depression, activities like ball tosses and object-holding allow students to open up and share their feelings. Journaling with short prompts is also suggested.