Sundays, 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM at HNT, AND Tuesdays, 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM on Zoom Students are introduced to HNT’s B’Yachad program for 3rd-5th grades, which includes: ● Twice per week classroom learning ● A family commitment to monthly Sunday and adult learning opportunities ● Five annual Shabbat dinners Through the Etgar Yesodi curriculum, developed by the Jewish Theological Seminary, students continue working on and exploring the following subjects in more depth: ● Hebrew reading ● Prayer skills ● Festivals ● Jewish history ● Israel 3rd Grade: Kitah Gimmel In Kitah Gimmel, students will enhance their understanding of holidays, continue their Torah study, and deepen their connection to Israel. Big Idea: In Kitah Gimmel, students explore Torah stories and values, to help them develop their own personal relationship with the Torah. Students will understand the rhythms and mitzvot of the Jewish holidays and the connection of the Jewish calendar to the lunar cycle. Students will understand that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people. Third Grade – At end of the year, students will be able to: • Basic Hebrew reading and writing, can read and pronounce words and phrases, increased fluency from year 2, some shorashim (root Hebrew words). • Understand and speak Hebrew using the Hebrew vocabulary and phrases by grade. • Sing Hebrew songs related to the Jewish year. • Understand and speak Hebrew using the Hebrew vocabulary and phrases by grade. • Students can sound out words, syllable by syllable, and self-correct. • Sing songs according to the Hebrew holiday vocabulary by grade. • Students can sound out words, syllable by syllable, at a reasonable speed. At the end of the year, students will be able to recite and know the meaning of the following prayers: Veshamru, Kiddush, Lecha Dodi, Mode Ani, Adon Olam, Shema
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