Issue 37
24th Adar 1 5765
3rd March 2005
Torah
for Everyone Crash Course
Teaching Awards - Deadline 18 March 2005
EuroPurim 2005 - the biggest purim party in the world!........
Towards a curriculum for 'Traditional Adult Jewish Education'
Programme for Pre Pesach - Childrens' Service Leaders Seminar
Become
the best Jewish teacher that you can be!
Free Summer Ulpan for Hebrew teachers
AJE '10/10, ten years of excellence'.
Torah, Avodah u'Gemilat
Chasadim
AJE National Jewish Studies Teachers Conference
Why is this year so different - Erev Pesach on Shabbat
Purim
Pesach
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Shalom and welcome to JEDmail 37! So, what did you do with your spare month? Although we are more frequently heard to say things like "Thank G-d it's nearly Shabbat!" we sometimes think "How can I get another two days in my week? There's just not enough time!" So when Jewish Studies staff get an extra month in their year, what did they do with it and will it affect the way that they arrange the curriculum for next year as well, even without the extra time? One event that happened during Adar 1 was the European Conference of Jewish Communities and we welcome some of the participants as new JEDmail community members. If there is something that you would like to see in JEDmail or share with the community, let us know. A report on the conference can be found here http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=15089&intcategoryid=2 Enjoy your Adar 2. JEDMASTER |
of Jewish Studies, will be teaching the unique and highly acclaimed Torah for Everyone
Crash Course at LSJS on Thursday afternoons starting 3rd March 2005.
The core participants will be made up of the students of the new
Montifoire Kollel. There are also a small number of extra places available for Jewish
educators and other participants with a good background in Traditional Jewish
study.
The six dates on which the course will be run are:
1. 3.15pm to 5:30pm on Thursday 3rd March 2005
2. 3.15pm to 5:30pm on Thursday 10th March 2005
3. 3.15pm to 5:30pm on Thursday 17th March 2005
(One week break for Purim)
4. 3.15pm to 5:30pm on Thursday 31st March 2005
5. 3.15pm to 5:30pm on Thursday 7th April 2005
6. 3.15pm to 5:30pm on Thursday 14th April 2005
Attendance at all six sessions is vital.
Cost: £50 per person (significant concessions available for educators
and others).
To book or for more information contact Marilyn on 020 8203 6427 or
courses@lsjs.ac.uk
Nominate Now http://www.teachingawards.com/
We all know
that teachers are inspirational people who change lives for the better
so help us celebrate their achievements and reward their dedication. The
Teaching Awards are open to every education establishment in England,
Wales and Northern Ireland.
Nominations can be made online until 18 March, so make sure the teaching
profession gets the recognition it deserves and make a nomination today
at www.teachingawards.com
TEACHING AWARDS NEWS
NEW CATEGORIES FOR 2005
The Trust has announced three new categories for the Teaching Awards 2005.
The categories will be introduced in two English regions and Wales and
aim to reflect each area's own specific educational priorities. Category
Winners will be announced at the local Ceremonies in June.
The new categories include:
The Welsh Assembly Government Award for the Promotion of the Welsh
Language in a School
The North West Regional Development Agency Award for Enterprise in
Schools
The South East England Development Award for Enterprise in Schools
Nominate Now http://www.teachingawards.com/
Many people
remember the great pan European chanukiah lighting we held
following the last Arachim Conference in London. This year we met in
Paris and decided to celebrate our common faith and culture in a very
simple, yet exciting, way.
If your nursery or school is holding a Purim event, take a digital
photo or two, including its name and location [city will do!] and send
it to info@aje.org.uk.
We will forward
it to the European Council of Jewish Communities'
website and tell you when you can view it - and all the other schools
and nurseries in Europe, from Spain to Russia, from Finland to Turkey.
Towards
a curriculum for 'Traditional Adult Jewish Education'
Wednesday 30th March 2005 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Dr Raphael
Zarum is Director of Lifelong Learning at LSJS.
He is currently completing his Masters in Adult Education at London's
Institute of Education. This seminar is a presentation of two chapters
of his Masters thesis which he worked on when studying as a Jerusalem
Fellow at the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem.
The LSJS
Academic Research Seminar provides a forum in which graduate students
and academics in the fields of Jewish Studies and Jewish Education can
share ideas and receive feedback on work in progress. The seminar takes
place monthly, on a Wednesday afternoon, and is open to everyone.
