“Blessed are You…who has made me a woman, not a man.” Who knew that this text is actually found in a siddur from 500 years ago?!

Why is community so important and how can individuals connect and contribute to it?

Learn about Shavuot customs through traditional texts, primary sources and first-person accounts recorded by Centropa.

Learn how Israel has absorbed immigrants from around the world and helped them adjust to their new country by teaching them Hebrew.

Create a map of your community Jewish institutions that provide services and resources for its members

Explore our responsibility to each other within the community and to then try to put what you learned into practice

Design your own Shana Tova card inspired by illustrations and texts from historical cards!

Test your geography skills and discover historical photographs of Jewish schools from all over the world from the NLI collections.

Light up your Chanukah with 8 different treasures in 8 different languages!

To Have and to Hold: at the start of their studies, children in Morocco went through a symbolic wedding ceremony to bond them forever with the Torah.

In this video, we will give you useful tips on how you can use them in your teaching. Choose any of the NLI's resources and analyze them with your students!

On Chanukah Jewish kids all over the world play with dreidels. We invite you to discover the origin of the famous Chanukah game.

How do we create educational projects that preserve family history? How can primary sources help us achieve this goal? These and other questions were explored in a joint webinar by Centropa and the National Library of Israel. Participants discovered tools and resources for developing meaningful family history projects—and gained fresh perspectives along the way.

Explore the importance of family in our lives and learn about your roots.

Research a community to discover its unique history and customs!

This is the story of two Jews - from Salonika, or Thessaloniki, in today's Greece - who managed to survive, thanks to a Spanish diplomat and some very brave Greek families.

In this webinar, Shuvi Hoffman will introduce you to several modern Haggadot that expand on the traditional versions with various levels of interpretation

Compare and contrast a wide variety of artistic depictions of Jews around the world observing Shabbat during the 1800s and early 1900s.

What factors come into play when building a Sukkah, and has the structure changed througout history?

Explore different Jewish texts and reflect on your connection to prayer and spirituality.

In preparation for Pesach people clean their homes to remove all of the chametz. Learn more about why and how they do so!

Explore the tradition of sending Shana Tova cards for Rosh Hashanah through historical examples from the National Library of Israel’s collection.

What does it mean for Jews to live under the laws of the societies in which they reside? This source sheet explores the Talmudic principle of dina d'malchuta dina—"the law of the land is the law"—through a collection of Jewish texts.

Explore a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods.

Step back in time to the the Roman Jewish community in the 1400s to consider the effect illustrations can have on the prayer experience.

What's a Purim plate and what would you put in it?

Piyutim are Yemenite Jewish liturgical poems used in prayer. This piyut, Atem Yotze’i Ma’arav, sung by Rabbi David Buzaglo, expresses the deep sense of human connection to God felt during the holiday of Mimouna.

Through food ads, “get a taste” of the foods that are customary in different Jewish communities

Explore sources about Jewish communities reciting a prayer for the welfare of the government under which they live, its origins, purposes, and evolving views.

What makes a chanukiya a chanukiya? What does the choice of material and design teach us about the time and place it was made?

Learn about Mimouna, celebrated by Moroccan Jews on the day after Pesach, which includes inviting friends and family to share traditional Moroccan-Jewish food.

Read the Tanach texts about shofar blowing, explore the primary sources, and discuss what you feel when you hear the shofar.

Create a timeline that tells the story of your community and learn about the people behind these events

Play a game of bingo to discover the different objects you can find in a synagogue!

Learn how a traditional Jewish prayer melody inspired everyone - from classical composers to filmmakers to psychedelic rock bands.

Explore different aspects and functions of the synagogue in Jewish communal life, and reflect on what it means to you!

Explore ways to anchor this difficult time using primary sources that touch upon different aspects of memory and illustrate how Jewish culture has dealt with crises in the past

Passover Seder is essentially the world's oldest Jewish role-playing game, predating "Dungeons & Dragons" by millennia! How did the Sages of yore get us to joyfully participate in Jewish rituals, and what does all this have to do with mutual scallion whippings?

Take a closer look at some of the individuals who were involved in the grand historical events that shaped the State of Israel.

Create your own illustrated scene from the Megillah based on the analysis of historical illuminated manuscripts from the NLI collections.

Discover unique Torah scrolls that hold the sacred text, and also a fascinating story of community!

Play our trivia game to find out about what Sigd celebrates and how it is marked today.

See how the passage about the Four Sons has been a source of inspiration for illustrators of Haggadot over the centuries.

In this lesson, learners are introduced to primary sources and the insights they can provide.

The National Library of Israel annually participates in the European Days of Jewish Culture. Check out exhibitions and educational materials that were developed espesially for this event.

Record a meaningful oral history of a family member and get a personal glimpse into historical events, as well as our own history and identity.

Explore inspiring sayings, teachings, and blessings drawn from Jewish tradition and history. Through discussion and creative interpretation, reflect on how timeless words of wisdom can guide their own Bar or Bat Mitzvah journey and shape their personal values today.

Explore your connection to Israel and think about other adventurous activities that could be part of the celebrations.

Design your own model community by choosing which infrastructures, organizations, and people are key to a successful Jewish community

Take a trip around the world, solve the clues and discover synagogues throughout Jewish history.

Use primary sources to curate a visual linear story to reflect on your identity as a Jewish athlete

Reflect on what you have learned during the project and how this impacts on your Jewish identity

From the surrender of Spain to the court of Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond, they were there

What makes Jewish newspapers special and important, and what would you include in yours?

Share the story of your family object with the National Library of Israel to ensure your story lives on for future generations.

The content varies depending on the group organizing the event and can include a lecture, singing, refreshments, or any other type of entertainment.

Reflect on the value of solidarity in Jewish tradition and to explore a few examples from different times and places

Why do we eat such weird foods on Rosh HaShanah? Watch this video to find out! Video courtesy of Kan - the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.

The unbelievable story of how a record number of people flew aboard a single airplane as part of 1991's Operation Solomon.

Experimental artificial intelligence (AI)-based search in the National Library's image database

In 1972, one woman - Sally Priesand - made American and Jewish history. Find out who she was and what she did to change history!

This source sheet explores the Tashlich ceremony. Through historical texts, photographs, and oral histories, students will examine the origins, practices, and meanings of Tashlich across different times.

What is special about Shabbat and how do you celebrate it?

What does Judaism have to say about teaching the next generation?

Ever wonder what community leaders do? Now you have the chance to find out!

Explore the theme of sacred time in the Jewish calendar and holidays.

Learn about Sukkot in the past and connect it to how we celebrate Sukkot today.

Take a look at a family sitting in their sukkah and celebrating sukkot and try to find as many things from the list as you can

Explore traditional rituals that are associated with the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony, including reading from the Torah and putting on tallit and tefillin.

In this unit you will discuss the difference between primary and secondary sources and the importance of these sources for historical research.

Listen carefully to tunes and prayers and guess what communities they are from and what rituals they are part of

Ever wonder what Rabbis do? Now you have the chance to find out

Who is responsible for maintaining harmonious relations within the community?

Analyze the prayer written in 1809 by Rabbi Moses Sofer as a response to the Austro-Polish War.

Explore ketubot from different times and places and learn how artistic design can reflect one's values and identity

In this activity, learners discover how family trees can reveal personal histories and help preserve the stories of past and present generations, and create their own family tree

Explore the significance of Hebrew for Jewish culture and peoplehood and reflect on its potential for connecting Jews all over the world.

In this lesson, learners explore the relationship between Jewish and universal values through discussion and analysis of primary sources