This year, preparing for the High Holidays is more complicated than ever and Sefaria is ready with new resources and tools to support you and your students. Our resources enable learners to engage meaningfully with Jewish texts, and are compatible with both online and face-to-face study. Whether you are looking for something to inspire your lesson planning or some ready-to-go materials to share, Sefaria has you covered.
Enrich your Teaching: Empower your students and create powerful learning experiences with Sefaria’s Rosh Hashanah-themed lesson plans, The Curious Case of the Shapeshifting Shofar and Visualized Learning: Tractate Rosh HaShanah and the Torah. Or, teach your students how to use Sefaria while they learn about the high holidays with the scavenger hunt, Journeying Through the Machzor, designed for students in middle school and up.
Draw on Sefaria’s Growing Library: Sweet Torah for the New Year is where we’ve gathered some of our favorite resources covering all the classics, from a Rosh Hashanah seder, providing menu ideas to Heroes of the High Holidays, a guide to the characters we remember on these special days.
Explore the liturgy: The Top Tefillot for the New Year groups for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur provide inspiration and thought-provoking questions for sparking conversation or inviting personal reflections.
Tap into Trending Ideas: Sefaria’s Trending Torah for the High Holidays group highlights ideas and issues to grapple with this High Holiday season. Each sheet includes framing and links to multiple resources, and will launch you on your journey towards an engaging class discussion.
Looking to leverage digital tools in the new year? Contact us to schedule a free custom workshop for your team to learn new ways to teach and engage students. Availability is limited, so don’t wait to sign up!