HaTikvah: Our Hope for Israel - Curriculum Launch
Join The Jewish Education Project for the virtual launch of HaTikvah: Our Hope for Israel, our new six-session curricular unit for supplementary school learners in 4th and 5th grades. This session will introduce educators to the curriculum, including its learning arc and the big ideas upon which it is built, and model activities from a sample session.
This curricular unit uses the cultural artifact of HaTikvah, Israel's national anthem, as the starting point for an exploration of Israeli society and learners' own relationship with Israel. The materials are designed by The Jewish Education Project in consultation with expert educator and scholar Dr. Sivan Zakai.
We anticipate that the full set of curricular materials will be available on The Jewish Educator Portal by the end of August.
- Educator Training
- Congregational Learning
- Israel Education
- Israel - Contemporary
- Israel - State
- Israel - The Land
Mikhael Kesher is a curator of educational experiences and resources, whose professional passion is supporting Jewish educators and learners in building informed, constructive, and committed relationships with am yisrael (the Jewish people) and medinat yisrael (the Jewish state). As a British-born Israeli-by-choice and new American, he cares deeply about strengthening each Jew’s connection to global Jewry. Before joining The Jewish Education Project as Director, Israel Education, Mikhael worked at Harvard Hillel, MIT Hillel, and Hebrew College. He holds Master’s degrees in Philosophy (University of Cambridge), Near Eastern & Judaic Studies (Brandeis University), and Jewish professional leadership (Brandeis University). At home, Mikhael is an avid reader, ḥevruta enthusiast, and devoted abba to two young children.
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