9th Grade Curriculum Outline

Goals:

  • Have students get to know one another.
  • Have students explore Jewish Identity through the lens of Jewish leaders.
  • Have students explore their own role as Jewish leaders.

Content:

  • Introduction to students & their families
  • Visionary Leaders: Isaiah, Ezekiel, Zionist thinkers (especially Ahad Ha-Am)
  • Builders: Joshua, Devorah, Ben Gurion, Szold, Wise & Other Builders of Reform Judaism