Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Jewish History in 4 Minutes

We learned all of Jewish history in a four minute song written by the group Shlock Rock. Here's a youtube video  to watch for review. How much of the song do you know?

Next week is Rosh Hashanah, but the week after, we will be talking about our project and how we will be proceeding. We will also be starting to talk about where to get information, and what to look for. You can start off by looking at the links on the left of this page and exploring a little.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

What is a Jew?

We've talked about what being a Jew means, and what we think about the image of a Jew. The image of a Jew has changed countless times over the years, radically in the last century following the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel. We're starting to focus our students on what it means to be Jewish, and begin shaping what Jewish identity they are looking for.