A Teachers Guide To Jewish Holidays

Presents the major Jewish holidays, focusing on established traditions and the creation of new customs and rituals.

The consummate encyclopedia of holiday activities.

Teachers can enrich their use of The Jewish Holiday Treasure Trail with:Techniques that introduce students to the Jewish calendarOpen-ended questions to stimulate critical thinking and class discussionHands-on activities, such as making up a song to remember the Hebrew monthsFamily activities, such as encouraging students to sketch different kinds of trees in their neighborhood, bring in leaves, and share their findings in the next classEnrichment opportunities that use the games and resources at www.ElijahRocks.net.

The Classroom Guide to the Jewish Holidays is a collection of experiences and resources. It is about what you do after you teach that seder means "order". It is crafts projects and activities, recipes and songs. It is things to do at school and things for parents to do at home.The way to use this guide is simple. First (using backward planning) decide what you are trying to accomplish in your lessons on a holiday. The teacher's guide begins with Central Idea(s); these are the focus of the teaching you are going to do. Underneath these are "enabling ideas." These are the insights that one needs to collect in order to add up to our central idea. It is always easier to hit a target once it is painted. Your job is to collect the enabling ideas you are committed to teaching. Your next step is to shape your tools in order to hit these enabling understandings.

Discusses the significance and the customs of various Jewish holidays including Sukkot, Purim, and Yom Hashoah. Provides activities and crafts for each holiday.

As a sign of affection for their warm-hearted rabbi, the families of the congregation make Rabbi Benjamin a special holiday vest, complete with four shiny silver buttons. Throughout the year?Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Chanukah, and Passover?the rabbi celebrates with his congregation, unable to resist their delicious home-cooked food. But with each holiday his vest grows tight, tighter, until . . . POP!