Rosh Hashanah
Cooking Up Compassion
This unique Tel Aviv restaurant is committed to helping kids at risk turn their lives around. Israeli restaurants are often known for their delicious hummus, mouth-watering kebabs, and colorful Israeli salads. One Tel Aviv restaurant, however, is also known for its unique staff.
Tashlich Leader’s Guide
A meaningful Tashlich experience for home or school “And cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” Micah 7:19 This Tashlich experience may be done at home or in school, either by a river, a lake, a well, or even with tubs of water in a classroom.
From Dump to Ecological Diamond
How a landfill in Tel Aviv is being transformed from a garbage dump to an ecological gem. “Quick! Roll up the windows!”
Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929)
Franz Rosenzweig was ready to turn his back on Judaism until one Yom Kippur changed his mind. Berlin, GermanyYom Kippur, October 11, 1913
Honey, Honey
Some amazing honey facts Americans eat more than 1.31 pounds of honey on average each year—an amount that requires a hive of bees to travel more than 72,000 miles and tap into 2.6 million flowers.
Silhouette Poetry
Here's a great activity to encourage your students to use their rosh (head) on Rosh Hashanah to explore their two halves. Rosh Hashanah is a time for evaluating our selves and our deeds. With the intention of improving in the coming year, we look deep inside of ourselves to examine who we really are.
Shofar Journal
Craft a shofar for the cover of a Rosh Hashanah journal that illustrates how you would like to express yourself this year. Rosh Hashanah is an opportunity to look back at what happened over the past year and think about what we want to see happen in the coming year.
Mehilah-O-Grams
Here's a fun way to ask others for forgiveness--and raise money for tzedakah. During the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is important to ask forgiveness, or mehilah, for having hurt or wronged others.
The Symbol of Shofar
Explore the role the shofar plays in the synagogue during the High Holidays and the role it played in the Tanakh. Download the lesson plan from the blue box to the right.
Activities for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Five creative classroom activities to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. THE JEWISH YEAR: Ask the students to design a calendar for the new Jewish year, including the Hebrew months and the holidays that correspond to each month.
The Jewish New Year is a time to re-examine ourselves and our actions to determine ways in which we can improve ourselves and grow in the coming year.
Rosh Hashanah games
