Chabad Bar Mitzvah Maamar with Audio Recordings

Click on the image above to access the Maamar PDF and its recordings. Or Here for a link to the Google Drive Folder. It was on a YouTube Channel that has since been taken down.

1. The Maamar is in Hebrew with linear English translation.
2. Open or download the PDF.
3. The Maamar is divided into 26 part
4. To hear the sound track, click on the number on the right hand side of the section for the corresponding audio clip.

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Judaic Studies Placement Exam

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Exam. (PDF Format)

Our Visit to the Lower School

SHAVUOT TEST STUDY GUIDE

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Simcha

Unit Goal: 

• By the end of this unit students will understand the deeper meaning of the term, "Simcha"
• By the end of this unit unit students will understand why the above mentioned value is so central to Jewish living.
• By the end of this unit unit students will understand how the Middah of "Simcha" can affect our relationships with others, with ourselves, and with Hashem. 

Work Instructions:

1. Watch the PowerPoint below and then answer the questions provided.
2. You must pick a NEW partner TO WORK WITH on this part of the unit.
3. You may create a Google Doc using the following link, please copy the PPP into your own Google Drive. Here is a link to the Power Point in Google Docs.

Erech Apayim Part 2

Unit Goal: 

• By the end of this unit students will understand the deeper meaning of the term, "Erech Apayim"
• By the end of this unit unit students will understand why the above mentioned value is so central to Jewish living, and is listed by the Mishnah as one of the ways to acquire the Torah.
• By the end of this unit unit students will understand how the Middah of "Erech Apayim" can affect our relationships with others, with ourselves, and with Hashem. 

Work Instructions:

1. Read through the assessment options, and complete one of the.
2. Once complete submit your work in Dropbox
3. You must WORK ALONE on this part of the unit.
4. Here is a link to the Power Point in Google Docs.

Erech Apayim

Unit Goal: 

• By the end of this unit students will understand the deeper meaning of the term, "Erech Apayim"
• By the end of this unit unit students will understand why the above mentioned value is so central to Jewish living, and is listed by the Mishnah as one of the ways to acquire the Torah.
• By the end of this unit unit students will understand how the Middah of "Erech Apayim" can affect our relationships with others, with ourselves, and with Hashem. 

Work Instructions:

1. Watch the PowerPoint below and then answer the questions provided.
2. You must pick a NEW partner TO WORK WITH on this part of the unit.
3. You may create a Google Doc using the following link, please copy the PPP into your own Google Drive. Here is a link to the Power Point in Google Docs.

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Scheck Hillel 8th Grade Washington DC Trip 2015

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The Seder Plate

By the end of this Unit Students will be able to Understand:

1. The role of the items and rituals performed with the Seder Plate.
2. What are some of the important event and ideas to remember about the Pesach experience.
3. How do rituals get their meaning?
4. Can a ritual have more than one meaning?

Assignment instructions: 

1. Pick A Study Partner
2. Download or fill out the Seder Plate handout under the Slideshow
3. Complete the Do Now on Slide One.
4. Download or fill out a copy of  the Seder Plate Rituals from below the Slide show
5. Follow the instructions on the Handout.
6. http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm 

1. Link to the Baseball Plate
2. Link to the Seder Plate Handout

A Sample of what the finished art piece can look like.

Purim Timeline Project

By the end of this Unit Students will be able to Understand:

• The historical placement of Purim.
• That a majority of the Purim story happens on Pesach.

Essential Question: How does knowing the date of an Historical event shape our understanding of the event ?

Assignment instructions: 

1. Pick a Partner
2. Go to this link below, and scroll down to the list of Purim events and their dates.
3. Using one of the timeline websites below, enter the events and dates in the order of the Jewish months listed below.
4. You may use a Document or excel spreadsheet.
5. Save your work and submit it to drop-box on community log in.
6. Make sure you pay close attention to the years, and that BCE dates work backwards.

Timeline Websites:

1. List of timeline websites.
2. List of timeline websites.

Months of the year:

1. Nissan             6. Elul
2. Iyar                 7. Tishrie
3. Sivan              8. Cheshvan
4. Tammuz         9. Kislev
5. Av                 10. Tevet