For more
details contact Marilyn on 020 8203 6427 marilynk@lsjs.ac.uk
London School of Jewish Studies
Schaller House, 44a Albert Road, London NW4 2SJ
7.30 - 9.30 pm Wednesday 6 April 2005
@ LSJS campus, 44a Albert Road Hendon NW4.
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7.30pm
Welcome and "boost" for HaRayon Simon Goulden
7.40pm Guest Speaker Rabbi Harvey Belovski |
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Early
Years (up to age 5)
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Primary
(Ages 6-9)
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Pre-Teens
(ages10-13)
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8.00pm Session 1 |
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| Joshua
Don't Do That (Holding Limited Attention Spans) Avelyn Hass / Sandy Potashnick |
Story Telling Skills (Easy Steps to Boost Your Skills) Sorrel Fisher |
Striking a Balance (Formal vs Informal) Adam Mallerman |
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8.35pm Tea and Browse in the ERC Corinne Engel 8.55pm
Session 2
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| Puppets,
Pictures & Poems (Story Sacks + Useful Resources) Avelyn Hass / Sandy Potashnick |
Behaviour Management (How not to Reach the End of your Tether) Jeffrey Leader |
Tefilla Techniques (Why is this service different...?) Rabbi Chananya Silverman |
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9.30 Ends |
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Call Ilana
on 8457 9713 to book places.
When: July 18th - July 31st 2005
Where: Livnot's campuses in Jerusalem and Tzfat.
The Jewish Educator's Program serves young Jewish adults in their twenties and early thirties who are involved in either formal or informal Jewish education. If you work in day schools, after school congregational programs, with youth groups or in camps, then this program could be for you. During the two week program, you will explore essential Jewish themes through hands-on activities and learn how to translate them into classroom based learning. Educators will come not only to understand the land of Israel better, but will have the opportunity to engage in philosophical and spiritual exploration. With your colleagues, you will boost your connection to the Jewish community and acquire tangible tools to use your skills in curriculums. Educators will spend time in nature-based activities, discussion groups and workshops in addition to meeting with professional Israelis in the education field and forming long lasting connections with other members in the group.
The cost of the program is $650, not including airfare. Generous financial subsidies are available. Register online today (www.livnot.com). There is a limited number of space and applications are processed on a first come first serve basis.
Since 1980, Livnot has offered programs to over 3200 young Jewish adults. For more information, please contact programs@livnot.com or call 1-888-LIVNOT-0. www.livnot.com
Ulpan Akiva
is happy to announce that with the kind sponsorship of the Grinspoon Foundation
and The Morningstar Foundation, we will be holding for the third year,
the special course "Shachaf" - Training Hebrew Teachers, from
the 18th July through 11th August 2005.
We at Ulpan
Akiva have years of experience in teaching Hebrew as a foreign language
and we were asked to share our knowledge and unique teaching methods with
Hebrew teachers abroad. To accommodate this need, we built a special program
for Hebrew Teachers and received funding for this project. We feel that
this is a very important program and will benefit the teachers as well
as the students they will teach when they return to their community.
Teachers should contact us directly at : ulpanakv@netvision.net.il
or register on line at our website stating "Shachaf" program
- scholarship. The number of scholarships are limited. The attached details
must be completed by the teachers.
The value of the scholarship is U.S. $ 2650. There is a $ 200 registration
fee to be paid by the teacher upon enrollment, not refundable.
The scholarship
includes : tuition, study material, cultural and social activities, special
afternoon activities for the Teachers, full board and lodging (sharing
a room), use of swimming pool and gym.
Does not include : air fare, medical insurance, transfers and personal
expenses.
The program
is set out below.
Questionnaire to be completed by the applying Hebrew teacher :
1. Personal details, including education and resume.
2. Current place of Hebrew instruction - name of school or center.
3. Number of years practicing as a Hebrew teacher.
4. Who recommended that you join the program?
5. Letter
of recommendation from the school/university/community center
where you are currently teaching.
6. Preference
will be given to teachers whose mother-tongue is not Hebrew
but has a spoken, reading and writing knowledge of Hebrew. (intermediate
level).
7. All the methodological and pedagogical activities will be carried out in Hebrew.
8. The scholarship
includes : tuition, study material, cultural and social activities,
special afternoon activities for the Teachers, full board and lodging
(sharing a
room), use of swimming pool and gym.
Does not include : air fare, medical insurance, transfers and personal
expenses.
Registration Fee : $ 200.- not refundable.
