Hebrew Department Curriculum Outline 5780

Prayers/Synagogue/ Holidays & Torah & Bible Values Hebrew Israel Relationship with God Celebrations Gr.3/ Actively and Learn about the Jewish Recognize that Use the BJL Listen to, respond Learn about past Alef appropriately participate calendar and use it to Torah is like a Mitzvot series to to and speak and present life in T’fillah (prayer) track the yearly cycle of guidebook. learn about eight Modern Hebrew in Israel. services and related Jewish holidays and commandments using elements of activities inside and Torah portions. Focus on the which Jews are the Hebrew Recognize and outside of the synagogue Bible stories of obligated to Through explain the setting. Recall the names of the Creation; Adam perform: Movement and relationship that Hebrew months, and and Eve; Noah; Welcoming Onward Hebrew! all Jews have Lead a portion of Family the season in which Abraham and Guests; Programs. with Eretz Shabbat Services. they fall. Sarah through Tzedakah; Yisrael.

Moses in B’ray- Feeding the Introduce Hebrew State when and why we Expand knowledge of Focus on Israel’s sheet (Genesis) Hungry; Visiting names for parts of say the following prayers the background and Independence through the the Sick; Keeping the body. and join in traditions of major Day, Yom Ha- beginning of the Earth; Derekh saying/chanting them at Jewish holidays and Written Hebrew: Atzma’ut, as an Sh’mot (Exodus) Eretz; Guarding appropriate times: celebrate Jewish Identify, name important shared using Being Your Tongue; and Barkhu, Sh’ma; Food holidays: This includes and produce the moment of the Torah. Talmud Torah. B’rakhot; Birkhot ha- the use of ritual sounds of Hebrew Jewish people.

Torah (Torah Blessings). objects, prayers, songs, “Close read” letters and vowel Explore family foods, etc. Torah text to formations; Sing Israeli songs. involvement in find clues to the distinguish look- Tikkun Olam, Bal Learn Israeli meaning of the alikes and sound- Tash-hit, and dances. stories. Tza’ar Ba’alei alikes.

Hayyim. Review and list Sound out and

the names of the Give money to read Hebrew

Books of the class tzedakah syllables, words, Torah in order in phrases, prayers

Hebrew and collection and verses from English. regularly. the Torah.

Gr.3/ Begin to learn to Sight-read Alef, read from the recurring Siddur (cont.) Torah and recite words. the translation of the verses during Begin to learn the school about and identify service. 3-letter Hebrew roots.

Use Ot la-Ba’ot and other materials to learn to read and print Hebrew and develop core Hebrew classroom vocabulary.

Participate in reinforcement and review activities using the STRONG Learning cards.

Gr.4/ Explain structure and Name the months of Examine the Learn more Review and build Continue to learn Bet translation of simple the Jewish calendar in structure of the about eight upon aural and about past and brakhot and birkhot order and the holidays Hebrew Bible. commandments oral skills present life in mitzvah. that fall in each month. which Jews are introduced last Israel and explain Review and be obligated to year: Listen to, the relationship Read, translate and know Briefly review the able to name the perform using respond to and that all Jews have the meaning of and when background and Books of the the BJL Mitzvot speak Modern with Eretz to say/chant the traditions of major Torah in order in series. Hebrew using the Yisrael.

Gr.4/ following prayers: Jewish holidays; Hebrew and Hebrew Through Bet, Barkhu, Sh’ma; Food wrestle with new English. Continue to Movement and “Travel” through (cont.) B’rakhot; Birkhot ha- concepts & explore ways to Onward Hebrew! Israel, exploring Torah. contemporary issues Read from the involve others in Programs; Ot la- important related to Jewish Torah and recite the practice of Ba’ot; and other regions and cities Actively and holidays. the translation Tikkun Olam, Bal materials. throughout the appropriately participate during school Tash-hit, and country. in T’fillah (prayer) service. Tza’ar Ba’alei Review Hebrew services and related Hayyim. names for parts of Sing Israeli songs.

activities inside and the body and be Learn Israeli outside of the synagogue Explore Biblical able to point dances. setting. roots of tzedakah to/match them and discuss the with actual or Lead a portion of Family “Eight Levels of illustrated Shabbat Services. Giving” examples.

suggested by Read and discuss Maimonides. Recognize selected sections of language I Have Some Questions Give money to elements: roots, About God. class tzedakah prefi xes, and

collection suffi xes. Students will recall and regularly. discuss their experiences Use units from of God in the world and Pirkei T’fillah to reflect on their meaning. study b’rakhot

(prayers).

