Spotlight on Israel Education Research Monday, March 2, 1-2:15 pm ET via Zoom. Free and open to the public. Register at https://www.brandeis.edu/mandel/events/spotlight-sessions.html#ss-ier What, if anything, can be considered “best practice” in Israel education? What...
Why Teaching Jewish Texts Is Not Enough
Why Teaching Jewish Texts Is Not Enough | Professor Jon A. Levisohn Feb. 26, 1-1:30pm ET. Free and open to the public. Register at https://www.brandeis.edu/mandel/events/learning-about-learning.html#lal-jl3 The heart of Jewish education, it seems, is the study of the...
Quick Tu B’Shvat Educational Activities from Areyvut
Quick educational activities from Areyvut for Tu B’Shvat
Quick Tu B’Shvat Educational Activities from PJ Library
Quick educational activities from PJ Library for Tu B’Shvat
Framing Israel: Unravelling Myths and Propaganda
Join us to explore how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is commonly presented (and often misrepresented)—and why those narratives matter. We examine the dominant ways the conflict is framed in public discourse and explore how selective history and oversimplified narratives shape student understanding.
Rosh Hashana Simanim Padlet
Follow the instructions at the top of the Padlet below for an interactive exploration of traditional Rosh Hashana symbolic foods, or “simanim.” To complete the activity with your students, click the “Remake” button in the top-right corner of the Padlet (you may need to create your own free Padlet account first, available here). To share the link with your students, click the “Share” button on the top right corner and copy the link (make sure that the link is set to “anyone may write”). We recommend asking students to add their names to their posts for easy identification.
Fall Tanakh PD
Fall 2025 Tanakh pd – New Dates! This series of professional development workshops is designed for middle and high school Tanakh educators seeking to deepen their practice and expand their toolkit. Each series focuses on a different aspect of Tanakh...
Tisha B’Av: When Society Breaks Down, Temples Fall – Lesson Plan
This lesson takes students through 4 sources dealing with the destruction of the Temples. The Driving Question is how the disintegration of social justice and the moral fabric of society destroys the holiest building and center of religious worship. The lesson also asks students to reflect on the overarching importance of Bein Adam LeChaveiro in religious life.
Understanding the Role of Tisha B’Av in the Jewish Year
In this lesson, students explore the purpose of Tisha B’Av, and reflect on the concept of baseless hatred and its connection to the destruction of the Temple as well as to our daily lives today.
The Three Weeks: What, How, and Why – Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students learn about the origin and practices of the Three Weeks as they emerged and evolved over time, explore how they differ between various Jewish groups, reflect on the challenges that the mourning practices of the Three Weeks present for them, and consider how to make this mourning period feel more personally meaningful and relevant.