Areas of Focus:

Ethic: Cooperation

Holidays: Shabbat, World Day, Tubishvat

Life Cycle: Birth and Babynaming

Project: Gmilut Chasidim (Acts of Lovingkindness); Tubishvat Seder; Kibbutz Day

Bible Stories:Ruth and Naomi (Bonds Between Friends and Loyalty); Noah (Cooperation on the Arc); Isaac and Ishmael.
*The Israeli Kibbutz
*The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict:
A Problem Between Neighbors

Units:

1. What is a Friend?

2. Let’s Cooperate: A Day of Initiative Games and Group Problem Solving!

3. Noah’s Ark: Living Together for 40 Days and Nights Is Not Easy!

4. World Day: Celebration of Friendship

5. Naomi and Ruth: A Bond Between Two Women

6.Tubishvat: Let’s Invite Our Friends to a Seder!

7. Kibbutz Day!

8.Isaac and Ishmael: A Conflict Between Two Neighbors

9. Shabbat: A Day of Friendship

10. Gmilut Haseedeem: Acts of Lovingkindness and Our Friends at Temple