Helping Students Navigate the October 7 Tragedy
Here are some ways to integrate Jewish values into your lesson plans around commemorating October 7.
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Helping Students Navigate the October 7 Tragedy
A Guide for Educators on Marking the First Anniversary.
As the one-year anniversary of the tragic Hamas attacks on Israel approaches, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israeli men, women, and children, and led to 250 hostages being taken, parents and educators are faced with the challenging task of commemorating the event while ensuring the lesson is both educational and sensitive to the needs of young audiences.
Jewish values provide a framework that can guide educators in addressing this challenge. By incorporating these values into meaningful activities, educators can help students memorialize this dark day in history.
Here are some tangible ways to integrate Jewish values into your lesson plan.
As educators consider how to approach this important date in their classrooms, this article provides a thoughtful approach grounded in Jewish values and traditions.
How Teachers Can Honor the First Anniversary of October 7th Through Jewish Values: A Guide for Educators on Marking the First Anniversary.
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Resources and programs to help educators commemorate one year since October 7th, 2023.
Picturing Israel: History, Heritage and Homeland is a new resource for 5th-12th grade learners providing a unique pedagogy combining images by renowned photographer, Zion Ozeri with traditional Jewish texts to explore Jewish Peoplehood and the Jewish People's connection to the land of Israel.
After October 7, educators were asked to guide students while still making sense of their own evolving relationship to Israel and to Jewish peoplehood. What does it mean to teach when the ground beneath the curriculum is still shifting? What has changed in Israel education? What do educators need to
Shuki Taylor, CEO, M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education
Congregation Tifereth Israel (CTI), Glen Cove, NY. CTI learners and their families participate in hands-on experiential learning. The curriculum focuses on Jewish values learned through our stories (both modern and ancient).
This collection from The Lookstein Center, includes ideas for action, and prompts for deep reflection.