Values

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

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

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

Schlomit Flaum left behind no family, no one to preserve her memory. Yet she did leave something extraordinary—a groundbreaking book, the first Hebrew-language travelogue written by a woman from the Land of Israel

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?

October 7 memorial wall, created by the NLI, displays the faces and names of the murdered civilians and fallen IDF soldiers on and since October 7. Both digital and printable version of this wall are now available to download and use at your schools and community centers.

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

Learn about several modern Haggadot that expand on the traditional versions with various levels of interpretation and innovation, including references to current events

Explore primary sources and Jewish texts dedicated to the idea of preserving collective memories by integrating them into everyday life

Explore texts and primary sources that address the issue of celebrating in times of crisis (using Chanukah as a case study).

Help us documenting October 7, 2023 and its aftermath

Discover rare items from the permanent exhibition at the National Library of Israel

Who is responsible for maintaining harmonious relations within the community?

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

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

Learn about Ruth Dayan, Israeli social activist, as an example of how creativity and passion can bring different people together

Learn about Naomi Shemer’s life, get to know some of her iconic songs and reflect on the texts

Take a journey through the works and life of Chana Senesh, Jewish soldier and poet

Get a glimpse into Golda Meir’s life and her role as the prime minister of Israel in turbulent times

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

How might we draw inspiration from great Jewish women's actions to spark change in our communities today and do our part to bring the hostages home?

Learn about Henrietta Szold, a founder of Hadassah, as a model for sparking change in the world

In this new photographic article you will discover the acts of kindness, solidarity and goodness in the face of evil between Israeli people throughout history

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

Explore the role of women during the Yom Kippur War. 

The story of how the Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter ended up singing for soldiers and crossing the Suez Canal with the IDF during one of Israel's most desperate hours.

Letters written by Israeli children during the 1973 war reveal how they experienced one of the nation's most challenging periods.

Explore three rare Haggadot from the NLI's collection with the help of three unusual Seder meal guests!

Decorate your classroom with the Tu Bishvat posters and photos from the NLI collections! Every item has a QR code so that you can scan and read more about it.

This quizz will help you to figure out what Jewish holiday you are!

Years after chazan (cantor) Zalman Pollack was a star of the Jewish world, his life's work was rediscovered...

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.

The story of Purim has earned recognition for its perceived feminist message. Get a glimpse into the lives of other Jewish women in the past.

How a women's protest group made a difference by raising the cause of Soviet Jewish political prisoners during the Cold War

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

Join us on a fascinating journey through the history of Simchat Torah flags: From the Middle Ages, through the early Zionist movement and to this very day

Shir LaShalom (Song of Peace) was written in 1969. It is very popular in Israel and serves as the unofficial anthem of the Israeli peace movement, particularly since becoming associated with the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Analyze this Yom Hazikaron Poster for Fallen Soldiers. The main image in this poster is a painting by Michael Elkayam.

Discover how Yom Hazikaron is commemorated by analyzing a poster created by Tzipi Berak Biyonsky.

“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?!

Explore an advertisement of the Women's Liberation Movement in Jerusalem campaigning against the 1972 Israeli Beauty Pageant

Focus on an advertisement as a means to discuss the development of Israeli society and the status of women in Israel since the twentieth century

Find out what social and ideological messages were conveyed in Rosh Hashanah cards!

​Teachers Talk about NLI Primary Sources - Letter from Sarah Aaronsohn

Chana Senesh was a poet and heroine and there is a lot you may not have known.

Rachel Cohen-Kagan was one of the most prominent activists for the advancement of women's rights in the young State of Israel. Her efforts led to her being among the signatories of the Declaration of Independence

This puzzle features a poster of protected trees and shrubs in Israel. Can you identify any of the plants shown on the poster?

In this unit we will discuss the importance of trees, the need to take care of the environment and learn about the festival of Tu B’Shvat.

Design our own tree certificate while learning about the custom of planting trees in Israel.

Take a close look at a photograph and a text from the Talmud to see what we can learn about trees, the environment, and the future.

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

Take a look at three groups of people who saw the Exodus story as inspiration and hope during their own quest for freedom, and share how it resonates with you.