Synagogue Bingo

The goal of this activity is for students to explore what one might find inside a synagogue, and what role the synagogue plays in the Jewish community

Age group:

Elementary and Middle School

Time:

30 min

Synagogue Bingo

The goal of this activity is for students to explore what one might find inside a synagogue, and what role the synagogue plays in the Jewish community

Jewish Celebrations

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Elementary and Middle School

30 min

Teaching Aids

Synagogue Bingo

Photos of the synagogues

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Step 1

Play synagogue bingo with different objects you might find in a synagogue.

Tip: Read a riddle for each object on the bingo board instead of just reading the names of the objects

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Step 2

Try to find some of the elements from the bingo game in the pictures

Step 3

Discuss the following points:

Are you familiar with the objects on the bingo board?
What is similar or different about the synagogues you saw versus the synagogues you know or visit?
Share a memory or experience you had in a synagogue, or that relates to one of the objects on the board

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Synagogue Bingo

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