Judaism has a long history of prayers to express the human emotions such as joy, thanksgiving, sorrow and hope. The traditional liturgy has continuously been adapted and interpreted to reflect personal and communal needs. In this unit we will learn about a poem written by Naomi Shemer in connection to the Yom Kippur war and see how it became a prayer of hope for many. Her personal archive includes many more songs and documents that tell the story of Israel over the years.
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In times of crisis and difficulty we often try to think of hopes for a better future.
Divide students into groups and have them think of a few examples of things that need repair in our world and what their hopes are moving forward.
Each group forms a list and presents it to the class in pantomime or drawing, while the rest of the students need to guess what the issue is.
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