Learning Jewish, Doing Jewish
Goals – Students will:
- begin to explore more complex holiday themes and draw connections between these themes and their own lives.
- experience the cycle and flow of the Jewish year as they review and observe each holiday as it occurs throughout the year.
- be exposed to the names of the Jewish calendar months.
- identify and discuss mitzvot (Jewish commandments/values).
- explore ways of communicating with God and learn some shared world views of God.
- make connections between ancient and modern Israel.
- begin to connect selected Bible stories and people with Torah and holidays.
- explore significant Jewish symbols in the art of our BETC sanctuary stained glass windows.
- expand their knowledge of brachot (blessings).
- begin to combine letters and vowels to “sound” Hebrew.
- expand their Hebrew vocabulary to include words for mitzvot (Jewish commandments/values).
Topics:
- Cycle of the Jewish year: the flow of the holidays.
- Jewish values and mitzvot through stories and projects.
- Continuing the exploration of God in our world:
- How do other people view God and what do we share in our beliefs?
- How do we communicate with God? - The connection between ancient and modern Israel.
- Selected Bible Stories
- The Jewish Art History of our Sanctuary: An interactive introduction to our BETC Stained Glass Windows
- Introduction to vowels, final letters, and sounding Hebrew (combining letters and vowels).
- Hebrew vocabulary through mitzvot (Jewish values).
