Manga Midrash
By Gila Gevirtz

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Manga is a graphic novel technique popular among pre-teens and teens. Midrash is an ancient Jewish storytelling tradition based on biblical texts. Put them together and you have Manga Midrash—an innovate and motivating way to teach Torah and Jewish values. Manga Midrash helps students explore the meaning of and values conveyed by key biblical texts. Each 16-page, full-color booklet uses manga, a cutting-edge illustrated, storytelling technique from Japan, enormously popular with today’s pre-teens and teens, to present a Bible story, a rabbinic midrash, and a Jewish value. Powered by manga’s dynamic and motivating format, students actively take part in the tradition of interpreting sacred text while discussing Jewish values.

SPECIAL FEATURES: Every Manga Midrash booklet includes these exciting features: Bible Classics A blend of modern graphics and a faithful translation of the original text Standing in Their Shoes Probing questions for students to answer as the biblical characters might Rabbinic Midrash: Our Sages Teach Us A dynamic retelling of a traditional midrash based on the Bible story Creating Midrash: What Were the Sages Thinking? An activity in which students can reflect on the midrash’s meaning My Modern Midrash: Our Generation Speaks A lively story-starter to be completed by students Creating Midrash: What Do You Think? A tool to help students plan their own unique ending to the midrash story starter Be a Jewish Leader-in-Training Closing, values-based questions in which students show evidence of the lessons they have learned

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