Judaism Lesson Overview
| Topic | Overview | |
| K | Moses and Pharaoh | Trusting in God helps us through difficult times and maintains the Jewish people. |
| 1-2 | Adam & Eve | Who was the first person that God created? Why did God create a second person? |
| 3 | Parashat Vayikra: Sacrifice, Gifts, Drawing near | What is the connection between an offering to God and drawing close to God? How can I make an offering to God through my actions? |
| 4 | Am Yisrael ─ Session Alef: All Jews are Members of Am Yisrael; I Am a Member of Am Yisrael | Who is a member of Am Yisrael? How do Jews feel connected to Am Yisrael? What is my connection to Am Yisrael? |
| 5-6 | M’gillah Rut/The Book of Ruth: Mining the Text for Meaning | How can a deeper reading of a biblical text help me discover meanings or messages that are not readily apparent? How do questions (not necessarily their answers) help me find out more meaning in text? What is my own assessment of the meaning of the Book of Ruth? |
| 7 | Cain and Abel | What is my relationship with my siblings? Students will discuss what they can learn about family relationships in the Torah and reflect on how they can find themselves in this text. |
| HS | The Age of Hellenism | Students will discuss and identify what helped Jews resist the temptation and maintain their Jewish identities? They will then apply these ideas to their own lives today, how to develop a modern Jewish identity in today’s ever-evolving world. |
K-3 Hebrew Lesson Overview
| Letter | Transliteration & Translation | Word of the Day | Transliteration & Translation | Lesson | |
| K | ת | Tav | תוֹרָה | Torah | |
| 1-2 | שׁ patah kamatz | Shin Vowel sound “ah” | שַׁבָּת שׁוֹפָר שָׁלוֹם שַׁמָשׁ | Shabbat Shofar Shalom Shamash | pp. 8-11 |
| 3 | בּ ת תּ שpatah kametzמ | Bet, Tav, Tav, Shin Vowel “ah” | שַׁמָשׁ | Shamash | 2 |
4-7 Hebrew Lesson Overview
| Prayer | Lesson | |
| Mannaberg | Brachot | Blessing for food & “WOW!” blessings |
| Schicker | Kiddush | Read the Va’y’chulu paragraph accuratelyRoot zayin, chaf, reish |
| Spivak | Ashrei | Ashrei is an acrostic |
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