Teaching Resilience to Children
As more and more places of worship become vulnerable to hate crimes and gun violence and we increase security measures, young people are particularly traumatized. One congregation has created a mental health and resilience curriculum for its students.
Posted on June 7, 2019 by
Sue Penn
Reconstructionist Educators of North America: An Overview
Learn more about Reconstructionist Educators of North America, a vital resource for professional development, mentorship and connection for Jewish educators in Reconstructionist communities.
Posted on February 13, 2019 by
George Kelley
Surviving in the One-Room Schoolhouse
In this classic article, Rabbi Julie Greenberg explores successful mixed-age classrooms in Jewish schools.
Posted on April 26, 2017 by
Rabbi
Julie Greenberg
The Four Children Count the Omer
A classroom activity framing the Counting of the Omer in the content of the Four Children of the Passover seder.
Posted on April 19, 2017 by
Rabbi
Shai Gluskin
Jewish Peoplehood: Educational Resources
Rabbi Jeffrey Schein has created this suite of educational resources on Jewish peoplehood, under the auspices of the Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood.
Posted on June 28, 2016 by
Rabbi
Jeffrey Schein
Mishnah Impossible
This is a hands-on, team activity for the week before Sukkot that allows students to build sukkot according to instructions given in the Mishnah.
Posted on May 5, 2016 by
Rabbi
Fredi Cooper
Ed.D.
A Jewish Approach to Discipline
Jewish values and practical strategies for improving classroom discipline in supplemental religious schools
Posted on April 25, 2016 by
Dr.
Shoshana Silberman
Introduction to Midrash (5th Grade and Up)
This lesson about the Garden of Eden encourages students to generate their own midrash. It models an approach that can be applied to other Torah texts.
Posted on April 25, 2016 by
Dena Salmon
A Version of Israel's Secular Shabbat -- Via a Song
The upbeat, jazzy Israeli song Shabbat Ba’boker is a Shabbat song with no reference to ritual or practice. But in a way that only an Israeli song can express, it communicates a deep sense of how joyous the Sabbath can be.
Posted on April 21, 2016 by
Rabbi
Shai Gluskin
How to Make Yom Kippur Meaningful for Our Children
Yom Kippur is probably the most challenging holiday to explain meaningfully on a child's level. Rabbi Devorah Bartnoff, z”l, offers goals and techniques for teaching and experiencing Yom Kippur.
Posted on April 21, 2016 by
Rabbi
Devora Bartnoff z"l
z"l