- Yom Kippur - Machzor - Shofar Tefillot: Al Cheit Relationships have potential to be very powerful. However, even with the most intrinsic and deeply-rooted ones, we can fall into a routine and lose consciousness of the sanctity of the relationship. Comes the High Holidays seasons and we take the time to focus on our core relationships and to recommit to keeping them alive and on fire. The most basic of all relationships, is the one between us and our Creator, Hashem. It is both intrinsic, like a parent/child, and passionate, like a spousal bond. In the High Holidays season, we reflect on the potential bond we have and assess our point of actual. Rosh Hashanah is an opportunity for a new beginning. Against the backdrop of “whatever was, was...and we need not be anchored to the mistakes and patterns of our past”, we think about the sweet possibilities for the future. Yom Kippur sharpens and intensifies this exercise by thinking about real steps we will take to accomplish the goal we set out for ourselves on Rosh Hashanah. A strong focus is on interpersonal relationships, specifically. G-d says, to connect with Me, you must first repair any holes in the relationships you have with My creations. Hashem wants us to remember that we are all family. Yom Kippur is an intense day (not a sad one); we place such focus on the exercise of self-betterment, and we don't have the day-to-day distractions food, drink, personal care, physical pleasure, etc. We spend the bulk of the day together in shul, in a setting where we are all engaged in this process. The prayers that our spiritual masters selected all reflect the solemnity of the day. At the end of the day, we feel energized to face our relationships; we express this in a victorious shofar blast. We break our fast together. (Revisit Rosh Hashanah) Teach 2: It’s not always easy to remember what is really valuable in life Teach 3: Teshuva is the process by which we “return” to what our inner selves know is really valuable Teach 4: Yom Kippur “tool” is a day to focus - without distractions - on how we can reconnect with what’s really valuable; the liturgy reflects this theme Teach 5: At the end of day, we feel so optimistic, we blow a victorious shofar sound (and sing Napoleon’s March) SCHEDULE: ATTENDANCE - 5 minutes OPENING CIRCLE - part of holiday lesson YOM KIPPUR LESSON - 85 minutes BREAK - 5 minutes TEFILAH, TZEDAKA (visit shul) - 15 minutes CLEAN UP - 5 minutes CLOSING CIRCLE - 10 minutes “SEUDAT MITZVAH” - 15 minutes ---- 150 minutes VOCABULARY & PRAYERS: SOF MA’ASEH BIMACHSHAVA TECHILA - OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ROSH HASHANAH LESSON: d”sb MATERIALS NEEDED: Yom Kippur is another step in the trajectory towards cleansing. GRADE 6 UNIT SUMMARY BIG IDEAS: 2009/10 - FOR GRADES 6-7 ECHAD! WHOLE JUDAISM FOR THE WHOLE CHILD CHABAD OF SOMERSET, HUNTERDON & UNION COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY, 2008 Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, NJ c Yom Kippur - Make the Chutes and Ladders Game on the floor - Dictionary (or computer access to Dictionary.com) - String to illustrate Teshuva - getting closer - Supplies for Seudat Mitzvah
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- Yom Kippur- Machzor- Shofar
Tefillot: Al Cheit
Relationships have potential to be very powerful. However, even
with the most intrinsic and deeply-rooted ones, we can fall into a
routine and lose consciousness of the sanctity of the relationship.
Comes the High Holidays seasons and we take the time to focus
on our core relationships and to recommit to keeping them alive
and on fire. The most basic of all relationships, is the one
between us and our Creator, Hashem. It is both intrinsic, like a
parent/child, and passionate, like a spousal bond. In the High
Holidays season, we reflect on the potential bond we have and
assess our point of actual.
Rosh Hashanah is an opportunity for a new beginning. Against
the backdrop of “whatever was, was...and we need not be
anchored to the mistakes and patterns of our past”, we think
about the sweet possibilities for the future. Yom Kippur sharpens
and intensifies this exercise by thinking about real steps we will
take to accomplish the goal we set out for ourselves on Rosh
Hashanah.
A strong focus is on interpersonal relationships, specifically. G-d
says, to connect with Me, you must first repair any holes in the
relationships you have with My creations. Hashem wants us to
remember that we are all family.
Yom Kippur is an intense day (not a sad one); we place such
focus on the exercise of self-betterment, and we don't have the
day-to-day distractions food, drink, personal care, physical
pleasure, etc. We spend the bulk of the day together in shul, in a
setting where we are all engaged in this process. The prayers
that our spiritual masters selected all reflect the solemnity of the
day.
At the end of the day, we feel energized to face our
relationships; we express this in a victorious shofar blast. We
break our fast together.