Ulpan Akiva Program
The Ulpan's teachers are highly qualified and experienced in teaching the Hebrew language at all levels.
Ulpan Akiva offers a special course for overseas Hebrew teachers carried out by our teachers and guest lecturers.
Duration:
25 days
08.00 - 13.00 and afternoons from Sunday to Friday inclusive.
Dates : 18th July through 11th August 2005
PROGRAM :
¨ Observing lessons.
¨ Workshops for preparing study material
¨ Enrichment in the fields of Israel and Jewish culture
¨ Learning different teaching techniques in the Hebrew language.
· Personal instruction
¨ Educational tours and excursions
In the afternoon,
the teachers will join in special activities:
· Methods to teach Hebrew in different levels.
· Analyze the lessons
· Syntax in the Hebrew language
· Lectures on Education in Israel
· Hebrew through the media
¨ Bible lessons
¨ Computer/Audio lessons
¨ Conversations
ACADEMIC
CREDIT :
The course gives a total of 168 academic hours. We know of the following
Universities who grant academic credit for our courses:
(Cornell University, New York University, Queens College, College of Jewish
Studies - Cleveland. Rutgers University, University of Tennessee, Gratz
Hebrew College, Baltimore Hebrew College, George Washington university,
Brandeis University, University of Utah, U.C. Santa Barbara Los Angeles,
The Lawrenceville Prep School - New Jersey and Dawson College, Canada.)
Cost: includes tuition,study material, cultural and social activities, use of swimming pool and gym, trips, full board and lodging sharing basic rooms on our campus.
SUBJECTS OF TRAINING :
1. Techniques and methods for teaching Hebrew as a foreign language
1. Acquiring
methods for teaching reading and writing
2. Methods of extracting writing mistakes
3. Education on Eretz-Israel
4. Study workshop by listening
5. Study workshop with computers
6. Study workshop through music and dance
7. Study workshop though watching television
8. Hebrew in drama - creative movements
9. Language and Culture Enrichment
1. Jewish
Culture (including the Siddur)
2. Hebrew/Arabic - the similarities and the differences
3. Investigating the Hebrew language
4. Current Affairs
5. Hebrew literature
6. Study tours
Total: 168 hours
All these
activities, include explanations, demonstrations and observation of lessons,
preparation of study material and summarization.
This year sees the tenth anniversary of the AJE. There will be many
opportunities to celebrate our work with you over our first decade, under
the general title '10/10, ten years of excellence'.
Look out for more information in the next edition of Jedmail.
AJE National Jewish Studies Teachers Conference
14th November 2005
"Torah,
Avodah u'Gemilat Chasadim'" is the name of the First Jewish Day
School Teachers Conference organised by the AJE to celebrate our tenth
anniversary.
Date: monday 14 November,
Location: JFS School, Kenton,
time 0930 - 1600,
Keynote address: Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks,
workshops for primary and secondary school teachers on a wide variety
of practical
subjects led by UK and Israeli specialists.
Details and booking forms will be sent out before Pesach
call 020-8457-9712 or email corrinnevc@aje.org.uk
This week saw the end and the beginning of the worldwide learning project that is known simply as Daf Yomi. Every day participants learn a daf (page) of the Talmud, which means that each cycle takes seven years to complete.This week saw the end of the 10th cycle and the beginning of the 11th. Although the Gemara has not changed the technology giving access to it has leapt forwards since the tenth cycle began over seven years ago. There are many websites offering support in one form or another.
One site
offers audio and video in English, French, Hebrew or Yiddish as well as
the daf of Gemara being learnt that day on the same page.
http://www.hadafhayomi.co.il/
However,
Gemara is not the only text to get the Yomi treatment. You can join with
a program of daily learning of:
# Mishnah Yomi
# Halachah Yomi
# Mishnah Berurah Yomi
# Shemiras ha'Lashon Yomi
# Rambam Yomi
# Rashi Yomi
Here is next
weeks calendar for some of those. http://www.dafyomi.co.il/calendars/yomi/ymi65-26.htm
How might
this style of learning benefit your pupils, students and colleagues?
What technology might best support such a program?
What topics would this program best lend itself to?
Please send
us your thoughts and we'll share them with the JEDmail community.
(one each day of course).
