Education

Hashkiveinu, Prayer and Connection: A Lesson for Use With Siddur Kol Hano'ar

This lesson helps children and adults delve into the meaning and feeling of the Hashkiveinu prayer. It uses a story and other texts from Siddur Kol Hano'ar to make students more comfortable with the siddur.

Topics: Education, Teaching Liturgy

Type: Lesson Plan

Tu B'Shevat Program for Pre-K and Families

An introduction to Tu B'Shevat for four- to five-year-olds and their families through science, games and art, from Oseh Shalom Religious School in Laurel, MD. (From 2004)

Topics: Education, Family Education Programming, Jewish Practice, Tu Bishvat

Type: Lesson Plan

Religious School Parent Handbook—Beth Hatikvah (Chatham, NJ)

This parent handbook provides information about the structure and operation of the religious school.

Topics: Education, School Administration

Type: Manual

Hebrew in The Curriculum (Via Tutoring)

This report outlines how and why the Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue redesigned its religious school program in 2003. The school changed the structure of Hebrew instruction from traditional group lessons to individual weekly sessions with a tutor. MJCS was able to implement this program without a tuition increase.

Topics: Education, Curriculum Development, School Administration, Teaching Modern Hebrew

Type: Program Description

Online Interactive Study Guide for Parashat Yitro

This online lesson guides the user through chapter 18 of Exodus and asks him/her to share opinions and ideas.

Topics: Education, Teaching Text, Text Study

Type: Dvar Torah

Religious School Discipline Policy—Oseh Shalom (Laurel, MD)

This paper describes Oseh Shalom's five derech eretz (rules to live by) and the consequences for breaking the rules.

Topics: Education, Discipline in the Classroom, School Administration

Type: Administrative Document

Religious School Teacher Manual—Oseh Shalom (Laurel, MD)

This manual outlines the responsibilities of religious school teachers at Oseh Shalom.

Topics: Education, School Administration

Type: Manual

Religious School Parent Handbook—Congregation Beth El (Bennington, VT)

This handbook provides an overview of Congregation Beth El's Judaism school. The school charges no tuition; all costs are covered by general membership dues and pledges.

Topics: Education, School Administration

Type: Manual

High Holiday Children's Services

Children's High Holiday services are a recurring topic of discussion on the EdTalk listserv. Here are conversations from March 2003 and May-June 2004. There are posts from four educators suggesting different formats and resources for children of various ages.

Topics: Education, Jewish Life, Holiday Resources, Jewish Practice, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

Type: Listserve Thread

Three Alternative Versions of the Prayer for the State of Israel

Jewish communities, in Israel and abroad, pray for the State of Israel, peace in the Middle East, a stable government that will keep its citizens safe, a flourishing economy and more. It is customary to add a prayer for Israel at the end of the Shaharit (morning) service. These three versions reflect the range of hopes that communities have for Israel.

Topics: Education, Jewish Life, Teaching Liturgy, Ritual Life and Music, Israel: Politics, Jewish Practice

Type: Ritual

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Hashkiveinu, Prayer and Connection: A Lesson for Use With Siddur Kol Hano'ar

Tu B'Shevat Program for Pre-K and Families

Religious School Parent Handbook—Beth Hatikvah (Chatham, NJ)

Hebrew in The Curriculum (Via Tutoring)

Online Interactive Study Guide for Parashat Yitro

Religious School Discipline Policy—Oseh Shalom (Laurel, MD)

Religious School Teacher Manual—Oseh Shalom (Laurel, MD)

Religious School Parent Handbook—Congregation Beth El (Bennington, VT)

High Holiday Children's Services

Three Alternative Versions of the Prayer for the State of Israel

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This is the archival site for Jewishrecon.org. It is no longer updated.

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