This latest addition to the URJ Ethics Curriculum takes age-old ideas and places them within a thoroughly modern context for High School students. Benefits:
Uses writings from the Torah and Talmud to present issues that relate to the everyday lives of Jewish teenagers
Includes topics like dealing with parents, school, and friendship
Contains curricular material brimming with ideas, activities, questionnaires, and resources
Provides adolescents with the tools to assist them in growing up, becoming adults, and beginning to develop their own conception of Judaism
Guides High School students in establishing themselves as a Jewish adults and creating lives built on ethics
Features:
Comprehensive teacher's guide comes with licensed copy pack for easy program preparation
Exciting, interactive activities
Provocative material for discussions
Ethical challenges that relate to the real lives of teenagers
From the authors of classic modern commentaries on Ruth, the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and Pirke Avot comes this new volume on the Book of Jonah.
Kravitz & Olitzky Modern Commentary Series Collection (9 Books)
Special Value Price: $54.00
URJ Press is proud to offer all nine best selling modern commentaries at 60% off the retail price!
Each volume in this collection is designed for the reader to learn on their own, in a small study group, or within a classroom setting.
Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky have perfected their signature style of presenting information: so each volume includes the Hebrew text with English translation, commentary, questions for discussion, and additional resources. Designed for learners age 13 - adult, the Kravitz and Olitzky series has been used in Hebrew high school, rabbinic school, day schools, and camps.
Faithful Heart, A: Preparing for the High Holidays
A Study Text Based on the Midrash Maaseh Avraham Avinu
A Faithful Heart takes the reader on a spiritual journey into the fascinating text Maaseh Avraham Avinu, a compilation of the midrashic sources about Abraham, the first acknowledged Jew. Providing his own translation and commentary, Rabbi Levy has assembled an excellent midrashic study of Abraham's character that will offer the opportunity to examine the themes related to the High Holy Days, such as teshuvah, belief in God, the efficacy of prayer, and making ethical choices.
Excellent texts for s'lichot study
Hebrew and English translations included
Related thematic gleanings, mini-essays, and a complete glossary
Whether the High Holy Days are early or late this year won"t matter. By reading A Faithful Heart you will be on time.
