Lesson Plan for Grades 8 and up Have students learn through Tehillim 121 and Tehillim 130 in havrutot. Have them write out their thoughts and ask questions.  Next, have students go through some or all of the reflection questions below. These can be done individually,...

Audience: Middle School/High School students  Materials: A large screen and a sound system, slideshow, comic strip template OBJECTIVES:  Students will familiarize themselves with the Beta Israel community.  Students will summarize Beta Israel’s perspective on...

Audience: Middle School/High School students  Materials: A large screen for the classroom and devices for groups of students, Faces of Beta Israel Character Profiles, Faces of Beta Israel Padlet OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to describe the efforts by the State...

Below is an interactive lesson for the unit, "Beta Israel: The Evolution of Tradition." If you cannot see the lesson below, click here.   This lesson plan is based on content from the book, “My Family The Beta Israel: A 10-Unit Curriculum for Ethiopian-Jewish...

Audience: Middle School/High School students Materials: A large screen for the classroom and devices for groups of students   OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to explain how Beta Israel evolved as an isolated Jewish community, and how the isolation impacted...

TEHILLIM Lesson Plan for Grades 3-5 ON Chapter 121/ פרק קכא Introduction Begin with some general background information about the Book of Tehillim:  The Book of Tehillim (Psalms) is part of the Tanakh and is a book of poetry that is traditionally ascribed to David...

These resources aim to help educators address this war in their classrooms and other educational environments and to provide educators with some tools to answer questions, lead discussions, and pray together for a positive resolution.

 Background information and basic facts helping to provide context for the Israel-Hamas war, from October 7, 2023 and onwards.

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