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Jewish Heritage Month

JewsInSchool is offering a selection of endorsed, curated and original resources and lesson plans to help your educational community celebrate the heritage, history & culture of the Jewish people that has survived and thrived for nearly years. It can be used as a standalone or supplement & will be updated FAQ

Who are the Jews?

Jews are an indigenous middle eastern people from Judea. Jews still live in their homeland and all over the world. In order to tell the story of your Jewish neighbors and classmates properly, we must acknowledge their peoplehood, history, culture and diversity. This is an opportunity to learn the true story of the Jewish people who have survived and thrived for nearly 4,000 years. Video courtesty of IsraelLink

Let's find out! (with 4 videos in 20 min!)

Are Jews Genetically Related? 8min

Are Jews Connected to Israel? 6min

Do Jews Have a Civilization? 2min

Are Jews Indigenous? 3:30min

Let's learn more! Curriculum, Lesson Plans & resources

K-3

9-12

K-3

Shoham's Bangle Lesson Plan- 

Picture book read aloud 

  • More about this book
  • Author Video- Sarah Sassoon
  • Lesson Plan
  • with Maps & Images
  • Activity 1- Remember Bangles Paper Bangle
  • Activity 2- Nana Aziza's Pita


Who are the Jews

  • SlideDeck/Printout
  • Coloring Pages


YidKidLit Book List



4-6

9-12

K-3


Who are the Jews? 

  • Kahoot! Lesson Plan or put JewsInSchool in searchbar in Kahoot!
  • SlideDeck/Printout
  • Quizlet
  • Coloring Pages


Jewish Culture Units

6-8

9-12

9-12

Dr. Naya Lekht's Curriculum

  • The Story of the Jewish People
  • Who are the Jews? AJC Video
  • Quizlet


@_j0sh_a_osh Coins in History

Coins in Israel Through Millenia VIdeo

Coin Video


Who are the Jews? 

  • Kahoot! Lesson Plan or put JewsInSchool in searchbar in Kahoot!
  • SlideDeck/Printout
  • Quizlet


Jewish Culture Units



9-12

9-12

9-12

Dr. Naya Lekht's Curriculum

  • The Story of the Jewish People
  • Who are the Jews? AJC Video
  • Quizlet


@_j0sh_a_osh Coins in History

Coins in Israel Through Millenia VIdeo

Coin Video


Eitan Chitayat's I'm That Jew


Zionism, So what is it?


Jewish Culture Units


Launch of Dr. Naya Lekht's Middle & High School Curriculum

The Story of the Jewish People: Teaching About Jews: The People & Our Land

We are proud to announce the launch of Dr. Naya Lekht's curriculum. A one hour lesson plan that can be used to teach grades 6-12 basics about the Jewish people, their origins, history & culture. Links to curriculum below. You can learn more about reknowned Holocaust scholar and educator, Lekht, on her website at Dr. Naya Lekht

Jewsinschool's "Who are the Jews?" resouces & curriculum

Jewish Identity & Heritage 101

We are proud to announce JewsInSchool's "Who are the Jews?" original printouts & curated lesson plan to help educate on the basics of Jewish Identity and history. Resources include Kahoot! Lesson plan with videos and quizzes, handouts, poster, coloring pages & Quizlet

SHoham's Bangle Lesson Plan & Resources

Read Along Lesson Plan for k-3

We are proud to announce a new lesson plan from JewsInSchool  featuring award-winning children's book "Shoham's Bangle" by Jewish author Sarah Sassoon and illustrator Noa Kelner, published by Kar-Ben. "Shoham's Bangle" was recognized as a  Sydney Taylor Notable Book, Winner of the Crystal Kite Award, Tablet Magazine’s Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year, and is distributed by PJ Library.  The lesson plan includes discussion questions, photographs, maps and 2 activities and encompasses learning skills in ELA, Social Studies, Math & Art. 


Interview with author Sarah Sassoon by Harif

My Iraqi Jewish Grandmother's Hands article in Jewish Book Council by Sarah Sassoon. 

