Introductory Lessons for Global Jewish Encounters

Getting Ready

Networking is not easy, let alone networking overseas.
This skill requires preparation and practice.
Hopefully, the following activities will help you to feel more confident when you meet your new peers.

Dear teachers and students,

Here you can find activities to support the preparatory stage of a twinning program with English-speaking peers overseas. We wish you meaningful learning and wonderful experiences.

Dr. Noga Cohavi and Ronit Maor

מדריך עמיות מעשי

Map & Facts

Look at the map and learn some interesting facts

CONCEPTS - Jigsaw Puzzle Activity

Group work cards

READING COMPREHENSION

Our duty as Americans - Our responsibility as Jews

(Joseph M. Proskauer[1],NY, Jan. 18, 1948)

[1] Excerpts from the speech of Judge J. M. Proskauer in the 41st annual meeting of the American Jewish Committee. Proskauer addressed the audience as a president of the AJC.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Watch the video and listen carefully
The video is followed by exercises

Elicit information
from a video

Watch the video to learn as much as possible about Ruth Dreifuss

ORAL PROFICIENCY

Prepare a 2 minutes dialogue between 2 students your age, one from Israel and the other from abroad

קָטֹנְתִּי מִכֹּל הַחֲסָדִים וּמִכָּל הָאֱמֶת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי בְמַקְלִי עָבַרְתִּי אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה
וְעַתָּה הָיִיתִי לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנוֹת (בראשית, ל"ב, י"א)

Different Aspects of Jewish Reality

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“פנים אל מול פנים פגישה באמצע החיים הגענו אל עצמנו ממקומות כל כך שונים”

"Face to face, we meet in the midst of life, we reached one another from such different places".
(“Face to Face,” a popular Israeli song, Yehuda Poliker, Yaakov Gilad)

Code of Conduct

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מכל מקום אפשר לראות כאן את האופק
אך כל אחד רואה כיוון אחר של התמונה
השוני לא יטריד את כל היופי
אם לא נשכח, אחי, להקשיב לנשמה
(כיוון אחר, אודי דוידי)
Anywhere here you can see the horizon
But everyone sees another direction of the picture.
The difference won't bother the beauty
If we don't forget, my brother, to listen to the soul.
(A Different Direction, Udi Davidi)