Parshat Shemot: Why Moshe -1

Learners describe the reliance of the Land of Israel on rainfall as opposed to other countries. They describe the connection between rainfall and the Yamim HaNoraim, specifically Sukkot and explain why God chose the Land of Israel to be...

Students examine and analyze the text of Sefer Yonah in order to fully explain one of its messages and why the text is read on Yom Kippur.

Students describe the Ten Plagues and when Pharaoh hardened his own heart and when God intervened, according to four separate commentaries.

Students examine and analyze basic medieval halakhik texts, explain the reasoning behind instituting the drinking of four cups of wine, and find sources in different texts. They compare different manuscripts of the Talmud.

High schoolers describe the basic content of Parashat Mishpatim and the structure of Parashat Mishpatim as described in the lesson. They examine and analyze biblical text, then differentiate and analyze the various commandments within...

Young scholars list and analyze the Ten Commandments according to the Rabbis. They value differing opinions of the tablets the Ten Commandments are presented on.

Students explore Jewish traditions through Jewish art. In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, students research art by Moshe Rynecki, Chaim Goldberg and Emmanuel Levy. Students replicate the artistic styles in their own pieces.

Students continue to examine and analyze the text of Sefer Yonah in order to fully explain one of its messages and why the text is read on Yom Kippur.

High schoolers continue to examine and analyze the text of Sefer Yonah in order to fully explain one of its messages and why the text is read on Yom Kippur.

Students create classroom Holocaust Gallery and Museum.