As an introduction to middle school, our 6th graders learned in their Ivrit classes
about important Jewish historical figures who revolutionized Jewish life and
Torah education, the effects that they had on their world, and their legacy to
us today. Some of the personalities we studies include:
- Eliezer Ben Yehuda(אליעזר בן יהודה) – The father of modern day Hebrew who believed that the Jewish language would unify the Jewish people and link us with our shared history.
- Baal Shem Tov –(הבעל שם טוב) The founder of the Hassidic Movement who believed that everyone could serve Hashem in his/her own way.
- Sarah Schenirer – (שרה שנירר) The founder and visionary of the Bet Yaakov Movement, which changed how Jewish girls would be educated.
The song by Arik
Einstein,(אריק
איינשטין) "אני ואתה" ,which led to a
discussion of how every person has the capacity to change the world in a unique
way;
Students were given an assignment to identify,
research and create a poster or Powerpoint describing
an historical figure of paramount importance. Please take a look at just a few samples...
