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CTE Curriculum Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Whole Bein Adam Bein Adam Talmud Torah - Ivrit - Tefillah - Jewish Ahavat Yisrael - school l’Chavero - Jewish l’Makom - Jewish Texts Hebrew Prayer The Love of Israel Goals Values Jewish Rituals - Betzelem Elohim - Shabbat - Bible stories -Recognize and -Able to lead - Israel as the (being created in Kiddush and from Genesis translate and understand ancient and the image of God) hamotzi and Exodus: common prayer meaning of modern words. Kabbalat homeland of the -Tikkun Olam -Familiarity - Adam and shabbat and Jews (Repairing the with symbols Eve -decode with shabbat Maariv world) and their fluency - Hatikvah respective - Abraham & -Able to lead - Kol yisrael Holidays Sara -Able to say and understand -Yom HaAtzmaut arevim zeh bazeh Hebrew name meaning of All of Israel is -Havdallah -Isaac & and hebrew shabbat and -Able to find Israel responsible for service Ishmael names of festival kiddush on a map of the each other. parent(s) world -Food blessings -Isaac & -Able to recite - Tzedakah Rebecca candle blessings -Able to place -Kashrut for shabbat and Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, -Jacob & Esau Chanukkah Haifa, The Golan - Jacob/Israel and Eilat on a map -Able to recite 4 of Israel -Jacob, Rachel Questions and & Leah order of the -Able to describe Passover Seder some of the -Joseph and the different groups of children of people living in Israel (including Israel Dinah) -View themselves -Aaron, Miriam, as part of the Moses people of Israel -Shabbat is a different time during the week in which we rest, learn and recharge because God rested. Essential What can I do to Why do these What lessons What does it What does it mean Questions make this word a mitzvot? from my life mean to pray? that Israel is the better place? Why can I learn Jewish should I? What does it from this piece Who is Homeland? mean to me? of Torah? listening? What is the point of prayer? Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Bein Adam Bein Adam Talmud Ganon & l’Chavero - l’Makom - Torah - Ivrit - Tefillah - Ahavat Yisrael - The K Jewish Jewish Jewish Hebrew Jewish Prayer Love of Israel Values Rituals Texts Betzelem Elohim Israel as the ancient and Bible stories (being - Recognize some Personal and modern homeland of Torah from Genesis created in the Hebrew letters group prayer the Jews and Exodus: image of God) Dates Covered: Hiddur Pnei Symbols to Zaken Adam and Learn words with Prayer as talking explore:Shab Israel in the Bible (Honoring Eve picture recognition with God bat dinner the elderly) Dates Covered: Tza’ar Ba’alei Candles, Tower of Spoken Hebrew/ Spoken Hebrew/ Chayim Grape Juice, Modern State of Israel Babel school words: school words: (Caring for Animals) Dates Covered: Candles Washing Blessing Tzedakah before Noah’s Ark Colors -Shabbat Ha’motzi -Holiday -Chanukah Dates Covered: Abraham & Challah Numbers Challah Sarah Dates Covered: Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Talmud Bein Adam Bein Adam Ahavat Yisrael Ramah -Grade: Torah - Ivrit - Tefillah - Jewish l’Chavero - l’Makom - - The Love of Ganon & K Jewish Hebrew Prayer Jewish Values Jewish Rituals Israel Texts Shofar Isaac & Wine/Grape Juice Rebekah Round challah Dates Covered: Jacob & Lulav/Etrog Esau Dates Covered: Masks & Jacob Gragger for becomes Purim Israel Dates Covered: Joseph and Seder Plate the sons of Israel Dates Covered: The story Stand & Sit of Moses Dates Covered: Essential Why do we Questions: help others? Texts and Parachute, Holiday Plush Large Children’s Learning colored balls & Toys Siddur Materials Used: plush toys Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Bein Adam Bein Adam Talmud Ahavat Yisrael Kitah Aleph l’Makom - Ivrit - Tefillah - l’Chavero - Torah - - The Love of 1st Grade Jewish Hebrew Jewish Prayer Jewish Values Jewish Texts Israel Rituals Introduction to Recognize all the prayers -Kibud Av v’Em Hebrew letters and Symbols to Bible stories below and (Honoring the vowels Hatikvah explore: from Genesis reinforcement father and Reinforce all - Shofar and Exodus: of prayers learn mother) words learned in in previous Ganon & K years. Dates Covered: Basic classroom Betzelem Elohim Adam and commands: i.e., Modeh/Modah (Kindness to Round Challah Yom HaAtzmaut Eve sit, stand, open the Ani others) door etc Dates Covered: Tzedakah Tower of (Justice not Lulav/Etrog Oseh Shalom The Israeli flag Babel Charity) Dates Covered: Chanukah Torah Scroll Noah’s Ark Jerusalem, candle blessings Dates Covered: Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Bein Adam Bein Adam Ahavat Yisrael - Kitah Aleph l’Chavero - Talmud Torah - Ivrit - Tefillah - l’Makom - The Love of 1st Grade Jewish Jewish Texts Hebrew Jewish Prayer Jewish Rituals Israel Values Dreidel Isaac & Rebekah Tel Aviv Dates Covered: Channukiah Jacob & Esau Dates Covered: Jacob becomes Purim masks Israel Dates Covered: Joseph and the sons Seder plate of Israel Dates Covered: Around The The story of Moses Synagogue Dates Covered: How do I talk Where is Israel? to God? Essential What is in Why is Israel Questions: the Torah? What do the words of the important to the Shema mean? Jewish people? Texts and Holiday Plush Parachute, Learning Large Children’s Toys & Ritual colored balls Materials Siddur Items & plush toys Used: Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Bein Adam Bein Adam Ahavat Kitah Bet l’Makom - Talmud Torah - Ivrit - Tefillah - Jewish l’Chavero - Yisrael - The 2nd Grade Jewish Jewish Texts Hebrew Prayer Jewish Values Love of Israel Rituals Introduction to the following prayers Blessings for Israel as the Recognize all (practice Kibud Av v’Em different types of ancient and Bible stories Hebrew letters recitation, (Honoring the food modern from Genesis and vowels understand basic father and homeland of and Exodus: meaning, know mother) the Jews when it appears during the service): Dates Covered: Betzelem Decode single Elohim syllable letter/ Yom Ma Nishtana Adam and Eve Barchu (Kindness to vowel HaAtzmaut others) combinations Dates Covered: Shabbat dinner Hiddur Pnei blessings Zaken (Candles, Grape Tower of Babel Shema The Israeli flag (Honoring the Juice, Washing, elderly) Challah) Dates Covered: Tza’ar Ba’alei Keeping Kosher Chayim (Milk, meat, Noah’s Ark V’ahavtah Hatikvah (Caring for parve, treif) Animals) Dates Covered: Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Bein Adam Bein Adam Talmud Torah Ahavat Kitah Bet l’Makom - Ivrit - Tefillah - l’Chavero - - Jewish Yisrael - The 2nd Grade Jewish Hebrew Jewish Prayer Jewish Values Texts Love of Israel Rituals Tikkun Olam Amidah Isaac & (Repairing the (beginning - Rebekah World) Avot v’Imahot) Dates Covered: Tzedakah as Jacob & Esau Justice Dates Covered: Jacob becomes Israel Dates Covered: Joseph and the sons of Israel Dates Covered: How might What does it you feel if you Why do we mean to have were one of What is one think about one God? our ancestors Essential thing I can do God in the Torah? Questions: to make the connected to Why should I world better? food? pray? What can we learn from Who is God? them? Texts and Learning Shalom Aleph Materials Bet Used: Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Bein Adam Bein Adam Ahavat Yisrael Kitah Gimmel Talmud Torah Ivrit - Tefillah - l’Chavero - l’Makom - - The Love of 3rd Grade - Jewish Texts Hebrew Jewish Prayer Jewish Values Jewish Rituals Israel Introduction to Betzelem the following Elohim Review parts of prayers (Kindness to Jewish calendar Recognize all Torah learned (practice others) Hebrew letters in previous recitation, Hatikvah and vowels years. understand basic meaning, know when it appears during the service, choreography) Dates Covered: Who’s Who in Bikkur Cholim the Torah Decode Hebrew Geography of (Visiting the Rosh Chodesh Barchu (biblical words Israel sick) figures) Dates Covered: Block letter Bal Tashchit Order of the writing Yom Aaron Shema (Not wasting) Passover Seder Emphasizing Ha’azmaut their own name. Dates Covered: Miriam - Ma Nishtana Ein K’eloheinu Dates Covered: Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Kitah Bein Adam Bein Adam Ahavat Talmud Torah Ivrit - Tefillah - Gimmel l’Chavero - l’Makom - Yisrael - The - Jewish Texts Hebrew Jewish Prayer 3rd Grade Jewish Values Jewish Rituals Love of Israel Begin learning Friday night Moses & Tzedakah the Kabbalat blessings Tziporah Shabbat service Dates Covered: Ten Commandments Kabbalat Chanukah (Which are most Siddur blessings important to Ceremony you)? Dates Covered: Oseh Shalom Dates Covered: What would I What is my -Why should I have done in connection to use the words What is one the same Israel? in the siddur? thing I can do to situation? Essential Why say Do I have to? help another? What is a blessings? -Why should I Questions: How is this Jewish pray? Why should I? similar to person’s - Who is God? parts of my connection to life? Israel? Texts and Experiencing Learning Explorer’s Shalom the Jewish Bible I & II U’vrachah Materials Holidays Used: Congregation Torat El Rabbi Jacob Friedman Religious School Scope & Sequence Bein Adam Kitah Bein Adam Ahavat Yisrael - l’Makom - Talmud Torah - Ivrit - Tefillah - Jewish Dalet l’Chavero - The Love of Jewish Jewish Texts Hebrew Prayer 4th Grade Jewish Values Israel Rituals Introduction to Review Five the following Books of the prayers (practice Tikkun Olam
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