Education

Below you can find a sample of source sheets and lesson plans for a range of ages and settings.

Civil Conversation
Eilu v’eilu divrei Elohim Chayim (Eruvin 13b)—These and these are the words of the Living God. A source sheet on civil discourse in fractured times.

Lunch & Learn: Gratitude in Jewish Tradition
Taking time during Sukkot to reflect on abundance, blessing, and gratitude.

Torah on Tap: How Do We Tell the Passover Story?
Questions play a central role in the Passover Seder. Why are they so important? And what should we learn from our questions?

You Can’t Read that in Temple!
A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure journey through the story of King David and a conversation investigating what we do with uncomfortable stories and troubling history.

Reproductive Justice in Jewish Text
After the nomination of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, a group of women asked to make space for conversation about abortion and reproductive justice in Jewish texts.

Affixing a new mezuzah for the Early Childhood Center with students

A visit from some Mordechais and Esthers on Purim

Confirmation is my favorite Jewish ritual. A sacred opportunity for curiosity, exploration, and growth. And hopefully some fun, too.

Sharing the Torah with our youngest learners

Teaching students about the scapegoat from Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16). Students wrote their mistakes on post it notes, placed them on the goat, and then sent the goat away!