Help students explore the ways Judaism supports the value of being kind to animals with a free Kindle edition of a chapter from Teaching Mitzvot - Concepts, Values, and Activities.
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Long life is a reward for living righteously. Help students honor the elderly with activities to share their life stories with a free Kindle edition of a chapter from Teaching Mitzvot.
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Chapter One: Beresheet contains selections from rabbinic commentary that you can use to help your students probe some of the nuances and subtleties of Torah. With over 40 discussions and activities for students of all ages, students will be able to analyze the text on their own.
Some activities include:
- Have students write their own fables explaining the origin of the traits of a particular animal or of people.
- Celebrate the beauty of rainbows by making "edible rainbows."
- and a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project where students will write letters to find out what different organizations are doing to care for and preserve the earth.
Teaching Torah is also a rich resource for activities to supplement other Behrman House materials that help you unpack the themes of Beresheet for students. Transform your classroom into a lively Bible study group with thematic connections between the narratives and student's daily lives, critical-thinking exercises, and a sense of wonder as they learn about creation with Explorer's Bible.
TeachingTorah is a useful guide for preparing to teach or study the weekly Torah portion which provides a precise synopsis of each of the 54 parashiyot, as well as overviews of commentaries and sources, capsule biographies of Torah interpreters, and provocative questions. Over 1,000 unusual strategies help readers analyze, extend, and personalize the text. A bibliography and a thematic index make this an especially useful resource for Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, sermon/D'var Torah ideas, and Havurah discussions. Order your copy here!
