Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York. Learners of different ages are integrated into four tribes and engage in immersive activities to learn about Jewish values. Tribes is facilitated by teens (tribal chiefs).
Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Rye, NY. Intergenerational teams consisting of two adults and one teen serve as learning facilitators for four or five 6th or 7th grade students.
Welcome to Chavurah, A Graphic Novel in three parts! Chavurah is an educational model and we hope our Graphic Novel will be an inviting and refreshing way to explore innovative models of Jewish education in action through new media.
This resource features texts, activities and reflection around positive thinking, Gratitude, and Gemilut Chasadim.
Text Study based on the hit musical, Jagged Little Pill. This text study uses Alanis Morisette's hit song "Hand in my Pocket" to explore teen adoloescent behavior.
A set of interactive games and learning units from Jewish Interactive.
Topics include Geography, Tanakh, history, politics, and culture. These are all “low-tech,” and require no special equipment, except for a printer, paper, and scissors. Suggestions for integrating technology as well as strategies for extending the learning are accompanied with each game, along with
This article can be used as a discussion-starter to talk about Israeli innovation and Israel as a Start-Up Nation, as well as a country that often jumps in first to help out others in times of emergency (see https://tomglobal.org for more information).
Using role plays and text study, this lesson explores the limits of freedom on different levels.
Judaism celebrates diversity of opinion and disagreement, but how we disagree with one another matters.