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HIDDUR MITZVAH -BEAUTIFUL CONTENT IN THE CLASSROOM Davis Hall 111 Debi Swedelson Mishael This workshop explores the benefits of creating group art projects with your class that enhance, illustrate and reinforce the content of your curriculum. We will cover educational theory as well as several practical examples with clear instructions for using these projects with your students this year. This session is “Hiddur Mitzvah” meets Martha Stewart, all to benefit your curriculum! Take your art project from being a time-filler and transform it into a meaningful learning experience.
STUDYING THE HEBREW LETTERS AS RUBRIC FOR SPIRITUALITY Student Center 323 Tova Gannana Each Hebrew letter has been imbued with meaning from our Jewish mystical tradition. Knowing these meanings can deepen the experience that you and for your students have whether you are teaching them to read or to study Bible or prayer. In this workshop, we will learn the meanings of the letters and you will be able to concentrate on letters that have personal meaning for you - such as the ones in your Hebrew name. Working in groups, we will use text study and art to learn more about the letters and share ideas of how to use this information in our teaching and in our personal lives. THE REAL STORY OF CHANUKAH...AN HISTORICAL MASH-UP Academy Hall 206 Chava Rousch-Carlisle I love the story about the oil burning for eight days, but there is more to the history behind Chanukah than that! Let’s get to the truth. When I hear complaints that Jewish history is not “real” history I just cringe. Mash it up: learn that the Chanukah story we learned in Religious school is the same story we learned in History class. Engage in activities throughout the session that you can take back with you to your own classrooms to make history authentic.
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THE HEART OF PRAYER: MAKING WORDS IN THE SIDDUR YOUR OWN Student Center 322 Matia Rania Angelou Teaching prayer has often come to mean teaching a child to decipher the Hebrew of the prayer; however, there is another important step--namely, helping children make meaningful connections to that prayer. To do that, it is important to understand the personal connection we ourselves have to those prayers. This is especially important when dealing with a difficult or controversial prayer. In this session, we will use music, writing and art to explore the deeper meaning of the Aleinu prayer.