My Jewish People
Family stories & a diverse people. Children discover their own family story inside the great, diverse story of K’lal Yisrael — the heart of our diversity thread. Built on the Beyond the Family Tree curriculum.
LOOKS BACK
Widens Grade 3’s ‘Jews around the world’ into a deep, personal exploration of Jewish peoplehood and the child’s own family.
LOOKS AHEAD
Grade 5 will turn from the breadth of the people to the depth of a single life — the Jewish lifecycle.
How growth is shown
SIGNATURE PROJECT
Family-interview creative project + community showcase
COMMUNITY ROLE
Present family-story projects at a community showcase
TIKKUN OLAM
Welcoming newcomers and immigrants
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
10 units · 24 planned sessions
- 1Revisiting Our Common RootsShared ancestors; the story behind my name2 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 2Diversity in Our CommunityJews of every kind; identity maps3 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 3Jewish MigrationWhy and where Jews have moved across history3 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 4Synagogues & Languages‘A part of and apart from’ host cultures; Jewish languages2 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 5Language Spotlights — Ladino & Judeo-PersianEndangered Jewish languages; Sephardi/Mizrahi heritage2 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 6Hebrew Words in Jewish LanguagesThe Hebrew and Yiddish words we already use2 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 7What’s in a Name?How names carry geography, occupation, and memory3 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 8Family Research & Interview PrepInterview skills; preparing to interview a relative3 sessionsTeacher kit →
- 9Israel — Where Half of Us LiveHalf the Jewish people live in one small country; what a country promises on its first day1 sessionTeacher kit →
- 10Creative Projects & Community ShowcaseTurning the family story into art; presenting to the community3 sessionsTeacher kit →
Hebrew this year
Nativ Level 3
Finish the Alef Bet, and read the first blessings of the Amidah.
Reads: Avot v'Imahot · G'vurot · Review of all prior prayers
- גg
- זz
- טt
- סs
- פּp / f
- צts
- קk