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Hebrew Through Holidays: Rosh Hashana (Part 2 of 10)

This activity is part of a series of 10 holiday-centered activities intended for students in grades K-4.

Grades

Age 3–4 K–5

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Setting

After School and Beyond · Congregational Learning

Topic

Hebrew · Jewish Holidays (Chagim)

Organization

Hebrew at the Center

About

This activity is part of a series of 10 holiday-centered activities intended for students in grades K-4 that are learning the Hebrew alphabet for the first time. The activities are meant to build upon each other and to be used in order for students to cumulatively learn the alphabet.

The words taught in this section focusing on Rosh Hashana are:

שׁוֹפָר
לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה
וּמְתוּקָה
יוֹם טוֹב
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

This follows our previous lesson on Shabbat. The new letters taught in this section are:

Aleph

Nun

Fey (pey)

Resh

Hey

Tet

Mem

Koof

Yud

The teacher should first introduce these letters and then can encourage students to participate in the Rosh Hashana Treasure Hunt attached. Students must decode the clues to find the next location or item. This can be done indoors or outdoors.

For more information on the order of the letters taught in this series, see below. Activities for using these letters are included in the subsequent postings.

Part 1: Shabbat

Hebrew Phrases:

שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם

New Letters:

Shin (sin)
Bet (vet)
Tav
Lamed
Final mem
Vav (oh)

Part 2: Rosh Hashana

Hebrew Phrases:

שׁוֹפָר
לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה
וּמְתוּקָה
יוֹם טוֹב
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

New Letters:

Aleph
Nun
Fey (pey)
Resh
Hey
Tet
Mem
Koof
Yud

Part 3: Yom Kippur

Hebrew Phrases: