Category: Grade 6 – Mr. Washerstein

Grade 6: Jewish Life Cycle

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This week we have begun to launch into our Jewish Life Cycle! Students will spend time brainstorming various events, moments, and holidays that could be incorporated into the Jewish Life Cycle.

The link below can be used to access the Google Slides Presentation that we will be using in class to take notes/participate in activities. Students should feel free to bookmark this page on their devices. Please note that this document is a living tool, which will be changed and updated regularly.

Grade 6 Jewish Life Cycle Slideshow

 

Feel free to use this digital mind mapping tool to brainstorm life cycle events.

Jewish Life Cycle Digital Mind Map

Grades 6-8: Make Your Sukkot Count Activity

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Today students spent time analyzing the numerology of Hebrew letters (gematria) in order to correctly match various terms relating to Sukkot to their appropriate value. Gematria has been used by many rabbis and kabbalists to uncover deeper meanings within words/phrases of various Jewish texts.

Click the link below to access our Make Your Sukkot Count activity:

Make Your Sukkot Count (Gematria Activity)

Upon identifying the correct words according to the Gematria students will complete the following task:

  • Research and define each word (do not simply translate the word in Google Translate)
  • Write a minimum of two sentences about each term. Expand upon the meaning of each term and its relationship to the Jewish Holidays

 

Grades 6-8: Tikkun Olam Opportunities

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Friday, September 24th, will be our first Dress Down Day! It also happens to be our annual Terry Fox Run. Therefore, all funds collected from the day will be donated to the Terry Fox Foundation. Please remember to bring in your donation.

 

OJCS has partnered with JNF Ottawa to ‘Clean the Capital’.  On Sunday, October 3rd from 1-3 PM OJCS families are encouraged to sign up to help clean our OJCS and JCC campuses. This is a great way to give back and help make a difference in our own community.

Sign up is limited to 25 people so sign up quickly at the link below:

https://jnf.ca/ottawa/cleaning-the-capital/cleaning-the-capital-tickets/ 

Grades 6-8: Sukkot Conversation Starter Assignment (Due: Friday 9/24)

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As we prepare for Sukkot, students will spend time analyzing various sources and commentaries relating to the mitzvot of Sukkot. Students can choose to work on this assignment with a partner or individually. Students may type or write their responses by hand. We will complete this assignment in class and discuss our responses upon completion.

This assignment is due on Friday, September 24th, 2021.

Click the link below to access the assignment:

Sukkot Conversation Starter Assignment

Grade 6: Jewish Life Cycle Final Project (Due: Thursday 6/17)

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Assignment: Students are being tasked with diving deeper into a specific portion of the Jewish life cycle. The majority of these topics were studied/discussed in class at great length. The goal of this project is to demonstrate understanding, conduct further research, and exhibit creativity by creating an informational video that relates to a topic within the Jewish life cycle.

Content: What information do I need to include?

  1.   The major concepts behind their Jewish life cycle topic (explain key information)
  2.   How this life cycle event connects to your life (family)/modern everyday life situations
  3.   Could be interesting to ask your parents about any personal traditions/experiences that might relate
  4. You could also reach out to a rabbi/other members of the Jewish community to learn more about traditions, customs, and information pertaining to your life cycle event in Ottawa
  5.   Your own interpretation of the value of this moment/event within the Jewish life cycle (Why do you believe this is important?)

 

Video Requirements:

  • This video will also include a skit that relates to the life cycle event
  • You can also include pictures and provide explanations of these images
  • Minimum of two minutes long (maximum ten minutes)
  • Be sure to cite your sources if you use web documents

 

Due Dates:

By June 4th-Choose which life cycle event you would like to focus on and get it approved by Mr. Washerstein

By June 10th- Check in with Mr. Washerstein and share your plan

By June 17th- Submit the video to Mr. Washerstein

 

Jewish Life Cycle Topics (Choose One):

  1. Baby Naming
  2. Brit Milah
  3. Pidyon Ha-Ben
  4. Shalom Zachar
  5. Bar Mitzvah
  6. Bat Mitzvah
  7. Marriage
  8. Divorce
  9. Death (Funeral)
  10. Stages of Mourning (Shiva/Shloshim)
  11. Kashrut

 

Due: Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Click here to access: Jewish Life Cycle Project Instructions

Click here to access: My Jewish Life Cycle Planner (Graphic Organizer)

Grade 6: Jewish Wedding Webquest (Due: Tuesday 5/11)

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Over the last two weeks, we had the opportunity to participate in a variety of unique online experiences as we commemorated Yom HaShoah, Yom Hazikaron, and Yom Haatzmaut. As we dive back into the Jewish life cycle students will be working on a Jewish Wedding Webquest!

Jewish Wedding Webquest Assignment

This assignment provides students with 11 response questions. Students will need to click and read the link above the question in order to find the answer. Please do not simply search for these answers on random internet sites. I will be looking for specific information from the articles/videos associated with each question. Your responses should be written in complete sentences. Be sure to read over the instructions prior to starting the assignment.

Due: Tuesday 5/11

Grades 6-8: Yom HaShoah Across Canada

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For the second year, the Neuberger is proud to partner with Jewish communities, Holocaust Institutions, and Federations across Canada to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. As a nation, we will once again come together virtually, to honour the victims of the Shoah and pay tribute to Canada’s diverse community of Holocaust survivors. The program will include special guests from the east to the west, poignant readings, and survivor testimony, providing us with continued strength as Canadians during these unprecedented times.

The live program will be available for viewing on Thursday, April 8th at 7PM

Click here to access the live link: https://www.holocaustcentre.com/yom-hashoah-2021-live

Grades 6-8: Yom HaShoah Virtual Assembly

mwasherstein / / Grade 6 - Mr. Washerstein, Grade 7 - Mr. Washerstein, Grade 8 - Mr. Washerstein
Today is Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). Today we remember the 6,000,000 Jews who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazi regime.
Here is the video presentation of our Yom HaShoah virtual assembly:
The Grade 8 class has set up a museum-like experience in the chapel. Classes visited the chapel to learn more about the Holocaust. The exhibit included: QR code survivor testimonies, a timeline of events, quotes, information about what life was like for children during the Holocaust, and a poetry/writing prompt station.

Grades 6-8: 2021 Yom HaShoah Cross-Canada Commemoration

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Yom HaShoah will be commemorated on April 8th, 2021. Students and families are invited to access a nationwide virtual commemoration program on this date. If you are interested in participating in this event, please click this link to register. 

OJCS students have been invited to participate in a program that provides students with an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas about the significance of learning about the Holocaust.

Students will write/create videos respond to the following prompt:

“Why learn about the Holocaust?”

We will submit their responses which will be included in the nationwide commemoration.

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