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GRADE 2 · AGE 7 · TRUNK Geza

My Jewish Practice

Ritual. Children learn the objects, spaces, and living language of Jewish life — making Jewish practice tangible and their own. (This is the Judaic track; the Shabbat-blessing learning lives in the Hebrew track.)

THE CHILD’S BOOK

13 printable chapters, 164 pages

Read the pages a child holds, exactly as they print — a painted story, the work that follows it, and one Hebrew word a chapter written by hand.

Open the book →

LOOKS BACK

Gives hands-on form to the values of Grade 1 — the ‘stuff’ and places of Jewish life.

LOOKS AHEAD

Grade 3 will lift children from objects and spaces into the dimension of Jewish time and the calendar.

How growth is shown

SIGNATURE PROJECT

“My Shabbat & Ritual Box” + Yom Acharon Hebrew celebration

COMMUNITY ROLE

Lead the Hanukkah candle blessing at T’filah

TIKKUN OLAM

Caring for our ritual spaces

The Golden Threads this year

  • I Am a Blessing

    “My strengths and my values.” Connecting personal traits to Jewish values and stories.

  • Our Beautifully Diverse People

    Stories and images audited so every child sees a mirror and a window.

  • I Belong and I Contribute

    Share a story with buddies; lead the Hanukkah candle blessing.

  • The Hebrew & T’filah Ladder

    Sounds and singing, then letters and vowels; the blessing formula.

The year, unit by unit

10 units · 23 planned sessions

  1. 1What Makes Something Jewish & Special?Launching ritual; what makes an object or space holy1 sessionTeacher kit →
  2. 2Shabbat ObjectsCandlesticks, kiddush cups, challah covers and their many styles3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  3. 3Jewish ClothingKippot, tallit, tzitzit, tefillin — and that practices vary3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  4. 4Synagogue Spaces Around the WorldWhat synagogues share and how they differ globally2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  5. 5Our Synagogue — Mount ZionExploring our building; finding Hebrew; space expectations3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  6. 6Jewish Texts — Siddur & TorahThe prayer book and the Torah scroll as ritual texts3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  7. 7Where & Why We PrayPrayer anywhere; what makes a space feel holy to me2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  8. 8Holy Places in IsraelLocating Israel; sites sacred to many peoples2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  9. 9Israel — A Living-Hebrew PlaceHebrew as a living language; Israel’s many languages3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  10. 10My Ritual Box — CelebrationSharing the Shabbat & Ritual keepsake at Yom Acharon1 sessionTeacher kit →

Hebrew this year

Nativ Level 1

Read real pointed words with AH, EE, OH and OO.

Reads: The three Shabbat evening blessings · The blessing formula (Barukh atah Adonai…)

  • שׁsh
  • לl
  • מm
  • אthe silent seat
  • בּb/v
  • הh
  • וv · oh · oo
  • יy
  • תּt
  • דd