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A collection of lessons for students to work on alone or in pairs. Each lesson develops skills which empower students to spark their curiosity and interest in learning.
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Seeing the Light: A Chanukkah Scavenger HuntLight is a major theme of Chanukkah. In this scavenger hunt, you will travel through the Sefaria library in search of light. Where is it mentioned? In what context is it mentioned? How does it relate to Chanukkah?
Introducing Your ChanukkiyahBig Idea: Lighting the Chanukiya is one of the major mitzvot of Chanukah which is discussed in detail in the Talmud Shabbat and Mishneh Torah: Scroll of Esther and Chanukah. Studying these two texts teaches the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the mitzvah.
Learning objectives:
Students will be able to research the details of the mitzvah of lighting the Chanukiya on Chanukah.
Students will be able to teach others about the mitzvah of lighting the Chanukiya.
Students will be able to navigate Sefaria to find texts related to their subject.
Finding the Afikoman: A Haggadah Scavenger HuntThis is the first of five clues which make up the afikoman scavenger hunt. Follow the directions to find the afikoman at the end.
Sefaria Education•5878 Views•March 25, 2020•Passover,Activity,Pesach,Scavenger Hunt,Haggadah,Seder,Middle School,Elementary School
Hide and Seek - A Purim Scavenger HuntThis is the first sheet in the Purim Hide and Seek Scavenger Hunt.
Going IncognitoSefaria Education•3006 Views•February 3, 2020•Costumes,Hiding,Purim,d'Var Torah,Middle School,Masks,Pedagogy
Searching for Trees on Tu BishvatIn this Tu Bishvat lesson students learn about trees in the Tanakh while sharpening their search
Scrolling Through The MegillotEssential Question: How do the megillot connect to the holidays on which they are read?
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to locate the five megillot in the Jewish library.
Students will be able to identify when each megillah is read throughout the year.
Students will be able to express the motif of the megillah through illustrations.
A Year in the Life of the TorahThis lesson develops students' independent learning skills. Designed to be used while preparing for Simchat Torah or a review of the Torah, it can be adapted for many situations.
Students pick a favorite parasha for each book of the Torah, write clues, and play a fun game with a friend. While enjoying the activity, the students learn how to use Sefaria to enhance Torah study.
Written for upper elementary and middle school students, the activity can be modified for other age groups.
Shaking it Up on SukkotThis lesson develops students' independent learning skills while they learn how the arba minim are used on Sukkot and how to find information in core codes of Jewish law. Students demonstrate what they have learned about the arba minim by creating an infographic,
Sefaria Education•1310 Views•August 25, 2021•Sukkot,Etrog,High School,Middle School,Lulav,Arba Minim
Journeying Through the MachzorThe Rosh Hashanah liturgy was written to help us get into the spirit of the day. In this scavenger hunt, we travel through the Rosh Hashanah Machzor (prayer book) discovering the original sources of the text in order to understand the message of the day.
Where Are You, Parasha?This activity introduces students to Sefaria and shows them how they can learn about the weekly Torah portion (Parasha) with Sefaria.
A free Sefaria account is needed to do the activity.
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