Focus: Mastery of the Kabbalat Shabbat and Friday evening services; Jewish midrash and bibliodrama; kashrut; Pirke Avot; Jewish Ethical Dilemmas; Israel
Goals: Students will be able to individually chant almost all of the Friday night Shabbat service. Students will have an increased Hebrew vocabulary and comprehension. Students will be involved in creating Jewish midrash; will learn the rules of Kashrut and create their own kosher dinner for their families; will study selections from Pirke Avot learning how these sayings are still relevant in our modern lives; will explore modern ethical dilemmas through a Jewish text lens; and will expand their knowledge of the modern state of Israel.
Texts: Journeys Through the Siddur – Friday Evening (Torah Aura Productions); Mah La’asot (What Should I Do?) (Torah Aura Productions)