Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education

Educational Resources


Holidays


 

HOLIDAY MATERIALS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER,

BASED ON THE HEBREW LUAH (CALENDAR).

Please scroll down to find the holiday you are looking for.

 

The Seidman Educational Resource Center has an Ellison Die-Cut Machine -

with dies for these holidays.  See the catalogue here.

 

HIGH HOLIDAYS

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Apples and Honey Bibliography

Recommended Books for Children for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

 

FAMILY GUIDES

Guide to High Holidays

 

LINKS

Rosh HaShanah:

http://www.caje.org/explore/holiday_links.html#rosh

Aseret Y'mei Teshuvah:

http://www.caje.org/explore/holiday_links.html

and click on Aseret Y'mei Teshuvah.

Yom Kippur:

http://www.caje.org/explore/holiday_links.html#yomkippur

 

LESSON PLANS

 

Ideas, Suggestions, Activities for High Holy Days Children's Service (Ages 8 - 12) from the USCJ Department of Education (New!)

TESHUVAH:

Teaching the Concept of Teshuvah  For Grades 4 - 6 by

Dr. Diane A. King

 

TEFILLAH:

How the Aleinu Prayer Teaches the Concept of Tikkun Olam  

For Grades 6 - 8 by Linda Kallin

 

TZEDAKAH:

Tzedakah and Gemilut Hasadim: Are They the Same or Different?  For Grade 6 by Jodi Gross

NOTE TO TEACHERS:  For explanations of strategies in these lessons, see Terminology used by the Penn Literacy Network and adapted by the NESS program

 

High Holiday and Sukkot Posters

 

Title graphic courtesy of http://www.jewishmag.com

 

 

SUKKOT



Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education FamilLink for Sukkot http://acaje.notss.com/assets/pdf/parents/FamLnkSuk5767.pdf

Educator's Guide: Sukkot curriculum checklist - http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/education/sukkot/clist.htm

Lesson plan of the Four Species - http://www.lookstein.org/lessonplans/arbaminim.htm

Sukkot Hebrew vocabulary sheet - http://www.akhlah.com/holidays/sukkot/sukkot_hebrew.php

"Sukkot, the Land of Israel and Rain" lesson plan - www.lookstein.org/lessonplans/ sukkot .pdf

Sukkot Quiz -
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Sukkot/Sukkot_Quiz.html

Symbolism of the Four Species - http://www.joi.org/celebrate/sukkot/person.shtml

Ushpizin and Ushpizot: Invoking the lives and teachings of our Biblical ancestors - http://en.madrichim.org/contents.aspx?id=2175

 

HANUKKAH

 

 

 

TU BISHVAT

 

 

PURIM

 

Poetry for Purim: A Creative Writing Activity

Purim FamiLink

Selected Purim Literature for Children and Adults

Purim Videography

Purim Posters

 

PESAH

 

 

 
YOM HASHOAH V'HAGEVURAH

 

 

 

 
SHABBAT 

 

                

 

 

 



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