Mivneh Machneh Yisrael: Unit on Bamidbar 1-2

Mivneh Machneh Yisrael: Unit on Bamidbar 1-2

MIVNEH MACHNEH YISRAEL: UNIT ON BAMIDBAR 1-2 40 minutes Grades: 6-8 Lesson Plan Students study Bamidbar 1-2 in-depth before completing a creative project of their own choosing. Projects are then presented to the class. LESSON OBJECTIVES Listed below are some suggested...

Milchemet Hamelachim – Lesson 4

MILCHEMET HAMELACHIM – LESSON 4 40 minutes Grades: 2-3 Lesson Plan Four-lesson unit on Bereshit 14: 1-24. Students participate in multiple intelligence exercises in order to understand the Battle of the Kings. LESSON OBJECTIVES Students will be able to describe how 1....

Milchemet Hamelachim – Lesson 3

MILCHEMET HAMELACHIM – LESSON 3 40 minutes Grades: 2-3 Lesson Plan Four-lesson unit on Bereshit 14: 1-24. Students participate in multiple intelligences exercises in order to understand the battle of the kings. Includes worksheets. LESSON OBJECTIVES Students will be...

Milchemet Hamelachim – Lesson 2

Milchemet Hamelachim – Lesson 2

MILCHEMET HAMELACHIM – LESSON 2 40 minutes Grades: 2-3 Lesson Plan Four-lesson unit on Bereshit 14: 1-24. Students participate in multiple intelligence exercises in order to understand the Battle of the Kings. LESSON OBJECTIVES Students will be able to: 1. Relate how...

Milchemet Hamelachim – Lesson 2

Milchemet Hamelachim – Lesson 1

MILCHEMET HAMELACHIM – LESSSON 1 40 minutes Grades: 2-3 Lesson Plan Four-lesson unit on Bereshit 14: 1-24. Students participate in multiple intelligence exercises to understand the battle of the kings. LESSON OBJECTIVES Students will be able to: 1.Describe how the...

4MAT Lesson Plan on Vayeshev

4MAT Lesson Plan on Vayeshev

4MAT LESSON PLAN ON VAYESHEV 40 minutes Grades: 2-5 Lesson Plan In this 4MAT lesson plan, students learn the story of Vayeshev 37: 5-7 and analyze it’s meaning. INTRODUCTION This lesson uses the 4MAT teaching model. 4MAT lessons involve a variety of activities which...

Karaites In The Classroom:  On the Use of Group Role-Playing in the Teaching of Jewish History

Karaites In The Classroom: On the Use of Group Role-Playing in the Teaching of Jewish History

The Karaites are thus a topic that should be included in a course in medieval Jewish history. But how can it be made both interesting and meaningful to the high school student? The following is the approach that I have adopted in 11th-grade Jewish history classes and which relies largely, although not exclusively, on the use of group role-playing.

On Teaching Halakhah

On Teaching Halakhah

On Teaching Halakhah This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at 1996, 9:1, pp. 55-62. Reprinted here with permission.   A Prefatory Plea Although I have given the matter much thought and have some ideas for the resolution of the difficulties I see in the...

On Teaching Halakhah

Toward Spiritual Education

Addressing the Problem of "Disconnection": Creating a Learning Environment of Personal Relevance and Passion based on the Wisdom of the Kabbalah I) The Problem: For the past 15 years I have been teaching full-time. I have taught Jewish Studies to adults, ranging in...

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