| Topic | Overview |
K | How We Pray | Students will understand that praying is a way of talking to God and an important part of Jewish life, become familiar with the special dress of the prayer (tallit and kippah), and know that the siddur is one of the most important things we use to make prayer meaningful. |
1-2 | Simchat Torah | Students answer the question: On Simchat Torah the Jewish People rejoice in the Torah. Today, my family rejoices because: |
3 | Avodah Lesson 3: How do we relate to God? | Human relationships can be a model and metaphor for our relationship with God |
4 | Siddur Geography | The fixed order of worship and the personal intention we bring to prayer help us make connections with God. |
5-6 | Public Reading of the Torah (part 2) | Students will build on last week’s lesson about the role of Public Reading of the Torah, and also learn about the prayers Mi Shebeirach and Birkat HaGomeil. |
7 | Birth and death | Judaism has rituals for these unavoidable lifecycle events that impart Jewish values and help us make connections with God |
HS | Jews in the Modern World | The students will identify ways that Jews were influenced by the modern world, better understand adaptations that Jews made to Judaism, and reflect on ways Jews continue to adapt today. |