Shmini . Middah/ Jewish Value Activity Early Years & Foundation Stage 0 - 5 The parashah tells us about eating Kosher food. We can eat all kinds of growing things, but only certain kinds of animals - Kashrut General rule: four-footed animals Kosher animals must have cloven hoof and chew the cud. Permitted: cows, sheep, goats, deer. Not Permitted: pig, horse, rabbit, camel. General rule: fish Kosher fish must have fins and scales. Permitted examples: cod, plaice, herring. Not permitted examples: eel, shark, dogfish. No shellfish are permitted, e.g. prawn, crab, lobster. No fish-like mammals are permitted, e.g. whale, dolphin, porpoise. General rule: birds Birds of prey are not permitted. Permitted: chicken, duck, turkey, goose Not permitted: owl, vulture, eagle, heron Sing 'Old MacMoshe had a farm', using only Kosher animals Key Stage 1 5 - 8 We are told about the Laws of Kashrut - the signs that animals, birds and fish must possess to show that they are kosher - Kashrut Do this activity with the children sitting in a circle. Ask and then discuss briefly the rules of Kosher animals (see above). Have one card with the word 'KOSHER' on and one with the words NOT KOSHER (TREYF) on. Print Resource page 1 for this or write on two pieces of card. Place the two cards on the floor far apart, within the circle. Have lots of cards with either words or pictures of animals (use clipart, pictures cut from magazines or cards from a game) or for a predominantly younger group use small toy animal models. (See above Early years column for some examples of Kosher and non Kosher animals) The leader goes round the circle and each child picks a card, without seeing what it is. Each child identifies their animal and places it in the KOSHER or NON KOSHER area. Key Stage 2 8 - 11 We are told about the Laws of Kashrut - the signs that animals, birds and fish must possess to show that they are kosher - Kashrut Prepare lots of small cards each with the name of an animal, bird or fish. The children sit in a circle. A child picks a card and, without speaking or making a sound (e.g. 'mooing'), has to convey what animal they are. The rest of the group tries to guess what it is and say if it's Kosher or Not Kosher (Treyf). For reference The Really Jewish Food Guide has a brief chapter called 'What is Kosher', and also has a comprehensive list of kosher and non-kosher fish in the listings.