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Digital Activity
Exploring Scripture and Torah Study
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.
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Exploring Identity and Community
Explore the themes of identity and community through the lens of Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations of the past.
Source Sheet
Tzedakah in the Jewish Community
Explore our responsibility to each other within the community and to then try to put what you learned into practice
NLI Resources
Historical Jewish Press
Explore a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods.
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Source Sheet
Teaching the Next Generation
What does Judaism have to say about teaching the next generation?
Game
Sukkah I Spy
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
Source Sheet
A Place to Come Together
Explore different aspects and functions of the synagogue in Jewish communal life, and reflect on what it means to you!
Printable Activity
Ketubot from Across the Globe
Explore ketubot from different times and places and learn how artistic design can reflect one's values and identity
Printable Activity
Unique Torah Scrolls from Across the Globe
Discover unique Torah scrolls that hold the sacred text, and also a fascinating story of community!
Game
Synagogue Bingo
Play a game of bingo to discover the different objects you can find in a synagogue!
Game
Jewish Songs and Prayers. Traditions That Ring a Bell
Listen carefully to tunes and prayers and guess what communities they are from and what rituals they are part of
Blog
Chanukah Songs From Around the Globe
Listen to the recordings of Chanukah songs from all over the world and learn more about different Jewish communities!
Game
Shul Crawl - Discover Synagogues!
Take a trip around the world, solve the clues and discover synagogues throughout Jewish history.
Lesson Plan
Listening to Jewish Songs and Prayers
Get a chance to hear recordings from Jewish holiday and life cycle events across time and place.
Video
Mimouna Piyutim
The piyut (Jewish liturgical poem) “Atem Yotze’i Ma’arav” is beautifully documented by Rabbi David Buzaglo, who describes the tangible feeling of human connectedness on this special holiday.
Blog
The Majesty and the Mystery of Kol Nidre
Learn how a traditional Jewish prayer melody inspired everyone - from classical composers to filmmakers to psychedelic rock bands.
Lesson Plan
Oneg Shabbat - A Shabbat Celebration
The content varies depending on the group organizing the event and can include a lecture, singing, refreshments, or any other type of entertainment.
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Lesson Plan
Mimouna Celebration
Learn about Mimouna, celebrated by Moroccan Jews on the day after Pesach, which includes inviting friends and family to share traditional Moroccan-Jewish food.
Lesson Plan
Sally Priesand: The First American Female Rabbi
In 1972, one woman - Sally Priesand - made American and Jewish history. Find out who she was and what she did to change history!
Lesson Plan
Women’s Prayer Book - Over 500 years old
“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?!
Source Sheet
Shofar Blowing on Rosh Hashanah
Read the Tanach texts about shofar blowing, explore the primary sources, and discuss what you feel when you hear the shofar.
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Source Sheet
Tashlich – Casting Away One’s Sins
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.
Lesson Plan
Put Them Together and Shake
Analyze photographs and study classical Jewish texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of the Arba Minim and Sukkot.
Lesson Plan
Shavuot Prayers - Roman Jewish Community 1450
Step back in time to the the Roman Jewish community in the 1400s to consider the effect illustrations can have on the prayer experience.
Video
Rosh HaShanah Simanim
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.
Lesson Plan
Shavuot Customs in Words and Pictures
Learn about Shavuot customs through traditional texts, primary sources and first-person accounts recorded by Centropa.
Lesson Plan
What is a Menorah (Chanukiyah)?
What makes a chanukiya a chanukiya? What does the choice of material and design teach us about the time and place it was made?
Lesson Plan
Bedikat Chametz – Searching for Chametz
In preparation for Pesach people clean their homes to remove all of the chametz. Learn more about why and how they do so!
Digital Activity
Exploring Scripture and Torah Study
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.
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Digital Activity
Exploring Israel
Explore your connection to Israel and think about other adventurous activities that could be part of the celebrations.
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Personal Prayer
Explore different Jewish texts and reflect on your connection to prayer and spirituality.
