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TEACHERS’ ’S SPIRIT@60 1969–2008

QUOTES & QUESTIONS What do you think “a light of nations” means? “Sir, I noticed that the launch is scheduled for July 18, What does it mean for a people to be a light? 2002. We need to postpone that date.” GUIDE What should that light look like? Why did Ramon feel that the launch had to be LESSON PLAN BY How does this relate to Israel today? SETH GOLDSWEIG postponed? Do you agree with his decision? Explain. Do you think Israel is an effective light of nations? “Ilan Ramon “Ramon also brings several religious items with him into METZUDAT DAVID ISAIAH 42:6 (1954–2003): space to represent the Jewish people. These include a “a light of nations”—To illuminate the eyes of all nations to Israel’s First mezuzah, a Kiddush cup, a book of Psalms, and a small know that God is the [one] God. scroll that survived the Holocaust.” ” Metzudat David is explaining how he understands the Why do you think he chose those particular items? term “a light of nations.” Please explain what he meant SUPPLEMENT 3, PAGES 4–5 What items would you bring to represent the Jewish in your own words. In this lesson students will people? Why? Do you agree with his understanding? Why or why not? learn about Ilan Ramon, “I believe...that we have in Israel the best people, with Israel’s first astronaut, who 4. Bring the class back together and have a class phenomenal abilities, and it takes only the discussion on what it could mean for Israel tragically died with his right leadership to lead the people of Israel to be a light of nations. crewmates aboard the space to reach the sky.” shuttle Columbia. Students 5. Tell your students to imagine that will understand that Ramon What do you think Ramon meant the Israeli government has asked felt it was his responsibility to by “the right leadership?” your class to create an ad that will be a role model and leader for What does reaching the sky show the “real” Israel to the rest of the Jewish people, as well as a mean? the world. Divide your class into representative of Israel to the small groups and ask each group Was Ilan Ramon a good to create an advertisement for rest of the world. Students will example of a leader who Israel that will be shown all over create an advertisement helped Israel reach the sky? the world. The final presentation campaign representing Israel Why or why not? should be both a visual image to the world. ACTIVITY: ISRAEL IS THE and a slogan on poster-board or OBJECTIVES REAL THING. construction paper. Students will explore the role Ilan 1.Begin the class by asking students Each group should discuss: Ramon played in representing to open to the article on page 4 in the How do you want to represent Israel Israel to the world. BABAGANEWZ Israel@60 supplement, and in this campaign and why? ask them if they recognize the picture. What ITZ Students will study Jewish texts KOW JOEL IS about being a light unto the do they know about this person? Make a list of Whom do you want to represent Israel in this nations. their answers on the board. campaign and why? Students will focus on promoting 2. Read the article in BABAGANEWZ using the Quotes & (A handout with topic suggestions is available to print at Israel to the world through an ad Questions above to facilitate discussion. Ask the class the babaganewz.com/teachers.) campaign. following questions after you have finished reading the Instruct each group that it will have 20 minutes to create article: its ad, and then bring the groups together to present their VOCABULARY How did Ilan Ramon act as a face for Israel around the work. Each group should share its ad campaign with the ll5j5 sy6f6 astronaut world? rest of the class and explain why it thinks its ad represents the “real” Israel. Discuss with the class which ad was best ll5j5 space Based on who he was, what he said, and how he acted, and why. gyh1n4m6 leader what aspects of Israel did he represent? If possible, create a panel of unbiased judges, such as 3. Divide students into pairs and give each one the Jewish role model another teacher, the principal, and the art teacher, and ask tyv1ya1 hm5g4WD texts below (available to print at babaganewz.com/teachers). them to vote for the best advertisement. Use the ads as part Instruct them to study the texts and answer the questions of an Israel@60 display. together. 6. To extend the lesson, read the children’s book about the ISAIAH 42:6 history of the mini-Torah that Ilan Ramon took to space, I, God, in My grace, have summoned you, and I have Keeping the Promise: A Torah’s Journey by Tami Lehman- grasped you by the hand. I created you, and appointed you Wilzig. Also, teach your class about the Jewish National a covenant people, a light of nations. Fund in Israel and, encourage your students to plant trees BABAGANEWZ in Israel in memory of Ilan Ramon. TEACHERS’ GUIDE SUPPLEMENT 3 5768 TURN THIS PAGE OVER FOR A LESSON ON “LET MY PEOPLE GO”