Product Overview
Jewish Holidays, Jewish Values invites students to explore Jewish values through the lens of our holiday traditions and stories. Following the calendar year, each of the ten chapters focuses on a Jewish holiday or period of holidays, and explores one or two Jewish values through the rituals and themes of that holiday.
For example, the traditions of Hanukkah and the story of the Maccabees are used as a discussion starter for the Jewish value of gevurah (courage). The chapter on Shabbat is used to explore the value of shalom (peace).
By showing how these values are rooted in the Jewish holidays, students will be able make connections between their Jewish traditions and their everyday lives.
GRADE LEVEL:
Grades 4-6; ages 9-13
CONTENTS:
Shalom!
The Jewish Year
1: The High Holidays: Returning to Our Best Selves (Teshuvah)
2: Sukkot: Humility (Anavah) and Gratitude (Hakarot Hatov)
3: Simchat Torah: Rejoicing (Simchah)
4: Shabbat: Holy Time and Space (Bein Kodesh L Chol) and Peace (Shalom)
5: Hanukkah: Courage (Gevurah)
6: Tu BiShevat: Caring for the Environment (Bal Tashchit)
7: Purim: Justice (Tzedek) and Giving (Tzedakah)
8: Passover: Loving the Stranger (Ahavat Hager)
9: Yom Hashoah and Yom Ha atzma ut: Remembrance (Zikaron) and Jewish Community (K lal Yisrael)
10: Shavuot: Learning from the Torah (Talmud Torah)
Developing an Action Plan
