Learning about the High Holidays
2nd Year B’nei Mitzvah: Putting the Holidays in Perspective
To learn about Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & the Jewish calendar, we are…
Playing High Holidays Balderdash, to learn about the modern day customs of both holidays.
Hearing about the history of Rosh Hashanah customs and how they’ve changed over time, seeing pictures of how Rosh Hashanah is celebrated around the world today, and discussing how we celebrate this holiday.
Journaling on Yom Kippur Introspection pages.
Learning about the months of the Hebrew calendar, and discovering when our Hebrew birthdays are.
Discussing the differences between solar calendars (like our Gregorian one) and lunar calendars (like the Hebrew one), learning about their history.
Learning what Rosh Chodesh is and its importance to the Hebrew calendar.
Ask your student...
How are Rosh Hashanah customs different or the same around the world?
What are some Yom Kippur customs?
What Hebrew month were you born in?
What is Rosh Chodesh?
Hebrew
Today we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
1st Year B’nei Mitzvah: Community Service Trip!
To learn about hunger in Atlanta, we are…
Going on a Community Service Trip to The Concrete Jungle.
Ask your student...
What does The Concrete Jungle do?
How does it feel to give back through volunteering in our community?
5th Grade: Understanding the High Holidays
To learn about the High Holidays & Jewish Calendar, we are…”
Doing group challenges to learn the names of the Jewish months.
Comparing the Jewish calendar to the secular calendar, and discussing what it means to start fresh for a new year.
Making a list of ways we can help ourselves grow and improve as preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Crafting our own Jewish calendars to help us keep track of the Jewish year in months and holidays.
Ask your student...
How is the Jewish calendar different from the secular calendar?
What is one way that you can start fresh this new year?
Hebrew
Today we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
4th Grade: Experiencing the High Holidays
To learn about Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur, we are...
Listening to a catchy Rosh Hashanah song and identifying Rosh Hashanah symbols in it.
Completing a Rosh Hashanah obstacle course to learn about different ways that we celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
Learning about the different steps of an apology, and practicing asking for forgiveness in the spirit of Yom Kippur.
Having a mock “tashlich” service, which involves throwing away wrong deeds into a body of water.
Ask your student...
What is one way we could celebrate Rosh Hashanah at home?
What are the steps of a good apology?
Hebrew
Today we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
3rd Grade: The Jewish New Year
To learn more about Rosh Hashanah we are...
Celebrating a sweet new year by choosing Rosh Hashanah recipes to make at home.
Drawing good deeds we did and putting them into a class “Book of Life”.
Building a tower together with our friends to represent how we can build each other up in the new year by doing good deeds and being nice to each other.
Playing Rosh Hashanah drama games to act out how we celebrate the new year.
Ask your student…
What mitzvot have you done this year that you’re proud of?
What does teshuva mean?
Hebrew Vocabulary
Rainbow - keh-shet - קֶשֶׁת
Red - ah-dome - אָדוֹם
Orange - cah-tome - כָּתוֹם
Yellow - tzah-hove - צָהוֹב
Pink - vah-rode - ורוד
Colors - Tzeh-va-eem - צבעים
2nd Grade: Jewish High Holidays
To learn about Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur, we are…
Creating our own hidden pictures to challenge our friends to find all the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur symbols
Reading a PJ Library book about tashlich--the tradition of casting off bad deeds from the previous year into a body of water-- then having our own mock tashlich ceremony.
Making out own shofar, and learning the three different shofar blasts!
Ask your student...
What are some of the symbols we use to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
What do you do when you do tashlich?
Hebrew Vocabulary
Rainbow - keh-shet - קֶשֶׁת
Red - ah-dome - אָדוֹם
Orange - cah-tome - כָּתוֹם
Yellow - tzah-hove - צָהוֹב
Colors - Tzeh-va-eem - צבעים
1st Grade: Symbols of Rosh Hashanah
To learn about Rosh Hashanah, we are...
Playing with toy versions of different Rosh Hashanah symbols – including round challahs, apples and honey, and a shofar.
Reading a Rosh Hashanah story and discussing how we can make this year a great year.
Writing and illustrating how we can be our best in the next year.
Ask your student...
What is the significance of Rosh Hashanah?
What is one way you can be your best this year?
Hebrew Vocabulary
Rainbow - keh-shet - קֶשֶׁת
Red - ah-dome - אָדוֹם
Orange - cah-tome - כָּתוֹם
Yellow - tzah-hove - צָהוֹב
Kindergarten: Traditions of Rosh Hashanah
To learn about Rosh Hashanah, we are...
Creating a dance to a catchy Rosh Hashanah song and reading a Rosh Hashanah book.
Playing a jumping game to learn about the blasts of the shofar.
Doing a Rosh Hashanah scavenger hunt to find different Rosh Hashanah symbols.
Making an apple craft to represent the apples and honey we eat for a sweet new year.
Ask your student...
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Why do we dip apples in honey on Rosh Hashanah?
Preschool/Pre-K: Discovering Rosh Hashanah
To learn about Rosh Hashanah, we are...
Watching a video to learn about the meaning of Rosh Hashanah and some related customs.
Crafting our own paper apples using tissue paper.
Eating apples and honey after saying what we are looking forward to in this upcoming new year.
Creating a shofar and learning the different blasts heard in Rosh Hashanah services.
Ask your student..
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Why do we eat apples dipped in honey?
When do you hear the shofar?
JKG Jr.: The Jewish New Year
To learn about Rosh Hashanah, we are…
Making our own shofars
Experiencing a Rosh Hashanah meal
Decorating pomegranates (a traditionally fruit eaten on Rosh Hashanah)
Keep exploring friendship & food with your kids by…
Doing some traditions usually done on Rosh Hashanah.