Lesson Overviews for Parents 10/27

	Topic	Overview
K	Esther	Students will name a Jewish heroine who saved the Jewish people, distinguish between Mordechai and Haman, identify at least three ways to show loyalty to the Jewish people today and begin to discuss what living as a Jew in a non-Jewish society means
1-2	Joseph: Personal Change and Reconciliation	Students learn about Joseph’s reconciliation with his brothers. They describe the change that took place in the main characters of the story in order for them to reconcile
3	Love your neighbor	We will be talking about loving your neighbor and kindness as being holy, and acts that you can do to follow that.
4	Am Yisrael	Students articulate ways that God would like the Israelites to keep the Covenant and make suggestions for the Israelites to help them keep the covenant.
5-6	T’hillim/Psalms (lesson 2)	Students will learn more about the practice of reciting Hallel (psalms of praise) on holidays. Students will also listen to a variety of modern adaptations of the Psalms, and respond to them.
7	Midrash	Talked about a Midrash on the story and Jacob wrestling with the stranger and other examples of midrash
HS	Forgivness & Family	Why is it hard to forgive others? Why is holding a grudge ultimately damaging? What tools can we learn to reduce our pain at family hurts and insults?

	Letter	Transliteration & Translation	Word of the Day	Transliteration & Translation	Lesson
K	ה	Hey	תהַבדָלָ ההַגָּדָה‎	Havdalah Haggadah
1-2	ק צ	Koof Tzadee	קִדוּשׁ צְדָקָה	Kiddush Tzedakah
3		hirik	מִצְוָה בַּר מִצְוָה בַּת מִצְוָה צִיצִית קַדִישׁ הַתִּקְוָה	Mitzvah Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Tzitzit (fringes) Kaddish (prayer for those we have lost) Hatikvah (Israeli national anthem)	8

	Prayer	Lesson
Mannaberg	L’cha dodi	Complete workbooks and prepare for the Bimah!
Schicker	Bar’chu	Review Week – Hebrew roots!
Spivak	Haftarah blessings	Practicing the blessing before the Haftarah and the first part of the blessing after the Haftarah