| Grade |
Hebrew requirements |
Jewish Identity |
| Gan |
Hebrew letters |
Significant Torah stories/Holidays |
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| 1st |
Letters to whole words |
Mitzvot / Know the Synagogue |
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| 2nd |
Reading / decoding skills |
Cycle of Jewish year / Holidays |
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| 3rd |
Smooth reading skills |
God |
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Chanukah blessings |
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Four Questions |
Land of Israel |
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Brachot |
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| 4th |
Read, chant and key vocabulary |
Torah / Avodah / text study |
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for Barchu, Yotzer / Maariv, Shema, |
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V'ahavta |
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Conversational Hebrew |
Values & Ethics |
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| 5th |
Read, chant and key vocabulary |
Jewish History |
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for Avot, Gvurot, Kiddusha, |
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Shalom Rav/ Sim Shalom |
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(self paced groups) |
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Conversational Hebrew |
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| 6th |
Read, chant and key vocabulary for |
Judaism in America / Jewish |
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long Kiddush, chatzi Kaddish, Blessings |
identity / 20th century Jewish history |
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before and after Torah, blessings |
Talmud/Midrash/Mishnah |
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before and after Haftarah, |
Sophisticated understanding of |
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B'nai Mitzvah prayer review |
ritual & holidays |
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Trope phrases |
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Conversational Hebrew |
current events |
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| 7th |
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Jewish Literacy: |
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Comparative religion |
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Comparative Judaism |
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Anti-Semitism/Holocaust/ |
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Famous & Infamous Jews in 20th century |
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Social Justice & Activism / JCUA urban poverty |
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| 8th |
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Why be Jewish?: |
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Tikkun Olam |
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Ethics: The Human Condition |
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What does Judaism say about.. |
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Personal Ethics, care of your body |
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Jewish Lifecycle |
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| 9th |
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People of the Book: |
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Midrash, stories in art |
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Jewish literature |
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How to study Torah |
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K'dusha |
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Jewish identity in America |
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| 10th |
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God, Torah, Israel |
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Tikkun Olam action |
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| 11th-12th |
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Modern dilemmas and Jewish response |
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(student create curriculum) |
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Prepare for college, find your
Jewish |
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voice |
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