Create a Family Shabbat Program Using Visual Tefillah

Engage students in prayer with Visual Tefillah, a series of beautiful and thought-provoking PowerPoint slideshows to supplement Kol Yisrael and Hineni. Prayers are broken down line-by-line with text in Hebrew and English alongside dramatic photographs illustrating the meaning/intention of the words. Each presentation also includes background information about the prayer, an embedded YouTube video or audio of the prayer being recited/sung, thought questions about the prayer and its meaning, and experiential digital activities related to the message of the prayer.

Both the Kol Yisrael and Hineni Berachot shel Shabbat Visual Tefillah series offer 10-slide slideshow for teaching Berachot shel Shabbat brings out the meaning/intention of the prayer through compelling photographs and includes background information about the prayer, thought questions, the prayer text in Hebrew and English, and an experiential digital activity. Appropriate for grades 4-7. 

The Kol Yisrael and Hineni Havdalah Visual Tefillah series, this 15-slide slideshow for teaching Havdalah brings out the meaning/intention of the prayer through compelling photographs and includes background information about the prayer, thought questions, the prayer text in Hebrew and English, and an experiential digital activity. Appropriate for grades 4-7.

Visual Tefillah offers many opportunities for creative lessons, services, and activities.  Work it into your curriculum as...

• An activator: Display the presentations on a Smart Board or projector to introduce the prayer to students before they learn it in their books.
• A source for projects: Make the slides available as printouts or digitally for students to use in project based learning.
• An engagement tool in worship services: Use a projector to display the attractive graphics with follow-along Hebrew for use in regular worship services or as the foundation for an alternative service.
• Content for one-on-one or small group study: Use the presentations to initiate dialogue for tutoring, online classes, and discussion groups.

There are two separate sets of Visual Tefillah presentations—one matched to the levels and lessons in Kol Yisrael and one for Hineni.  Visual Tefillah is now available through the Behrman House Resource Libraries—just type "Visual Tefillah" in the search bar.