Not an Israeli Simon and Garfunkel fansite, but a great little website with easy text and pictures on a wide variety of Zionist and Israel history topics. It is arranged as an exhibition, at which you can vist groups of stands in pavilions and galleries including:
Zionist Movement
Pavilion
Portrait Gallery
The Time Machine
Immigration and Settlement Wing
Hall of Politics and Diplomacy
Development of the Yishuv: A display
Rabbi Philip Ginsbury presents a guide to the issues and a helpful set of practical planning points with regard to Pesach preparations this year as Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat. Published by the United Synagogue, this short document in large print is an easy to follow guide to the 3 days leading up to pesach, when first night seder is Motzei Shabbat. Pupils could easily use the checklist (and older pupils the document itself) to create timelines and charts that would guide them and their families through this series of knotty problems. I t gives many opportunities to discuss a range of issues with regard to Shabbat and Yom Tov and also presents a challenge for pupils to see if they can solve some of the logical, halachic problems for themselves.
The guide
can be downloaded in PDF format from http://www.unitedsynagogue.org.uk/pesachguide2005.pdf
This abridged version of the Purim story, in English, with greggers at strategic points. Click on the first gregger to download it once and then use your audio software (You could use Windows Media Player or Quicktime) to play the gregger sound at the right time through the story.
http://www.holidays.net/purim/story2.htm
Mask template-King Achashversosh
http://www.holidays.net/purim/king.htm
Mask template-Esther
http://www.holidays.net/purim/esther.htm
Mask template Haman
http://www.holidays.net/purim/haman.htm
Hand-made gregger instructions
http://www.holidays.net/purim/craft01.htm
The Story of Purim is comprised of a scene-by-scene audio play, with accompanying pictures in colouring book form. You can download all of the pictures for use as colouring sheets, to create a wall display with pupils writing the appropriate sections of text for each picture in their own words. You could then use the audio play as either a trigger to the writing or as a fun review on completion. Well worth a listen
http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/purim/purim_play/index.htm
This is the zip file for the colouring bookpictures. See above.
http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/purim/purim_play/purim-bk.zip
Illustrating connections between Chanukah and Purim - between the Gregger and the Dreidel, between the story of Joseph (that we read at Chanukah time) and Purim. For a class who already have the basics firmly cemented,this makes for an interesting bit of analysis, centring on the balance between prayer and action.
http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=118
Analysis of characters in the story - an in depth view, using some midrash and a little logical deduction, gives us a little more understanding of the characters and their motivations, eac in their own context.
http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=127
Understanding Purim as a point of change in the way that the Jewish people would relate to Hashem in the future. Although this begins by comparing Chagei Tishri with later festivals, the main sections dealing with Purim give us yet another insight into what is hidden behind the mask of Purim.
http://aishdas.org/asp/purim.html
Purim Syllabus Checklist
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/purim/pusyl.html
Teaching units for Purim - a collection of texts as background to topics and suggested exercises and activities. The age range is really quite broad so choose with care.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/purim/
Online Purim Quiz 10 noisy Questions - good, online fun. Takes a little time for the quiz to appear.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/50/act/quiz/purim.html
60 Second Megillah
http://www.aish.com/holidays/purim/60_second_megillah_overview.asp
Jokes on Audio
http://www.aish.com/holidays/purim/jokes_you_can_tell.asp
A good collection of Purim songs . The texts include English translation and Ashkenazi transliteration (some teachers may need to make small adjustments to these. There are accompanying audio files using Real Player. Again these are in Ashkenaz pronunciation so may be appropriate for you or maybe just as a guide for teachers to remind them of how the tune fits the words prior to teaching it.
http://www.aish.com/holidays/purim/songs.asp
A host of different Purim articles for many age-groups, linked to the quiz. See below.
http://www.ou.org/chagim/purim/default.htm
This Purim quiz provides basic, intermediate and advanced levels. The answers can all be found amongst the articles in the Purim section of the OU site. Could be a good exploratory semi-web-quest activity.
http://www.ou.org/jewishiq/purim/enter.htm
From the OU Page. A well-written piece on this idea, that could be adapted for class discussion or other activity
www.ou.org/chagim/purim/everyday.htm
This is a good summary of this concept and an interesting direction to take pupils in, discussing their outward behaviour versus inner thought, motivations and feelings.
www.ou.org/chagim/purim/disguises.htm
This
sitemap shows the subjects covered in the study area. Each section examines
an aspect of Pesach (and later Lag B'omer and Shavuot) in simple, informative
language. The activities are ideas for teachers.
