| Topic | Overview |
K | Jonah | Students watch a puppet show about Jonah and the Whale. They all get into a “whale” and learn about helping others as they help each other get out. |
1-2 | Joseph | What did Joseph do that made his brothers jealous? Can we behave in a good way, even when we are feeling bad? |
3 | Holiness of the earth | We will be discussing how the earth is important to us and God, and how to treat it appropriately/why we should. |
4 | Joshua and Caleb part II | Trial for the Israelite Scouts returning from Eretz Yisrael |
5-6 | T’hillim/Psalms | Lesson one of two on the Book of Psalms (Poetry to God). |
7 | Jacob and his struggle with the nighttime visitor | The meanings of this story; relationship between struggle and change |
HS | Sepharad & Ashkenazi | The students will identify primary differences between the Jewish communities of Spain and Germany, describe challenges each community faced, and apply what they have learned to explain how these communities contributed to the diversity of today’s Jewish world. |