Activity #1: Analyzing a photograph
In pairs or alone, students complete the worksheet in order to understand the photograph of a man watering a tree on Kibbutz Ginegar.
Activity #2: Learning about Honi the Circle Maker
Students read a Talmudic text about Honi the Circle Maker (Honi HaMa’agel) and the importance of planting trees, even though they only provide fruit for the next generations.
Depending on the background or age of the students, the text can be presented in various ways:
Students can work in pairs to read the text and answer the questions on the worksheet.
The teacher can teach the text to the class, using the worksheet and a printed version of the text or show the text on a screen.
Teachers can tell the story to the children.
Teachers can show a video with the story.
Before learning the Talmudic story:
After learning the Talmudic story:
Choose one of the following:
Trees have always been very important in Judaism – they even have their own holiday! Today we will look at a photograph and a text from the Talmud to see what we can learn about trees, the environment, and the future.