Welcome Back From Thanksgiving Break!

2nd Year B’nei Mitzvah: Researching Our B’nei Mitzvah Topic

Finalizing our background knowledge on our PIP topics by taking notes on articles and videos.
Beginning to brainstorm ideas for our hands on and conversation portion of our research.
Talking with our peers about their projects.

Have you learned anything interesting or surprising in your research so far?
Is there anything I can do to help you complete your background knowledge research?
What are your ideas for the hands-on and conversation portion of your research?

Doing fun group games to illustrate the idea of being created in someone’s imagine, since “Betzelem Elohim” means being created in the image of G-d.
Discussing the idea that Sh’mirat Habriyut means that we have to take care of ourselves and our health, and working together to create a self-care wheel.
Playing group games that teaches us about what connects all of us, and how to respect and appreciate our differences.
Learning many different ways to show others respect, by acting respectfully, helping others, building unity, and thinking positively of others.
Challenging ourselves to find a Kavod HaBriyot mitzvah to make our own, and perform for the whole rest of the week.

What healthy habits are you going to try this week?
What responsibilities do we have if we’re b’tzelem Elohim--made in G-d’s image?

Acting out the story of Joseph as we read it and discussing our own relationships with our siblings, and the conflicts that sometimes arise between siblings.
Playing a game of Pictionary with clues related to the story of Joseph.
Discussing the importance of forgiveness in the context of the story of Joseph and sharing positive results of forgiveness in our own lives.

Brainstorming what qualities we think are important in a leader.
Watching video and re-enacting the stories of Abraham and Sarah and Isaac and Rebekah, and comparing the themes of these stories to our own lives.
Writing and illustrating stories based on the themes that we identify in the stories of our matriarchs and patriarchs, including generosity, hospitality, and kindness.

Do you think it is important to learn from the matriarchs and patriarchs of Judaism or not?
What are some of the themes you talked about in the two Torah stories you learned about?

Discussing how G-d told Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Hearing a story about Sarah and Abraham’s hospitality, and discussing their position as role models for the Jewish people.
Creating our own versions of Sarah and Abraham’s tent, including quotes that represent Abraham and Sarah’s character traits.

Identifying with the communities of Ashkenazi, Misrachi, and Sephardic Jews.
Watching and listening to a video that discusses the diversity of global jewish cultures
Playing charades related to facts about different sects of Jews.

Filling out our own family trees to help us get used to the idea of “matriarchs” and “patriarchs”.
Listening to a book about how Abraham became the first Jewish person, and made an agreement with G-d.
Playing movement games to connect with the story of Abraham.

Listening to the story of Joseph and playing I-Spy and Simon says to practice using Hebrew colors words.
Discussing how Joseph’s brothers treated him.
Learning the Hebrew word for dream - “Chalom”

Jewish Kids GroupsDecember 6, 2020Comment