Surviving Air Raids, Sirens and Safe Rooms
This article examines the practice of pretend Israel trips in Jewish early childhood education.
Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn, NY. Learners in grades 1-6 are paired. A child in an older grade serves as a mentor for a child in a younger grade. The pairs, Yedidim (friends/buddies) live Jewish life together and share everyday experiences.
Temple Judea, Tarzana, CA. Nisayon includes week-long camp experiences, family programming, and parallel adult education. Annual content themes are paired with activities like music, dance, drama, and krav maga.
Adventures in Jewish Education weaves Jewish learning and Hebrew into an all-day, once a month, active outdoor experience.
This article has lots of enticing photos, advice, links to “how-to” videos that will entice gardeners of all abilities to connect to Israel through growing herbs. There is even a link to doing art projects using the leaves.
Our kids have questions about Israel. This is a guide for three key conversations to address complex issues together; the separation wall, Israel in the public sphere (i.e. media) and Homeland. Development level is for children as young as 5 years old.
Behrman House has compiled their resources on learning about Israel and Yom HaAtzma'ut, including excerpts from their newest book "Israel ... It's Complicated" with video clips and links.
The origins of Zionism actually go back a lot further than one might think.
Born in Latvia in 1865, the young Talmudic prodigy had a love of speaking Hebrew and felt a deep mystical connection to both God and the Jewish homeland.