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Reading from the Torah and putting on tallit and tefillin
Explore traditional rituals that are associated with the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony, including reading from the Torah and putting on tallit and tefillin.
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Digital Activity
Exploring the Jewish Calendar
Explore the theme of sacred time in the Jewish calendar and holidays.
Digital Activity
Exploring Identity and Community
Explore the themes of identity and community through the lens of Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations of the past.
Source Sheet
Tzedakah in the Jewish Community
Explore our responsibility to each other within the community and to then try to put what you learned into practice
NLI Resources
Historical Jewish Press
Explore a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods.
Source Sheet
Teaching the Next Generation
What does Judaism have to say about teaching the next generation?
Game
Sukkah I Spy
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
Source Sheet
A Place to Come Together
Explore different aspects and functions of the synagogue in Jewish communal life, and reflect on what it means to you!
Printable Activity
Ketubot from Across the Globe
Explore ketubot from different times and places and learn how artistic design can reflect one's values and identity
Printable Activity
Unique Torah Scrolls from Across the Globe
Discover unique Torah scrolls that hold the sacred text, and also a fascinating story of community!
Game
Synagogue Bingo
Play a game of bingo to discover the different objects you can find in a synagogue!
Game
Jewish Songs and Prayers. Traditions That Ring a Bell
Listen carefully to tunes and prayers and guess what communities they are from and what rituals they are part of
Blog
Chanukah Songs From Around the Globe
Listen to the recordings of Chanukah songs from all over the world and learn more about different Jewish communities!
Game
Shul Crawl - Discover Synagogues!
Take a trip around the world, solve the clues and discover synagogues throughout Jewish history.
Lesson Plan
Listening to Jewish Songs and Prayers
Get a chance to hear recordings from Jewish holiday and life cycle events across time and place.
Video
Mimouna Piyutim
The piyut (Jewish liturgical poem) “Atem Yotze’i Ma’arav” is beautifully documented by Rabbi David Buzaglo, who describes the tangible feeling of human connectedness on this special holiday.
Blog
The Majesty and the Mystery of Kol Nidre
Learn how a traditional Jewish prayer melody inspired everyone - from classical composers to filmmakers to psychedelic rock bands.
Lesson Plan
Oneg Shabbat - A Shabbat Celebration
The content varies depending on the group organizing the event and can include a lecture, singing, refreshments, or any other type of entertainment.
Lesson Plan
Mimouna Celebration
Learn about Mimouna, celebrated by Moroccan Jews on the day after Pesach, which includes inviting friends and family to share traditional Moroccan-Jewish food.
Lesson Plan
Sally Priesand: The First American Female Rabbi
In 1972, one woman - Sally Priesand - made American and Jewish history. Find out who she was and what she did to change history!
Lesson Plan
Women’s Prayer Book - Over 500 years old
“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?!
Source Sheet
Shofar Blowing on Rosh Hashanah
Read the Tanach texts about shofar blowing, explore the primary sources, and discuss what you feel when you hear the shofar.
Source Sheet
Tashlich – Casting Away One’s Sins
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.
Lesson Plan
Put Them Together and Shake
Analyze photographs and study classical Jewish texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of the Arba Minim and Sukkot.
Lesson Plan
Shavuot Prayers - Roman Jewish Community 1450
Step back in time to the the Roman Jewish community in the 1400s to consider the effect illustrations can have on the prayer experience.
Video
Rosh HaShanah Simanim
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.
Lesson Plan
Shavuot Customs in Words and Pictures
Learn about Shavuot customs through traditional texts, primary sources and first-person accounts recorded by Centropa.
Lesson Plan
What is a Menorah (Chanukiyah)?
What makes a chanukiya a chanukiya? What does the choice of material and design teach us about the time and place it was made?
Lesson Plan
Bedikat Chametz – Searching for Chametz
In preparation for Pesach people clean their homes to remove all of the chametz. Learn more about why and how they do so!