Shine A Light on Antisemitism - Lessons for Grades K-2
This lesson will highlight Chanukah as seen through various artistic media (art, music, dance, theatre, and literature) and provide opportunities for the participants to engage in both creating and consuming. Educators can choose to utilize some or all of the stations and to customize the timing to their school needs. Educators can also use different "stations" at different points through the weeks, instead of simultaneously, leading up to or during Chanukah.
Judaism has always found expression in the arts and Jews have always been participants in the arts, as creators and consumers. The arts are an expression of culture and identity (or identities) and as the Jewish community was permitted outside the ghetto walls, Jewish artists became more prominent with some incorporating their Jewishness into their art. In all Jewish art forms, Judaism and Jewish history and culture play significant roles in their creation and expression. Throughout history, different Jewish communities have produced their own distinct styles while also being influenced by the communities that surround them.
- Antisemitism
- Bullying
- Character Strengths
- Civic Education
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Congregational Learning
- Family Engagement
- After School and Beyond
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Educator Resources for the Shine a Light on Antisemitism Campaign.
One of the successes of J-Life is that it continues to build community among parents. Most of the learners who started in kindergarten have stayed to continue going on to the upper grades. Parents express that they have a lot of fun participating in J-Life and that they enjoy coming to these experiences.
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