B Nei Mitzvah Milestone Pathway Towards Jewish Literacy

CONGREGATION BETH DAVID

B’NEI MITZVAH MILESTONE PATHWAY TOWARDS JEWISH LITERACY

Milestone # / Description . Please note: to be sure the journey is a successful one, pathway is adjusted to fit student’s abilities / Target Grade / Initial/Date
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Key concept –
Being Jewish / What does it mean to say “I am Jewish”.
What does the word Judaism mean.
3 pillar concept - Torah/Avodah/Gemilut Hesed / K-2
Key concept – God / God: Relationship, partnership / K-2
Key concept-
Synagogue / Purpose: Learning, Worship, Community
Sanctuary and its objects:
Bima, Ark, Ner Tamid, Torah, Rimonim, Yad, Siddur, Humash
What is a Rabbi, Hazzan, Lay Leadership.
Beth David: meaning, window and lobby art / K-2
Key concept –
Jewish Values / 10 Commandments, 613 Middot and Mitzvot, Personal Tzedakah – Mitzvah Projects / K-2
3-7
Key concept –
Jewish Holiday Cycle
Traditions and
Ritual Items / Jewish Calendar
General: Torah, Tallit, Tefillin, Kippah, Mezuza
Shabbat: Candles, Kiddush cup, Hallah,
Havdallah: Twisted candle, spices, Elijah
High Holidays: Shofar, Mahzor
Sukkot: 4 kinds, Sukkah, Simhat Torah Hanukkah: Hannukiyah, Sevivon, Latkes
Purim: Grogger, Megillat Esther
Pesah: Seder Plate, Hagaddah, Elijah’s cup
Shavuot: Pilgrimage festival, 7 kinds, Megillat Rut / K-3
Key concept –
Hebrew /Letters / Biblical Hebrew vs Modern Hebrew
Identify letters / K-3
Key concept –
Hebrew reading / Blending letters
Root words / K-3
Key concept
Blessings - Brakhot / Brakhot Nehenin
Brakhot Mitzvah
Brakhot Hodaah - Sheheyanu / K-3
Key concept-
Prayer / Avodah to modern service
3 daily services, torah, musaf
Service has a structure – Siddur
Barkhu – Call to worship / 3
Key concept
Jewish Life cycle / Birth – Brit/Brit Bat
B’nei Mitzvah – Tzedakah, Responsibility, Service Leading honor
Teen Life – Hebrew High, Youth Group
Marriage - Death and Dying / 4-6
7
Key concept –
the Jewish State / How we got to Israel – Abraham, Moses
How we lost Israel – Temple destruction and Exile - HaTikvah – 2000 yr yearning
1948-present: Yom HaShoah,;Atzmaut; Zikaron / 4
Key concept
Shma and Blessings / Shma – Vahavta
History in blessings: Creation-Redemption
Main parts Yotzer Or, Ahava Raba, Mi Kamokha / 4
Key concept
Amidah / Ladder of Blessings 3-13-3
Sefatai Tiftakh – Kavannah
Oseh Shalom / 5
Key concept
Torah Service / Bible structure – Tanakh, who are prophets
Torah structure – 5 books, parshiyot
Humash – Torah/Haftara
Service as a re-enactment of Sinai - Hakafa
Honors: Aliyah, Maftir, Gabbaim, Hagbah, Gellila
Torah Blessings / 5
SPECIAL HONORS for B’nei Mitzvah+ (minimum reading skills required)
Honor of Reading from the torah / Torah Trope Class
Torah Readers Club / 5
Honor of Reading
the Haftara / Haftara Trope Class
Haftara Blessings / 6
Honor of Leading
the Torah Service / Ein Kamokha
Av HaRahamim
Be Ana
Shma…Ehad
Romemu
V’zot Hatorah
Mizmor L’David
U’vnuhu Yomar
Etz Hayim / 6
Honor of Leading other prayers / Prayer for State of Israel
Ashrei
Ein Keloheinu
Aleinu
Adon Olam
Kiddush
Birkat HaMazon
Havdallah / 4-7
Honor of Leading Musaf Amidah / Hatzi Kaddish preceding
Avot
Avot v’imahot
Gevurot
Kedusha
Kaddish Shalem / 5
Honor of Leading Birkhot HaShahar / Ma Tovu
Birkhot HaShahar – ending in Nusah
Psalm for Shabbat – begin/end in Nusah
Silent Ashrei – begin/end in Nusah
Barukh She’amar – end in Nusah
Psalm 150 / 6
Honor of Leading Shaharit / Shokhen Ad
Full Shma and Blessings
Full Amidah/ Shaharit Kedusha. / 8
Honor of leading a minyan (daily/shiva) / Weekday Nusah
Times for special readings / 8
Becoming part of Teen MadrihkimTeam / Madrikhim Class
Torah Leaders Class/Madrikhim module / 8