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A tefilah course/series where students research and deliver a TED-style Tefilah Talk.
Contributor: Dr. Seth Korelitz
Grade(s): 6-8, 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
Part 3 of 3 workbooks on prayer focused on skills building, meaning making, and includes stories.
Contributor: Torah Aura Productions
Grade(s): 3-5
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan, Story
Part 2 of 3 workbooks on prayer focused on skills building, meaning making, and includes stories.
Contributor: Torah Aura Productions
Grade(s): 3-5
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan, Story
Part 2 of 3 workbooks on prayer focused on skills building, meaning making, and includes stories.
Contributor: Torah Aura Productions
Grade(s): 3-5
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan, Story
A two-part lesson exploring the ideas and motivations behind liturgical changes in the Reform prayer book both historically and currently.
Contributor: Julia Ullman
Grade(s): 6-8, 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
Taken from the teacher training chapter of our Reimagining Tefilah Education: Guidelines for Schools this session contains different activities that get students to reflect on their own prayer experiences.
Contributor: Dr Susan Wall and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield
Grade(s): 6-8, 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
A k-6 tefilah curriculum that lists the knowledge, skills and Tefilot for each grade.
Contributor: Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital
Grade(s): 3-5, 6-8, K-2
Type of Resource: Curriculum
A two part unit focussing students on the words and meanings found in Mah Tovu.
Contributor: Dr. Saul Wachs
Grade(s): 3-5, K-2
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
Handouts and materials for teaching the halachot (laws) and seder (order or structure) of tefilah.
Contributor: Rabbi Leib Zalesch
Grade(s): 6-8, 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
A visual map guiding the learner through the parts of shacharit, taking both a macro and micro view of the morning service.
Contributor: Rabbi Leib Zalesch
Grade(s): 6-8, 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
Slideshow of Amidah with Hebrew, graphics, and explanations.
Contributor: Rabbi Stuart Light
Grade(s): 6-8, 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Video/Visual
Three-lesson unit exploring the Amidah's bakashot (petitions).
Contributor: Luria Academy
Grade(s): 3-5
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
'Tefilah and Its Place In Our Lives' curriculum that includes multiple sources and guidelines focused on students connecting with prayer.
Contributor: Dr. Saundra Sterling Epstein
Grade(s): 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum
Teacher's Guide to the 'Tefilah and Its Place In Our Lives' curriculum.
Contributor: Dr. Saundra Sterling Epstein
Grade(s): 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum
Detailed introduction to the 'Tefilah and Its Place in our Lives' curriculum.
Contributor: Dr. Saundra Sterling Epstein
Grade(s): 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum
Explores the multiple meanings of the Shema with source texts and educator-focused questions. Part two of three.
Contributor: Noam Zion
Grade(s): 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Source Sheet
Second part of three exploring the multiple meanings of the Shema with source texts and educator focussed questions.
Contributor: Noam Zion
Grade(s): 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Source Sheet
Explores the meanings of the Shema with source texts and educator-focused questions. Part one of three.
Contributor: Noam Zion
Grade(s): 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Source Sheet
Curriculum outlining an approach to reintroducing students to tefilah in an age-appropriate way.
Contributor: Rabbi Dr. Moshe Drelich
Grade(s): 6-8
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan
Curriculum outline for K-5 covering prayer content and dispositions.
Contributor: Lisa Exler
Grade(s): 3-5, K-2
Type of Resource: Curriculum
Tefilah report card with basic skill categories and expectations for various grade levels.
Contributor: Lisa Exler
Grade(s): 3-5, K-2
Type of Resource: Curriculum
This learner-centered, inquiry-driven curriculum develops emotional awareness in Jewish prayer education.
Contributor: Ira Blum
Grade(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Type of Resource: Curriculum
A four-unit curriculum connecting liturgy (kevah) to prayer (kavannah).
Contributor: Lev Metz
Grade(s): 6-8
Type of Resource: Curriculum
A summary of ideas for how to use the arts to engage students with prayer and liturgy.
Contributor: Behrman House
Grade(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, K-2
Type of Resource: Curriculum
Three lessons on Mi Chamochah focusing on freedom, partnering with God in redemption, and singing.
Contributor: Behrman House
Grade(s): 3-5, 6-8
Type of Resource: Curriculum, Lesson Plan, Music