In this Webquest, students learn about the desert in Tanakh, its role in biblical history and what it was like to live and wander in the desert for forty years.
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Parshat Shemot: Why Moshe?
Through text study, students analyze why Moshe was chosen to lead the Jewish people.
Times Are Changing?
This webquest helps to analyze the time period leading up to the Haskalah Movement and grants a better understanding of the issues facing the Jewish People at that time in their shtetls. Click here.
Yom Kippur (Sefer Yonah) Part 3
Students discover why the argument between God and Yonah is relevant to Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur (Sefer Yonah) Part 2
Students finish reading Sefer Yonah and learn why Yonah was so uncomfortable carrying out God's mission.
Yom Kippur (Sefer Yonah) Part 1
In this lesson, students read chapter one of Sefer Yonah and are introduced to the conflict between Yonah and God.
Sukkot: The Land of Israel and Rain
Students learn about the importance of rain for The Land of Israel and examine the reasons for saying mashiv haruach umorid hageshem beginning on Sukkot.
Shavuot: The Shnei Luchot HaBrit
Students explore a theory regarding the division of the Commandments onto two tablets. Follow the instructions in bold below to adapt this lesson for a virtual classroom.
Megillat Esther: Repairing Sha’ul’s Mistake
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.
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Fifth Son
Students delve into their Jewish identity and their relationship to the land of Israel through the study of the Haggadah.