Jewish Culture- as diverse as our people

Jewish Food

Jewish Languages

Jewish Music

Eat Something! is a common refrain from most Jewish homes! Some Jewish follow Jewish dietary observances. Those are called "kosher" laws. Our food is often influenced by those laws. 


Here are just some of the Jewish offerings made by Jewish families. 


Jewish Food (UnPacked video curriculum, Kahoot! & PDFs)


Jewish History Through Food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJfbPMB-fWo



Jewish Music

Jewish Languages

Jewish Music

Music is an integral part of Jewish life. Even our texts have musical notes or intonations included. You can get to know Jewish music from ancient to modern times here:


Jews In Music- an excellent synopsis


Jewish Music Unit by Mighty Matzoball 

Part 1

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5rLjbGPcQW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


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Music is an integral part of Jewish life. Even our texts have musical notes or intonations included. You can get to know Jewish music from ancient to modern times here:


Jews In Music- an excellent synopsis


Jewish Music Unit by Mighty Matzoball 

Part 1

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5rLjbGPcQW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


Part 2

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ZK6m_rJJv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


Musical Highlights:


Sephardic Ladino Song- Kondja Mia

https://youtu.be/jq5cAJuUjAE?feature=shared


Yemenite Prayer Song in Original Biblical 

https://youtu.be/-z5V-a-urgQ?feature=shared


Psalm of Psalms

https://youtu.be/qYpYzf3xlAc?feature=shared


The Hava Song (Nissim Black's version of Hava Nagila)

https://youtu.be/5Prhl6SOFec?feature=shared


Jewish Dance

Jewish Languages

Jewish Languages

Since Miriam danced with her timbrel (tambourine) to celebrate the Jews' arrival in Israel, Jews have been dancing up a storm! 


5 Iconic Jewish Dances from Around the World (Unpacked Lesson Plan- video curriculum with Kahoot! & PDFs)


Jewish Languages

Jewish Languages

Jewish Languages

Jews who read and write modern Hebrew, can actually read ancient archeological carvings! But there are many other languages created by Jews.


5 Jewish Languages You Didn't Know Were a Thing (Unpacked Video Lesson Plan, Kahoot & PDF)


Resources

VIdeos

Jews,  Their connection to Israel & Antisemitism

https://rabbisacks.org/videos/the-connection-between-judaism-and-israel/


Exile and the Lost Tribes of Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51m_tBUaokg


The History of Ancient Israel & the Hebrews

https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=e5T-mYgk9M4


The Roman Empire & The Exile of the Jews

https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=fqrst-VzZM4


What is the Western Wall? (Not the holiest site. Not part of the temple.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYo6qopGrAg


History of Jews in America

https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=c9W7GnbrOzw


Jewish Holidays Explained

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE02F3A8DF1FBC336


Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish? (Unpacked Video & Lesson Plan)

https://unpacked.education/video/was-hamilton-actually-jewish/


What is Zionism?

https://youtu.be/Cio0u0b6J4Q?feature=shared


History of Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aql5BZ1gBec

Resources

World Population of Jews- The Jewish Agency

https://www.jewishagency.org/jewish-population-5782/


Jewish Diaspora

https://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/displace.htm


K-6 Jewish Holiday Books

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHRJVHN?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk


Who are the Jews? Notes

https://quizlet.com/notes/a0fe683b-1ba6-4bca-9aa5-a43e88394984?i=5rxw80&x=13qt


The Truth About Jerusalem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz9CTBOKK4g


Eitan Chitayat's I'm That Jew


Jews in Dhimmitude

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-treatment-of-jews-in-arab-islamic-countries


Why are Jews Indigenous?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5raihYpexQ


Ancient Israel & history of the Jewish People by Institute for Curriculum Services

https://icsresources.org/slideshow/ancient-israel/


What's with the Jews? 

