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Friday, August 29, 2008
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Enduring Understanding #1:
Anniversaries are a time for reflection and celebration.

Enduring Understanding #2:
Jews are religiously, emotionally and intellectually connected to Israel through both its ancient and its modern components.

As the celebration of Israel’s sixtieth anniversary approaches, you should be thinking about how you will integrate this celebration into your classroom experiences.  There are many resources you can use. Before you decide what resources to use, think about the following questions.
Your answers can help you select appropriate resources.

  1. What had your students learned before this year about Israel?
  2. What do you want your students to internalize about Israel?
  3. What is it they might learn about Israel that may impact how they live their lives?
  4. How will you know whether your students have learned what you hoped they would?

Below are some resources for celebrating Israel@60.

The Jewish Agency has a wide range of resources designed specifically for this celebration year.

Celebrate Israel @ 60 with the Jewish Agency

BabagaNewz
Kids’ Magazine
offers a host of entry points for teaching about Israel.

Celebrate Israel @ 60 with Babaganewz

The MFA offers short films on a variety of topics suitable for classroom use.

Celebrate Israel
@ 60 with videos from the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs

ARZA is the Reform movement’s Zionist arm.  The website below contains links to various news outlets in Israel.
http://www.arza.org/news/israel/

The Conservative Movement has prepared a detailed plan for celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary at a Shabbat service.
http://www.uscj.org/images/The-Road-To-Sixty.pdf

The OU is offering a book of readings for the period leading up to Israel’s Independence Day.
http://www.ou.org/news/article/ou_encourages_synagogues
_across_ the_country_to_celebrate_israels_60th_anniv/

Israel Up Close explores the technological, scientific, and agricultural advancements in Israel through short informational sound bites.

Celebrate Israel
@ 60 with
media from Israel
Up Close

Browse the BJE Book Store
for resources that can be used in your celebration.

Celebrate Israel @ 60  with resources from the BJENY
Book Store

ISRAEL21c disseminates high-quality information to the American public about the Israel that exists beyond the conflict in the Middle East.

Celebrate Israel
@ 60 with
Israel21c

 

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