Ten Days of Awe-Some Israel: Building up to Yom HaAtzma'ut 2021/5781
A resource designed to promote engagement with students and families around Israel and Yom HaAtzma'ut.
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Created by Abby Pitkowsky, our Director of Israel Education, this resource piece is designed to complement teaching and promote ongoing engagement with students and their families around Israel and Yom HaAtzma’ut. It can be used as a springboard for relevant and meaningful family conversations and as a count-down to build the anticipation and excitement for Yom HaAtzma’ut.
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Rabbi Leor Sinai discusses what life is like in Israel during Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma’ut, two holidays he identifies as part of the "Modern Days of Awe", and discusses how educators can transmit the significance of these days to learners, wherever they are in the world. Listen on Apple
Congregation Kol Ami White Plains, NY. Mesorah (tradition) is a choice-based model for 7th-12th graders that includes CORE learning and hands-on, experiential, project-based learning electives.
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).
Living Judaism is an all-inclusive experiential learning model of Jewish Education. The purpose of the model is to engage every learner, provide carefully constructed learning experiences, build a strong identity, root students firmly in tradition, and create memories to last for years to come.
Short framing by Makom, the Israel education lab of the Jewish Agency, sharing thoughts about questions and criticisms on Yom HaAtzma'ut.
Selected resources to help students understand Yom Hazikaron and how it is commemorated in Israel.