50 minutes Grades:7-8 Lesson Plan Through text study, students analyze why Moshe was chosen to lead the Jewish people. Introduction We often have the impression that Moshe was destined to become Moshe. He was born great and therefore rose to great heights. This idea...
Grades: 9-12 Lesson Plan INTRODUCTION In this lesson, the students continue to examine and analyze the text of Sefer Yonah in order to fully understand one of its messages and why the text is read on Yom Kippur. LESSON OBJECTIVES The student will be able to… Summarize...
Grades: 9-12 Lesson Plan INTRODUCTION In this lesson, the students continue to examine and analyze the text of Sefer Yonah to fully understand one of its messages and why the text is read on Yom Kippur. LESSON OBJECTIVES The student will be able to… Summarize in...
Grades: 9-12 Lesson Plan In this lesson, students read chapter one of Sefer Yonah and are introduced to the conflict between Yonah and God. INTRODUCTION Sefer Yonah is read as the maftir to the Torah reading of Minha on Yom Kippur. Students are probably familiar with...
Grades:9-12 Lesson Plan Introduction Sukkot completes the cycle of the Yamim Nora'im (High Holidays). The Yamim Nora'im is a time of judgment. Israel’s economic prosperity and indeed, life itself, are tied to the country’s rainfall. Israel’s lack of natural water...
2 or 3 40 minute sessions Grades:9-12 Lesson Plan Students trace back Mordechai's and Haman's ancestry and see that Megillat Esther's battle mirrors the battle their ancestors fought. Introduction Most students associate Haman with Amalek, as that is what they have...
80 minutes (Can be split into two sessions) Grades:9-12 Lesson Plan Students delve into their Jewish identity and their relationship to the land of Israel through the study of the Haggadah. Introduction This lesson is based on a lecture by Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks....
1-2 40 minute sessions or 3-5 40 minute session Grades:5-6 Lesson Plan In this Multiple Intelligences unit, students review Shmuel Aleph, 4-7:2 by building a three-dimensional display of ancient Israel and the Ark. Students then read through the text and selected...
50 minutes Grades:3-6 Lesson Plan This lesson focuses on the gathering of twelve stones from the Yarden and the building of the monument in Gilgal. Introduction This lesson focuses on the gathering of twelve stones from the Yarden and the building of the monument in...
50 minutes Grades:9-12 Lesson Plan This is the final lesson in a four-lesson unit. In this lesson, students look at war and peace from the perspective of Biblical history and Jewish ethics by studying traditional Jewish texts. Students will be challenged to consider...
