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Prayers and Songs Review and Reinforce: Shma, Motzi, Bracha for Shabbat Candles, Bracha for wine, Bracha for Chanuka candles, Barchu, Mi Chamocha, Chorus of Adon Olam, Chorus of L’cha Dodi, Shabbat Shalom, V’shamru, V’anachnu Korim line of Aleinu, Reconstructionist Aleinu, Ayn Kelohenu, Birkat Hamazon, V’ahavta, All of Adon Olam, Hatikva, and Baruch Sheamar
Hebrew Teach vocabulary for all prayers. Practice reading, writing and speaking Hebrew with emphasis on the root of selected words from the prayer book.
Jewish Living and Celebration Continued in-depth focus on Yom Ha Shoah and Kristallnacht.
Values and Ethics Specific Chapters from the Torah are studied with an emphasis on understanding ethical messages relative to contemporary society.
Peoplehood/Israel Focus on current events and news: the peace process, government, Israeli Defense force, daily life in Israel, and Israeli Music. Students learn about the history of Jews in the Middle Ages, Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews, the wandering Jews, mysticism, Messiahs, the ghetto and shtetl.
Jewish Text Sources Continuation of study of Bible, Talmud and Mishnah (first organization and commentary on the Torah, compiled around 100 CE) Stories are discussed and debated.
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