A teacher's bible for teaching the Five Books of Moses This invaluable guide for preparing to teach or study the weekly Torah portion provides a precise synopsis of each of the 54 parashiyot, as well as overviews of commentaries and sources, capsule biographies of Torah interpreters, and provocative questions. Over 1,000 unusual strategies help readers analyze, extend, and personalize the text. A bibliography and a thematic index make this an especially useful resource for Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, sermon/D'var Torah ideas, and Havurah discussions.
Background information on every stage of life; covers every Jewish life cycle event from birth to death; insights from Jewish tradition; hundreds of creative activities for all ages.
Parts I through IV of Teaching Tefilah contain fifteen chapters, each dealing with a section of the worship service or a topic related to prayer. Part V, new in this expanded revised edition, contains six new essays reflecting on recent trends in Jewish worship.
This exceptional guide for learning and teaching about mitzvot offers overviews of 41 mitzvot in six areas: holidays, rituals, word and thought, tzedakah, gemilut chasadim, and ahavah. All-school programs for each mitzvah and more than 600 activities spanning all grade levels help you implement creative classroom techniques and enrich your students' experiences.
The Jewish sages teach us that "the world stands on three things: Torah, avodah, and g'milut chasadim" (Pirkei Avot 1:2). These pursuits-study, worship, and deeds of loving-kindness-provide the framework within which Jews build relationships with God, with one another, and with the world. Each level of the CHAI Curriculum Core contains 27 complete lessons in Torah, avodah, and g'milut chasadim. These lessons focus one hour of every religious school week on the big ideas at the core of Jewish education. Teaching these foundational concepts ensures that student learning will go beyond the specific classroom activities and will lead students to a deeper, enduring understanding, establishing a basis for lifelong Jewish learning and living. The Curriculum Core for each level is loose-leaf bound in a sturdy binder (Level 2 is paperback). Each level features a companion full-color student workbook. Students deepen their understanding of Reform Judaism and the power of community through study of the Prophets, the Amidah, the Aleinu, and the Kaddish, and acts of g'milut chasadim we perform as a Jewish community.
Background information on every stage of life; covers every Jewish life cycle event from birth to death; insights from Jewish tradition; hundreds of creative activities for all ages.
This exceptional guide for learning and teaching about mitzvot offers overviews of 41 mitzvot in six areas: holidays, rituals, word and thought, tzedakah, gemilut chasadim, and ahavah. All-school programs for each mitzvah and more than 600 activities spanning all grade levels help you implement creative classroom techniques and enrich your students' experiences.
Parts I through IV of Teaching Tefilah contain fifteen chapters, each dealing with a section of the worship service or a topic related to prayer. Part V, new in this expanded revised edition, contains six new essays reflecting on recent trends in Jewish worship.
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