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Free Teacher Resource to Complement Storybooks

Educators work hard all year long preparing the perfect lesson plans. Why not enjoy the rest of your summer and let us do some of the planning for you?

Look Who's Just Joined Hebrew in Harmony

The roster of acclaimed musicians and performers on the Hebrew in Harmony team continues to grow as we create more music-inspired materials for this groundbreaking curriculum.  Scheduled for release early next year, the second phase of Hebrew in Harmony will feature work by the following artists:

Fall Holiday Stories Focus on Warmth of Friendship

  The fall holidays offer a special opportunity for learning. Beyond shofars, apples, and prayer services, the holidays are ripe for exploration about community, friendship, and connection to Jewish identity. Our holiday storybooks, including two coming soon from Apples & Honey Press, provide easy entry for children to grasp deeper meaning of the celebrations.

Engage Emotions to Help Learning

Good teachers know that meaningful, long-lasting learning happens when students feel invested in the content. Something happens on an emotional level that resonates with students, making what they're learning feel relevant to their lives.

Get Inspired by Fellow Educators

As you begin to plan the next school year curriculum, your fellow educators have got you covered. Whether you’re fresh out of ideas or simply looking to try something new, you can trust that you’ll find inspiration from skilled teachers on the Babaganewz Jewish Educator Marketplace.

Stop By and See Us at NewCAJE

We’d love to see you at the NewCAJE conference at Naperville, Illinois, which begins July 31. Schedule an appointment or stop by the Behrman House booth in the exhibit hall. We’d be happy to:

Meet Josh Warshawsky: A Featured Hebrew in Harmony Musician

Hebrew in Harmony—the new prayer curriculum for 4th-6th graders—features music from today's top Jewish musicians. This is part of a series profiling some of these talented artists.

OLC For All Ages: One School's Experience

Rabbi Mark Levine believes firmly in the power of technology to enhance student learning. An early adopter of the Behrman House Online Learning Center (OLC), this education director at Congregation Beth El in Bethesda, Maryland, reports that three years later, students and teachers in his large school are thriving in the digital learning space.

Announcing Teacher Training for Hebrew in Harmony

Prepare to teach Hebrew through music! Beginning July 11 and through the end of September, join other educators in an online Hebrew in Harmony training course offered by Behrman House, in partnership with Gratz College’s NEXT program, an expert provider of online learning for supplementary school Jewish educators. Registration is open now. 

Gifts and Gratitude: Educator Reflections on Shavuot

What’s the best gift you ever received? For the Jewish people, receiving the Torah ranks pretty high.This Shavuot, explore how to connect this gift to values-based learning.We celebrate this gift on Shavuot, which begins on Saturday evening. Originally an agricultural celebration, over time, Shavuot has come to be a thanksgiving of mitzvot, marked by reading both the story of receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai and the Book of Ruth.

Meet Billy Jonas: A Featured Hebrew in Harmony Musician

Hebrew in Harmony—the new prayer curriculum for 4th-6th graders—features music from today's top Jewish musicians. This is part of a series profiling some of these talented artists. Billy Jonas, founder of the Billy Jonas Band Who are your musical influences? World music, Joni Mitchell, Mr. Rogers, Pete Seeger, Igor Stravinsky

Help Students Connect the Outdoors to Jewish Values

What do Jewish traditions have to do with the environment? Judaism is not only based on the stories we tell, but on the behaviors we are expected to do. As the weather warms and we spend more time outdoors, it’s a good time to visit some Jewish values and traditions that teach us how to behave toward nature.

The Stories We Tell About Ourselves

This week marks Lag Ba’Omer, a joyful holiday celebrated with bonfires and telling stories about ancient scholars who kept alive the light of learning during times of oppression. There’s much more to storytelling though than simply listening to or reading about other people. Personal storytelling can help us understand ourselves better. 

Hebrew in Harmony Taps Music as the Source of Kavanah

  You’re not musically inclined? Neither are we (unless you count singing in the shower). That’s why we rounded up your favorite Jewish musicians to do the heavy lifting for you in Hebrew in Harmony.

Meet Eliana Light: A Featured Hebrew in Harmony Musician

Hebrew in Harmony—the new prayer curriculum for 4th-6th graders—features music from today's top Jewish musicians. This is part of a series profiling some of these talented artists.

Share Your Expertise with Other Jewish Educators

You work hard creating top-notch lessons, so why not sell and share them with other Jewish educators? As you plan for fall, consider sharing your expertise with colleagues with Babaganewz, a new marketplace for Jewish educators. Just as Etsy is the place to buy and sell handmade items, Babaganewz is your source to buy, sell, and trade original teaching resources. Find ideas from experienced teachers you trust, share best practices, and help create a community of educators with the same values and educational challenges.

Get Ready for Summer

As summer fast approaches, children may be gearing up for camp, swimming, and a change of scenery. 

Art of Cantillation Audio Now Available Online

Students of all ages learning to chant Torah or Haftarah have turned to The Art of Cantillation as their go-to guide for more than a decade. Designed for use with a tutor or as a self-teaching resource, these former URJ  books come packaged with a CD of recordings corresponding to step-by-step exercises in the books.

Keep Hebrew Skills Sharp Over Summer

You and your students have worked hard learning Hebrew all year. Don't let those gains evaporate in the summer heat. These fun Hebrew apps encourage summer practice:

Meet Noah Aronson: A Featured Hebrew in Harmony Musician

Hebrew in Harmony—the new prayer curriculum for 4th-6th graders—features music from today's top Jewish musicians. This is part of a series profiling some of these talented artists.

Teach Israel

 Experience Modern Israel

New from Behrman House. Fly to Israel without a plane ticket.

Discover Israel

 Let's Discover Israel

Offer younger children an exciting and age-appropriate introduction to the Jewish homeland