HOLY BLOSSOM TEMPLE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

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esponsible for performing acts of gemilut chasadim in order to make the world a holier place with people that we encounter in our daily lives. The topics covered in this section include: Making Peace Among Friends Shalom Bayit Accepting difference between people Honour your Parents Befriend the lonely The danger of gossip: Lashon Hara Honouring and Understanding the Elderly HOLIDAYS Our preparation for the Holidays is vast. Students have a great deal to learn about holidays in a short period of time – sometimes only 1-2 weeks. We hope that our students will be able to accomplish the following objectives: ROSH HASHANAH • Recall the names of the sounds of the shofar • Say L’Shanah Tova and understand its meaning • Explain the meaning and concept teshuva and ways of implementation • Recite the Shehechayanu and connect it to some examples of new beginnings YOM KIPPUR • Explain why Yom Kippur is a fast day • state that Yom Kippur is the day of saying special prayers asking for forgiveness for the things we have done wrong • Articulate some of the wrongdoings and explain how teshuva can make a difference. SUKKOT • identify Sukkot as a harvest holiday • state that Sukkot is a Jewish festival of Thanksgiving comparing it to Canadian Thanksgiving. • state that a Sukkah is a temporary home (not an apartment during a home renovation) • demonstrate how to use the lulav and etrog • repeat the blessings over the lulav and etrog and upon dwelling in the Sukkah SIMCHAT TORAH • identify Simchat Torah as the completion and new beginning of the yearly cycle of Torah reading • connect the Temple Sefer Torah project to the Holiday of Simchat Torah • identify Simchat Torah as a time of joy and dancing CHANUKAH • tell the story of Chanukah in their own words • Character analysis of Judah, Antiochus, Greeks • Describe ways in which as Jews we express our freedoms • Recite the blessings over the Chanukah lights
TU B’SHEVAT • state that Tu B’Shevat is the New Year for the trees in Israel • Recognize the Jewish view and value of the “greening” of our environment. • Recite the blessing for the fruits PURIM • tell the story of Purim in their own words • demonstrate the joy of giving by giving Mishloach Manot to friends and Matanot L’evyonim • identify Megillah as a part of 5 megillot (Ruth, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Esther) and associate each with the holiday in which they are read. PESACH • identify and name in Hebrew and English the symbols of the seder and the seder plate • explain the meaning and the significance of Elijah’s Cup and Miriam’s Cup • explain the meanings of the symbols on the Seder plate • explain the significance of three matzot • recite the blessing over Matzah • explain the significance of the counting of the Omer and its relationship to Shavuot. YOM HA’ATZMAUT • identify Israel as a country and homeland for all Jews • identify similarities and differences between aspects of daily life in Israel and Canada • Compare the political system in Israel and Canada • List the current political parties in Israel and their viewpoints SHAVUOT • explain that Shavuot is celebrated by a special service in the Synagogue • explain that Shavuot gives thanks to God for the summer harvest in Israel • state that Mount Sinai is the place where we believe the Torah was given to the Jewish people • Recite all Ten Commandments ISRAEL Chai Israel uses the following enduring understandings for their Israel Curriculum: • A fundamental aspect of a healthy Jewish identity is a relationship to Israel as the historical homeland and the spiritual inheritance of the Jewish people • A fundamental aspect of a healthy Reform Jewish identity is a commitment ot advancing religious pluralism within Israel The essential questions that guide learning are: 1) What does Israel mean to me? What do I think of when I think of Israel? 2) How can knowledge of Israel enrich my Jewish belief and behaviour? 3) What different roles do the Land of Israel and the State of Israel play in my relationship to Israel?
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