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Hebrew Language and Prayer Skills

Students will be able to read Hebrew words with vowels.

Students will be able to read blessings and the Shema that they learned in first grade.

Student will be able to write their names.

Students will learn to count to 100 in Hebrew and will learn the plural.

Students will be able to read fluently:

• V'ahavta
• V'shamru (first line)
• L'cha Dodi (first line)
• Nes Gadol Haya Sham
• Four Questions
• Mi Chamocah (1st two lines) and relation to Passover
• Prayer for Purim Megilla

Jewish Identity, Customs and Values

Students will continue the study of Torah study and learn in more depth the universal stories at the beginning of Beresheit.

Students will learn the holidays in more depth.

• Succot: students will learn about the Lulav and Etrog as well as about the mitzvah called hachnasat orchim
• Simchat Torah: value of emet
• Hanukkah: freedom (cherut) and relation to Pesach
• Tu B'shvat blessings: review blessing over fruit and vegetables
• Purim:
  • Mitzvot of Purim: seudah
  • Matot l'anyiym (tzadaka)
  • Megilla: students will make and show megilla to school develop a Purim drive
• Pesach: Elements of Hagadah, particularly:
  • Four Questions
  • Ten Plagues/ mi chamocah
• Shavuot: Ten Commandments

Students will demonstrate Hiddur Mitzvah (beautifying the mitzvah) by making Purim groggers

Students will highlight the critical role of people,land and dream of Israel through learning about Israeli children.

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