Vision for Conservative Early Childhood Programs: A Journey Guide

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Tefillot – Formal Ways to Invite God into the Classroom Jewish prayer, tefillah, is a combination of keva – the written prayers – and kavanah – the intention and spirit that we put into our prayer experience. Here are suggestions for tefillah in early childhood programs for the keva of the tefillah. It is up to the teacher to add movement, music, discussion and other whole-body experiences to create the kavanah and deepen children’s understanding, enjoyment, and connection to tefillah. As we all know, children have different attention spans as they grow. It is appropriate to add more tefillot to children’s routines as they get older. Creating a scaffold of tefillot to be built upon each year will give your school-wide tefillot a clear sense of development. The tefillot lists presented here include many options, so each school may decide which tefillot they wish to include. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list. A school may certainly decide to include selections from the liturgy that are not included here. It should be noted that ending the school week with tefillot for the coming of Shabbat, as well as celebrating havdalah on Monday mornings, are wonderful ways to invite God into your school. Some Shabbat tefillot are listed below. Friday night blessings and havdalah are more fully presented in the Ritual Observance section of the vision. • Potential Daily or Circle-time Tefillot God is a part of daily life. It is important to begin the day with gratitude. Saying Modeh Ani and Shema connects us to Jews all over the world. Closing our eyes while we say the first line of Shema helps us focus even more on our connection to God. Modeh Ani Modeh ani l’fa-ne-cha, melech chai v’kayam, she-he-che-zar-ta, bi nish-ma-ti, b’chem-la, ra-ba emu-na-te-cha. ! % & '(! " # $ ( % ! % I thank You, living, enduring Ruler, for You have returned my soul within me in kindness, great is Your faithfulness. Mah Tovu Ma tovu, oha’lecha Ya’akov Mish-k’no-techa Yisrael. How lovely are your tents, O Jacob Your dwelling places, O Israel. Vision for Conservative Early Childhood Programs: A Journey Guide USCJ Department of Education Maxine Handelman Handelman@uscj.org 59
• Morning Brachot The rabbis tell us to say 100 blessings a day. In the daily liturgy, there is a list of blessings thanking God for many aspects of our lives, physically and spiritually. Following is one of these blessings. Children can be encouraged to add their own blessings as well. Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’olam, she-asani b’tzal-mo. - () &. % , % " Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, for creating us in Your image. Shema Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad. )- () . ! Listen, Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One. Oseh Shalom Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu, v’al kol Yisrael, v’imru amen. Creator of peace in the universe, grant peace to us and to all of Israel. And we say, Amen. • Torah Service $ %" $ " *+ $ On Mondays and Thursday, Jews all over the world read Torah. During the week, we read part of the parashah (Torah portion) that will be read the following Shabbat morning. In your school, you may decide to have a Torah service on a Monday or Thursday, or you may make it part of the school’s pre-Shabbat celebration on Fridays. Ki Mitzion Ki mi’tzion teitzei Torah, u’d’var Adonai mirushalayim. The Torah shall spread from Zion to the whole world. , &* #- " ) Vision for Conservative Early Childhood Programs: A Journey Guide USCJ Department of Education Maxine Handelman Handelman@uscj.org 60
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Introduction Early childhood educat
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clergy and other synagogue professi
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Page 11 and 12: How to Use This Section Jewish valu
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Page 15 and 16: they shared the wheat equally each
Page 17 and 18: For class discussion: 1. How could
Page 19 and 20: Then one day, Jacob was walking nea
Page 21 and 22: Dima ben Netina and the Ruby: A Sto
Page 23 and 24: Made with Love: A Story of Ma’ach
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Page 27 and 28: That night, when the sun disappeare
Page 29 and 30: The next morning King Solomon woke
Page 31 and 32: So Abba and Ima went back to their
Page 33 and 34: All the other parts of the body lau
Page 35 and 36: For class discussion: 1. Why couldn
Page 37 and 38: Impatient Abraham: A Story of Teshu
Page 39 and 40: Stone Soup: A Story of Tikkun Olam
Page 41 and 42: Rabbi Zusya and the Birds Who Would
Page 43 and 44: The Holy Miser - a story of Tzedaka
Page 45 and 46: “Almost perfect?” questioned th
Page 47 and 48: Jules, Jacqueline, The Hardest Word
Page 49 and 50: Values by story - grid 1 continued
Page 51 and 52: God and Spirituality Among the most
Page 53 and 54: Preparing Yourself for Wrestling wi
Page 55 and 56: their questions. Do not avoid the c
Page 57 and 58: • Celebrate and acknowledge life-
Page 59: 5. We are thankful for God’s gift
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Page 65 and 66: Barchu Barchu et Adonai ha-m’vora
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Page 69 and 70: Bibliography and References Coles,
Page 71 and 72: Jewish Learning Raise up a child in
Page 73 and 74: Children’s Learning The goals for
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Page 77 and 78: Expanding Knowledge The literature
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Page 87 and 88: Continuity The most valuable early
Page 89 and 90: Ritual Observance and Halachah Ritu
Page 91 and 92: Kipot A kipah, also known in Yiddis
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Page 95 and 96: Kashrut - Dietary Laws The dietary
Page 97 and 98: Netilat Yada’yim -Ritual Hand Was
Page 99 and 100: Food Blessings In the words of the
Page 101 and 102: Cakes , Crackers And Cookies - Bore
Page 103 and 104: Birkat ha’Mazon- the Blessing aft
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3. Spices We lift the spice box and
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Rosh Chodesh - The New Month Young
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Bibliography and Resources Dosick,
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Appendix A - More Kashrut Details B
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Appendix B - Sample Letter from the
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Staff Handbook one example Our scho
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Working With Clergy (and Other Key
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Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner of the Jack
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Creating a Jewish Environment The e
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Conclusion In the summer of 2007, e
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