http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/yreshef/pesach/sitemap.html
The playroom features games including a Pesach quiz based on the study
area, find the Afikoman and hit Pharoah
http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/yreshef/pesach/playroom.html
A group of Pesach quizes and brain-teasers to print out or work out on
screen
http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/pesach/pesgames.htm
A fun multiple choice quiz on Pesach. Although this is a competition,
you could get pupils to answer the questions and then highlight the quiz
section only. By Going to the Print menu and choosing "Selection",
only the quiz and answers will be printed. Remember to tell them to put
their name in and include it in the highlighting process.
http://www.kosherzone.com/kidtrvia.htm
Jewish agency Lesson units on Pesach-includes an interesting simulation
game
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/pesach/index.html#dept
Songs
reggae songs about Pesach. Worth reading through and maybe adding one
to this years Pesach songbook.
http://www.reggaepassover.com/songs.html
Pesach songs, based on Beatles songs
http://www.lehrercommunications.com/pesachsongs.htm
Pesach songs based on some old favourites
http://www.sfjcf.org/jholidays//holidayinfo/passover-songs.html
Some Pesach songs - transliterations and translations. This could save
you a lot of typing. Highlight, copy and paste into your wordprocessor.
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Bistro/1150/lyrics/j-pesach.html
Aimed at foundation stage / KS1teachers, these pages include the song
lyrics and an accompanying sound file to hear how the song is sung.
http://www.jcca.org/thisnewmonth/nisanact.htm
In case you missed it, click here to download this song that was popular(?)
a couple of years ago
http://www.fruitfull.com/matzah5.wav
In case you missed this, here are the words to the song above
http://members.tripod.com/~jewishjokes/matzah-mambo-5.htm
Fantastic poems in rhyme about each section of the Haggadah. Excellent
for foundation, KS1 and lower KS2
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Uncle_Eli/Eli.html
Plays
A group of intersting plays that could be used in class, on syage, as
part of the model Seder…Some editing may be necessary so highlight
the play and paste it into your Wordprocessor. (You will need to open
your wordprocessor before you copy.)
http://www.jkador.com/haggadot.htm
Video
Study guide for using "The Prince of Egypt". This guide is under
no illusions that there are major differences between the film and Torah
versions. In fact it capitalises on them to inspire and trigger discussoin
on a range of important issues. Ideal for upper primary and Secondary.
http://www.princeofegypt.com/en/study/htmls/pdf/dorff.pdf
In-Depths
An analysis of Chad Gadya. Intersting stuff about the last song of the
seder
http://www.ohr.org.il/special/pesach/kidstuff.txt
Shiurim on Pesach at the Virtual Beit Hamidrash of Yeshivat Har Etzion
http://www.vbm-torah.org/pesach.htm
Choose basic, intermediate or advanced, to see articles that pupils pupils
could use for research on topics. Every level has an accompnyingquiz.
See the link below.
http://www.ou.org/chagim/pesach/default.htm
Quiz on three levels, to accompany the OU articles above
http://www.ou.org/jewishiq/pesach/enter.htm
Audio Shiurim on Pesach, mostly for teacher research
http://www.613.org/pasclass.html
Games
Ten plagues relay races
http://www.uscj.org/usy/pb/kten.htm
Foundation stage games/activities for Pesach, including making a package
to act out all 10 plagues, building the pyramids game…
http://www.jcca.org/thisnewmonth/nisanact.htm
A selection of print and play mazes and games for Pesach
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/pesach/pesach.htm
Art
and images
A selection of artwork representing the Four sons as discussed in the
Haggadah. Taken from the "A Different Night" Haggadah.
http://www.haggadahsrus.com/4childrenGallery1.htm
Some free Pesach clipart
http://www.bitsela.com/passover.htm
coloring sheets
http://www.coloring.ws/passover.htm
Under the Guidance of Rav H I Feldman (a'fylc)
HEAD
TEACHER
The successful candidate will have:
- A full
commitment to the Ethos of the School
- A high
level of motivation
- Excellent
communication and administrative skills
- High standards
of work and behaviour
- Experience
in National Curriculum development
- An aptitude
to consolidate the existing framework in preparation for applying for
voluntary aided status
- An ability to improve and develop fully the school management strategies and school policies
Please apply in writing with full CV
and name of two referees to :
The Noam Primary School, Chairman of Governors
40 Holders Hill Crescent, London NW4 1ND
Please send us:
Any ideas and resources that you think would be useful for other educators.
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JEDMASTER
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