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Big Idea for Jewish Learning #3 - Living Our Values

As you plan your curriculum, we have created a Big Ideas Guide that identifies three areas that encompass the key values and purpose of part-time Jewish education programs. The Big Ideas in this small downloadable guide help you think through the enduring understandings you want your learners to grapple with as they form connections with Judaism, as well as point to specific Behrman House texts and materials that support the learning and help you guide students.

New Help to Keep Parents Informed

Back to school just got a little bit easier.  We've created customizable sample letters that you can share with parents to keep them informed about the Online Learning Center, and the exciting new digital materials for Hebrew in Harmony and Shalom Hebrew their children may be using this school year. 

Break Through the Hebrew Reading Summer Slide

As students head back to school, help them break through the Hebrew reading summer slide with a variety of tools for students of all ages and levels.

Second Hebrew in Harmony Cohort Begins Sept. 1

It's not too late to join the second cohort of teachers training to use Hebrew in Harmony, the groundbreaking new music-based curriculum for 4th-6th graders to ensure an engaging and musical Hebrew experience for your students.

Join the Second Cohort of Hebrew in Harmony Teachers

Thanks to high interest in an online teacher training course for Hebrew in Harmony, we have opened registration for the second cohort sooner than planned!  The first cohort, currently in session, filled up quickly and is now oversubscribed. Don't miss out on this key learning of how to use the new prayer-through-music curriculum Hebrew in Harmony. 

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:

A Gardener’s Guide to Hebrew

My dogwood is dying. This spring, with great hope and enthusiasm, I planted three trees in my yard to replace ones torn out and smashed by Hurricane Sandy three years ago. I planned out the locations, chose each plant, planted them just so, got the recommended watering bags to let the water soak in over the course of an entire day, and dragged my hose around the yard regularly to keep the bags filled.

Hebrew Spotlight: Hineni Prayer Booklets

When it comes to teaching Hebrew, you’ve got lots of choices. Which approach you choose depends on your goals for Hebrew.

Join the First Cohort of Hebrew in Harmony Teachers

Registrations for the Hebrew in Harmony online teacher training course continue to roll in, and there’s still space for you to join the inaugural class. Beginning July 11 and through the end of September, Gratz College’s NEXTprogram, an expert provider of online learning for supplementary school Jewish educators, will teach you how to use the prayer-through-music curriculum Hebrew in Harmony. Course instructor Dina Maiben has prepared a dynamic program including:

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. 

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

New CHAI and Mitkadem Tutorials

For many schools, the CHAI  and Mitkadem Hebrew curricula have long been mainstays. For those new to the programs, we are developing a series of tutorials that cover the basics of what they are and how they work. The first videos are now available.  Mitkadem is a self-paced Hebrew program focused on prayer and synagogue skills, where students move at their own speed. The curriculum is organized into 23 levels that introduce grammar, vocabulary, and reading. 

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.

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.

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Discover Israel

 Let's Discover Israel

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