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10156282508071950

InfoGraphics & Posters

Rabbi Sacks Poster

 https://media.rabbisacks.org/20231124014639/Connection-between-Judaism-and-Israel-whiteboard-animation-poster.pdf


JEWTLA Posters (Notable American Jews)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NrohsVNyK629Mh8MBsgIU0HVcgOLsodWwg4bsB3hjSQ/edit?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1sRPjJ-bDn3jgj8EmK29hvwF-F87FJC8WFCV-IX1W5mw45EWeY2m0Onts_aem_AUTTLZ_DoQidubTd6qlya6qN7CVKjY2z_BtoKZTeRkFNaD-tNUirJ-2kvARMWiLYYPXCP4HF4bvlKK5YqaYqgZUS#slide=id.g250fc70b59a_0_0

Jewish Music

Jewish Music History


Jewish Music 101-UCLA


k-3 A Shaboom! Jewish Folktale & Song

https://youtu.be/YUU4jZshmgc?feature=shared


Jewish Sephardic Ladino Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2siNjpiyKY


Sephardic Ladino Song- Kondja Mia

https://youtu.be/jq5cAJuUjAE?feature=shared


Yemenite Prayer Song in Original Biblical 

https://youtu.be/-z5V-a-urgQ?feature=shared


Psalm of Psalms

https://youtu.be/qYpYzf3xlAc?feature=shared


The Hava Song (Nissim Black's version of Hava Nagila)

https://youtu.be/5Prhl6SOFec?feature=shared


The Jewish Folksong Everyone in Japan Knows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJgGEGFoggo


Israeli Music Evolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMr6in62RM4

Jewish Food

Eat Something!


Top 8 Jewish Foods (In America)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsOjuogpKZs


Jerusalem’s Machne Yehuda Market

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq1S3jXNM80


Jewish History Through Food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJfbPMB-fWo


Jewish Food Safari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2scqZR_lRMg

Coloring Pages

Holidays

https://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/holidays/jewish-holidays/sukkot

https://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/holidays/jewish-holidays/rosh-hashanah

https://www.chabad.org/media/pdf/1090/EfHV10900715.pdf

https://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/361505/jewish/Coloring-Pages.htm

http://www.challahcrumbs.com/tisha-bav-coloring-page-click-picture-print/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/390265123961687178/

https://www.pinterest.es/pin/118219558953912240/

Big questions about Jews & our history

Who are the Jews?

That's a big question!  We are a people who are over 4,000 years old, so there is alot to cover, but here is some basic information to get started! 

What do Jews look like?

Jews have been exiled to the diaspora, so we all look differently from each other, but we share some Jewish customs like wearing yarmulkes, which may help you identify us! All Jews are indigenous to the middle east, and as an ancient ethnic group don't really conform to western notions of "race". 

What makes Jews indigneous?

Indigenous means inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. Jews are the original inhabitants of Judea Samaria and have consistently maintained a presence for more than 4,000 years. Jewish presence in the land predates other inhabitants like Muslims, Christians, Arabs, Ottomans, British and Europeans by thousands of years. 

What is Judaism?

Judaism is the name of the religion of the Jewish people. It is what we call our religion, holidays, customs, language, calendar and laws we lived by in our land and that we have consistently observed for the thousands of years even while exiled in the diaspora. 

What is Zionism?

Zionism is integral to Jewish identity should only be defined by Jews. Zionism is the belief that Jews have the right to self-determine in our indigenous and ancient homeland. 

Who were the refugees in the establishment of Israel?

Have you ever heard of the Nishul or the expulsion of Jews in the MENA?

Who are Israelis?

Who are Israelis? Were you taught they are white Europeans? If you've ever been there, you know that's incorrect! But what is the real answer?

What is Antisemitism?

Antisemitism is an ancient hatred that is complex and different from other ethnic  or racial prejudices. Antisemitism is like a virus that mutates in different ages and societies. When it goes unchecked, it can lead to tragedies for the Jewish people and is an indicator of societal rot. 

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