This week’s Torah Portion, Miketz, continues the saga of Joseph. There are more dreams, more familial distress, and a hefty dose of deception. Joseph is released from prison to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams. Based on the dream imagery, Joseph predicts that Egypt will have seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine. He advises […]
Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #9
Chag Hanukkah Sameach! Happy Hanukkah! How wonderful that the first night of Hanukkah falls, this year, on a Hebrew School day. We celebrated and practiced our Hebrew. After saying the Blessings for Torah Study and cookies, we played a game called, Eifo Ha S’vivonim? (Where are the dreidels?) Students were given two minutes to search […]
Family Shield Project – A Hanukkah Highlight
HAPPYTHANKSGIVINGHAPPYHANUKKAH – one holiday following on the heels of another. But, the Early Childhood Center at the synagogue where I teach is ready! Turkeys have been replaced by a splendid display of dreidel shaped “Family Shields.” Each ECC family received a large piece of posterboard with the outline of a dreidel drawn on it. Attached […]
Torah Theatre – Vayeshev – Joseph and His Brothers
The final Portions in the Book of B’reishit tell the dramatic story of Joseph. The range of emotions expressed and the intensity of the action make these Portions ideally suited to classroom theatre. The following activity is designed to help students understand the feelings of Joseph’s brothers in the Portion, Vayeshev. (Students may work in […]
Words of Wisdom – Vayeshev
Cue the orchestra! Curtain going up! This week’s Torah Portion, Vayeshev, has all the drama and action of a Broadway production. In fact, Vayeshev and the following two Torah Portions, Miketz and Vayigash were the basis for the Broadway musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music and Tim Rice’s lyrics […]
A.V.I. – The Super Game
A.V.I. (Age-Value-Items) is an absolute must-have in your repertoire of learning games. A.V.I. can be played by 2 to 20 players (or more). It is suitable for ages 12 to adult. Once the materials are prepared, they may be used over and over. A.V.I. is a game of infinite possibilities. It can be used in […]
Words of Wisdom for Shabbat – Va-Yishlach
This week’s Torah Portion, Va-Yishlach continues the drama of Jacob’s life, twenty years after his bitter parting with his brother, Esau. Jacob is now anxiously planning for what he hopes will be a chance to reconcile with Esau. On his journey to meet Esau, Jacob wrestles one whom the Torah calls “ish” (man), but whom […]
Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #8
Wednesday’s Kitah Gimel Hebrew class was packed with activities! After the Blessings for Torah Study and cookies, we began a series of exercises to practice, practice, practice using Hebrew vocabulary and sentence/question patterns. The words and patterns were those which needed review, according to students’ responses on last week’s Comprehensive Exercise. Students worked with picture […]
The Comprehensive Exercise: Positive Assessment
Last week, my Hebrew School students completed a “Comprehensive Exercise” on the first three chapters of our modern Hebrew textbook. “Comprehensive Exercise” – a rather ponderously vague phrase. Why not just say “test” or “exam”? Actually, I came up with “Comprehensive Exercise” in order to avoid using the words “test” or “exam.” Taking a test […]
Words of Wisdom for Shabbat – Va-Yetze
In this week’s Torah Portion, Va-Yetze, Jacob is on his way from Beersheba to Haran. He spends the night in a “place” and dreams of a ladder which reaches from the ground to heaven. Angels are going up and down on the ladder, and Jacob, in his dream, receives a message from God. In his […]
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