Traditions That Ring a Bell

Using the cards, listen to the recordings from the National Library of Israel’s Music Collection and Sound Archive and try to guess

• What event or holiday is being celebrated or experienced?
• What religious tradition or country of origin is the recording from?

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• What is the role and importance of music in Jewish tradition?
• What traditional tunes and songs do you know? Where did you learn them and who taught you?
• When you reflect on holidays and life-cycle events, what are some similarities and differences between different Jewish communities?
• Do you think it is important to preserve the diversity and differences of Jewish culture as they manifest in various communities? If so, how?
• Would you like to learn more about different traditions? How can you do so?

• Record yourself singing a melody/prayer/song you know from home and/or from your community and share it with your classmates. Research for more information about the text and/or the origins of the tune you chose.
• Create a Kahoot! board game, or card game (Go Fish) for your classmates about what you have learned.  
• Collect primary sources that relate to a specific community or historical figure and put them into a timeline to categorize them chronologically.
• Read one of these blog articles and write a short response explaining what you found most interesting or surprising, what resonated with you and why:  
• The Incarnations of the “Avinu Malkeinu” Piyut from the Talmud to Barbara Streisand
• Hanukkah - 8 Nights, 8 Treasures, 8 Languages
• Hanukkah Songs and Sounds from Across the Globe
• These Rediscovered Melodies Survived the Holocaust. Now They're Online