Pinchas . Middah/ Jewish Value Activity Early Years & Foundation Stage 0 - 5 The festivals are mentioned in this parashah - Knowledge of our Festivals The end of the parashah mentions the festivals and Rosh Chodesh. Select children to be one of the following: Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Shmini Atzeret Pesach Shavuot Rosh Chodesh (Shmini Atzeret and Rosh Chodesh may be left out, as the children may know little about them as yet) Draw or print off pictures of artefacts and food connected to the festivals and distribute these to the remaining children. One by one each of these children holds up their picture and everyone has to decide which 'festival child' they have to join. When all the children are in a festival group ask if they can sing a song for that festival. Key Stage 1 5 - 8 In this parashah the Festivals are mentioned - Our Jewish year The parashah mentions the Festivals as well as Rosh Chodesh. Print the names of the Festivals on Resource Pages 1 - 3. Print flashcards of the Hebrew names of the months (English transliteration) from Parashat Bo Keystage 1, Activity Two, Resource Pages 1 - 3. Have a line of children each holding the name of a month in front of them. Have children holding festival names decide in which month they belong, and go and stand in front of that person. The Rosh Chodesh name holder will have to move from month to month! See if the children can remember in which months other festivals, not in the parashah, occur. Key Stage 2 8 - 11 Moshe knew that he was not going to lead Bnei Yisrael into Eretz Yisrael and Hashem had to appoint a new person to lead Bnei Yisrael - Knowing the qualities needed for leadership In this parashah Moshe understands that he will not be leading Bnei Yisrael for much longer. Pinchas, the son of the Kohen Gadol, gained Hashem's approval by his decisive action when he killed a Jewish man and woman who were sinning. His action stopped the plague that God sent to punish the Jewish people. He could have been chosen as the successor to Moshe. However, Moshe was told by Hashem to choose Yehoshua. Yehoshua had already been Moshe's 'assistant' and had been a leader in battle against the Amalekites. He, together with Calev, were the only spies who told the truth about Eretz Yisrael. Activity This is called 'Choosing a Leader'. The group can either be split up or this can be a whole group discussion. What are the key qualities for a leader to have in the following circumstances: Headteacher Manager of a football team Prime Minister Rabbi From the discussion see how many, if any, of the qualities are common to all the circumstances i.e. whether there are particular essential qualities for any leadership situation.