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GRADE 3 · AGE 8 · BRANCHES Anafim

Jewish Time

Contrast & sacred time. Children discover that Jewish time runs on its own rhythm — a lunar calendar, a weekly Shabbat, a year of holidays — and that Jews around the world celebrate in gloriously varied ways.

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

Extends Grade 2’s ‘where and what’ of Jewish life into ‘when’ — the calendar and holidays in depth.

LOOKS AHEAD

Grade 4 will widen from Jewish time to the Jewish people: who we are, our diversity and our family stories.

How growth is shown

SIGNATURE PROJECT

“Jewish Time” calendar + holidays-around-the-world fair

COMMUNITY ROLE

Help lead Shema / Barchu at a community service

TIKKUN OLAM

A holiday-based giving project

The Golden Threads this year

  • I Am a Blessing

    “My family’s story is part of a bigger story.” Identity maps and family interviews.

  • Our Beautifully Diverse People

    Holidays celebrated around the world; the Jews of Ethiopia; many tables, one people.

  • I Belong and I Contribute

    Help lead Shema and Barchu; present family stories at a community showcase.

  • The Hebrew & T’filah Ladder

    Reading the prayers they already know by heart; first Amidah blessings.

The year, unit by unit

13 units · 24 planned sessions

  1. 1The Jewish CalendarLunar vs. Gregorian; why Jewish dates ‘move’3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  2. 2Rosh HashanahPreparing for the Jewish new year; the High Holy Days begin2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  3. 3Yom KippurAtonement, t’shuvah, fasting, tashlich1 sessionTeacher kit →
  4. 4Shabbat & HavdalahSacred weekly time; the multi-sensory close of Shabbat2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  5. 5Holidays Around the WorldSame calendar, beautifully varied global customs2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  6. 6Sigd — Holiday of Ethiopian JewsBeta Israel history; a window into the multiracial Jewish world3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  7. 7ChanukahDistinct from Christmas; freedom and Jewish pride2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  8. 8Tu BiSh’vatMultiple Jewish new years; connection to the earth1 sessionTeacher kit →
  9. 9PurimEsther’s courage and Jewish pride; community customs2 sessionsTeacher kit →
  10. 10PesachThe Exodus as central; customs worldwide; echoes in daily t’filah3 sessionsTeacher kit →
  11. 11ShavuotReceiving the Torah; celebrating differently at different ages1 sessionTeacher kit →
  12. 12Yom HaAtzmautIsrael's independence day, and the memorial day joined to it1 sessionTeacher kit →
  13. 13Jewish Time Fair — CelebrationHolidays-around-the-world showcase + calendar project1 sessionTeacher kit →

Hebrew this year

Nativ Level 2

Read the prayers you already know by heart — Shema, Barchu, Mi Chamocha.

Reads: Shema · Barchu · Mi Chamocha · The Four Questions · Counting in Hebrew

  • רr
  • נn
  • עthe second silent seat
  • שׂs
  • חch (from the throat)
  • כּk / ch