by Chana German | Jun 14, 2018
Putting It Into Action Introduction This lesson introduces students to the idea of social action and prompts them to find their own form of activism. The students who formed the organization The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry saw a problem: people were being...
by Chana German | Jun 12, 2018
Need for a Jewish State - Rosh Hashana Introduction The Soviet Union forbade any unique religious ritual from 1917 onward. By the time the state of Israel was declared in 1948, the Soviet media and leaders thought that Jews would not feel a connection to the Jewish...
by Chana German | Jun 12, 2018
Martin Luther King Day Introduction Martin Luther King, Jr. is well known as a great civil rights leader birthday, with his birthday celebrated each year because he actually changed the world. But, how is he connected to the Refusenik movement? In this lesson,...
by Chana German | Jun 11, 2018
Slideshow of Soviet Judaism throughout the Year Introduction Photographs can tell us about times and places where we have not been or remind us of details we may not have noticed in a given moment. A photographer, like any artist, can bring his or her own point of...
by Chana German | Jun 11, 2018
Redeeming Captives Text Study Introduction It is an important mitzvah to redeem captives. Where does this law come from, when does it apply, and to what extent does one have to go in order to redeem captives? These ideas will be explored through the text study...