Gr.5/ Analyze the structure of In-depth study of Ten Use sections of Describe Review and Learn about the Gimel the Amidah: Read; Commandments: Chai 6 to learn personal and extend oral history of Israel translate; know each Find personal meaning, about books in Jewish Hebrew from Hertzl to prayer’s meaning and discover and define K’tuvim responsibilities vocabulary today. when to say it. spiritual elements of (the third, towards others. introduced in these statements. “ Writings” previous years. Describe Israel as Gr.5/ Explore concepts and section of the Define Jewish an independent, Gimel, theology related to this Read from the Torah values of Pikuah democratic liturgy. during school services Nefesh, Tza’ar country.

(cont.) Tanah [Hebrew Ba’alei Hayyim Formally learn and Learn to read (and begin Bible]), including: and Tikkun Olam. use Modern Learn to read, to chant) blessings for Ruth, Esther, Conversational sing and Shabbat candles and Proverbs and Give money to Hebrew, understand the Kiddush, focusing on Psalms. class tzedakah including: importance of meaning and root words collection - Introducing “Hatikvah.”

in those prayers. Read from the regularly. myself Torah and recite Sing Israeli songs.

Practice reading from the translation (Participate in - My location and Learn Israeli Torah. during school on-going class local environment dances. service. Tzedakah Help lead Family Shabbat project.) - Food Service. - School

- Clothing

- Weather

Gr.6/ Analyze structure of Explore the concept Learn to Explore the Review and Continue to learn Dalet Torah Service, Aleinu & and details of burying recognize and concepts related continue to add to about the history Kaddish: Read, translate, sacred texts. chant using to Brit, Mitzvah, knowledge and of Israel from know the meaning, and Torah trope Kahal Yisrae/ use of Modern Hertzl to today. know when to say each Describe and explain (special K’hillah and Hebrew prayer. the Jewish customs cantillation Tikkun Olam. vocabulary and Review facts related to death, burial, marks used to Conversational about Israel Explore concepts and and mourning. guide chanting Examine the lives Hebrew, being an theology related to the the Torah.) of Mitzvah including: independent, prayers listed above. Heroes as role - Introducing democratic

Read/Chant models. myself country. Learn about and be able Torah and recite to explain why it is Give money to Learn more the translation - My location and traditional to chant Torah class tzedakah about and during school local environment using trope. collection describe the Gr.6/ services. regularly. - Food geography and Dalet, Practice reading from some of the (cont.) Torah. - School

customs of Help lead Family Shabbat - Clothing people who live

Service. in Israel. - Weather

Review, sing and explain the importance of “Hatikvah.”

Gr.7/ Examine overall structure Discuss the relevance Review and Give money to Learn to recognize Learn about and Hay of services. of the B’nay Mitzvah continue to use class tzedakah and write in share Family History Project Torah Trope at collection Hebrew script. information Drill performance of core and participate in school services regularly. regarding prayers & translate creating an individual and in Continue to Zionism, isolated sections of Family Tree Project. preparation for extend ability to Immigration & prayer text. becoming converse in Aliyah: Pre-1948.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Modern Hebrew. Express personal Explore coming of age, Read, research “kavanah” for each rituals, traditions, Read/Chant and converse prayer. responsibilities, and Torah and recite with others

family involvement. the translation about life in Participate in an in-depth during school Israel today. study and practice of the services. entire Torah Service Look for and

related to Bar/Bat Study the discuss current

Mitzvah. Prophets events articles

(Nevi’im) and related to Israel. Review Torah trope. Haftarot: Sing Israeli songs. Practice reading Torah - Examine the

historic role of Gr.7/ and chanting from the Learn Israeli the monarchy Hay, Torah using Torah trope. dances. and prophets in (cont.) Explore Jewish Jewish life. conceptions of God.

Help lead weekly school - Analyze the service and Family conditions of the Shabbat Service. times to which these prophets and kings responded.

- Identify and discuss the importance of the themes of Nevi’im and Haftarot in the time in which they were written as well as their relevance in modern times.