Program Values and Goals for
5780 (2019-20)
Core
Values: * Belonging * Jewish Rhythm
* Hebrew Language
Creating a warm environment for learning and growing for the
participants.
BELONGING,
Ketzev kids will:
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Feel connected to one another, to our Rabbi, to our Educators, and to our Madrachim/teen helpers.
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Have meaningful conversations within the Ketzev
community (and also outside of it), that reflect the deep, Jewish learning that
happens in our chavurah.
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Experience true leadership opportunities at every
age by taking on age-appropriate roles and responsibilities.
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Model the middot/Jewish values that guide our
chavurah experience.
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Lead their community in brachot/blessings before
snacks and meals.
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Explain why we recite the different blessings for
the different foods.
JEWISH
RHYTHM, Ketzev kids will:
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Initiate meaningful conversations about the
Jewish holidays’ rituals, culture and history.
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Share with their families the chavurah’s
middot/Jewish values and give examples of the behaviors that reflect those
values.
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Chant Hebrew liturgy according to
nusach/traditional melodies and experiment with creative tefillah/prayer.
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Daven/chant the Amidah and Ashrei.
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Participate in leading prayers and blessings at
our children or family services.
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Share wisdom from Parashat haShavua/the weekly
Torah portion with their families.
HEBREW,
Ketzev kids will:
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Gain fluency in reading and writing Hebrew.
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Learn
Hebrew through TPR (total physical response).
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Use basic conversational terms and everyday
phrases in Hebrew such as Mah nishma?/What’s up?, bevakasha/please, toda/thank
you, etc.
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Understand and use Hebrew vocabulary words in
conversation.
* Learn
Hebrew through songs and skits.
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Gain fluency with siddur/prayerbook vocabulary.
