Sixth graders focus on the Torah: Rated "T" for Teen.
Goals:
- To be able to navigate the Torah.
- To guide learners to reflect upon the meaning of Torah and the implications it has for their everyday life.
- To discuss the relevance of Torah to modern day life's situations and dilemmas.
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To spark a positive Jewish identity
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To create long-lasting Jewish friendships
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To explore social-emotional topics surrounding Bar/Bat Mitzvah readiness and ceremonies.
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Develop an emotional attachment and connection to Israel, Israelis and the Israeli story.
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To help learners develop and sustain sacred relationships in their lives
Subjects Covered:
Torah: This curriculum guide reintroduces the Five Books of Moses to adolescents as a narrative that is reflective of their own lives and relationships, and subsequently, directly relevant to their own experience. This guide is intended to expand, nuance, and enrich the students' childhood conceptions of the biblical narratives, to provide students with the tools with which they can study Jewish text in the future, and to present the book of Genesis as a mirror of and a window into the human experience.
Israel: Students will learn about the importance of the Jewish People's connection to the Land of Israel, and develop a sense of belonging to it. Students will do this through examining central moments in the creation of the State of Israel. One of the primary means to develop the feeling of belonging to Israel is by expanding our knowledge base, so that we can get to know the Land of Israel in a significant manner.
Middot (Jewish Virtues): Relationships, relationships, relationships. As children and learners we are told that life is all about relationships. Yet, where do we learn how to establish meaningful relationships, how we are supposed to act in our relationships, and with whom we are supposed to develop relationships? In this rotation, learners will learn how Jewish tradition provides an all-encompassing guide for how to live our lives, specifically for how to create meaningful relationships and how to conduct ourselves within these relationships.
T'filah (Prayer): In sixth grade, students will explore concepts of prayer, including their meaning, theology and relevance to their lives.
Additional Specialties and Programs:
- B'nai Mitzvah Retreat with the 7th grade class at a camp.
- Shabbat Retreat with the 5th graders.
- Four B'nai Mitzvah Family Learning programs, including receiving b'nai mitzvah binder.
- Learners' Service.
- Mitzvapalooza! A day of families giving back to our community together.
- Experiential and active all-school programming like Chanukah Maccabia and Passover chocoloate seder, etc.
- Visits from the Temple Beth Shalom clergy.
- TABSY Jr. programming like our famous Austin Limo Scavenger Hunt.
- NFTY/Greene Year Round events like NFTY 678 local Austin events, Fall Camp and Spring Camp
Sat, December 21 2024 20 Kislev 5785