(Revisit Rosh Hashanah)
Teach 2: It’s not always easy to remember what is really
valuable in life
Teach 3: Teshuva is the process by which we “return” to
what our inner selves know is really valuable
Teach 4: Yom Kippur “tool” is a day to focus - without
distractions - on how we can reconnect with what’s really
valuable; the liturgy reflects this theme
Teach 5: At the end of day, we feel so optimistic, we blow
a victorious shofar sound (and sing Napoleon’s March)
SCHEDULE:ATTENDANCE - 5 minutesOPENING CIRCLE - part of holiday lessonYOM KIPPUR LESSON - 85 minutesBREAK - 5 minutesTEFILAH, TZEDAKA (visit shul) - 15 minutesCLEAN UP - 5 minutesCLOSING CIRCLE - 10 minutes“SEUDAT MITZVAH” - 15 minutes----150 minutes
VOCABULARY & PRAYERS:
SOF MA’ASEH BIMACHSHAVA TECHILA - OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ROSH HASHANAH LESSON:
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MATERIALS NEEDED:
Yom Kippur is another step in the trajectory towards cleansing.
GRADE 6
UNIT SUMMARYBIG IDEAS:
2009/10 - FOR GRADES 6-7
ECHAD! WHOLE JUDAISM FOR THE WHOLE CHILDCHABAD OF SOMERSET, HUNTERDON & UNION COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY, 2008
Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, NJ
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Yom Kippur
- Make the Chutes and Ladders Game on the floor- Dictionary (or computer access to Dictionary.com)- String to illustrate Teshuva - getting closer- Supplies for Seudat Mitzvah
Revisiting Rosh Hashanah
Teach 1: It’s not always easy to remember what is really valuable in life
DISCUSS:
Does anyone have anything to share about Rosh Hashanah?
(Teacher, please remember that there is a spectrum of children in the class
and not all children have actively celebrated the holiday. They can reflect on
the message of Rosh Hashana as was studied last lesson.)
STORY: (Dramatize). Many, many years ago in Odessa, there lived a poor man
named Yankel. He had no money for food or clothing. It pained him to see his wife
and children hungry. Their rib cage was visible, so hungry were they. One day, he
heard about a distant land where the streets were paved with diamonds; the
precious stones were as commonplace as the dust of the earth. “Wow!” he thought,
“that is the answer I’ve been looking for. I can travel there, get some jewels and then
come home a wealthy man. Although it means leaving my family for a while, this is
what I have to do to take care of them.”
He says good bye to his family and makes the long journey. He arrives at this exotic
island. Lo and behold, the rumors are true! The streets are literally littered with
jewels. With a burst of adrenaline he begins to quickly pack his suitcases with the
gems, stuffing them to capacity.
Now, he's very tired. It's been a long trip – and packing all those precious stones
wasn't easy either. With a newfound sense of bravado, Yankel checks into the finest
hotel in town – reserving the most luxurious room in the house. “Things will be
different for me now!” Yankel smiles in satisfaction, picturing his new life of luxury.
After settling into his room, he makes his way into the restaurant and orders a meal
fit for a king. Satiated, he glances at the bill for his feast and offers the waiter an
exquisite sapphire, saying, "Keep the change!”
With a look of contempt, the waiter asks, "What do you expect me to do with that
worthless rock?"
"Worthless rock?! What do you mean? It’s a precious stone. It’s worth more than the
meal!" Yankel protests.
"These stones have no value in our land," retorts the waiter, "they are mere rubble.
Here, we place great value on chicken fat. That's our treasured commodity.”
The man goes cold. How is he going to pay for his extravagant meal? The hotel
management promised that they would not charge him criminally, if he paid off his
debt by washing dishes. A hard worker, he did so – and did so well. The hotel offered
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story telling: 5 minutes
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him a steady job, and he began to acclimate to life on the island. Before long he had
managed to save some cold chicken fat for himself.
As time went on Yankel, now an entrepreneur, prospered. He became a wealthy man.
It was time for him to return home in triumph – as a successful businessman.
Notified that he was coming home, his family was waiting at Odessa's dock. As
Yankel's yacht approaches the shore, the stench horrifies the waiting crowd. “Phew, it
smells like chicken fat," they cry. And as the boat gets closer and closer, the stench
gets stronger and stronger. Soon, the people realize that the yacht carrying Yankel is
the source of the smell. They could bare the smell no longer and one by one, they turn
around and go home. Except for his wife and children. When he arrives, they ask him
about the smell.
“Yes, “ Yankel proudly acknowledges, "The yacht is filled with chicken fat. We are rich!”
"But where are the diamonds?" asks his confused wife, "the gems you went looking
for?”
"What value are diamonds?" scoffs her husband. "They are as common as dust. Only
chicken fat has value.”
The wise wife then understands what had happened. "You seem to have forgotten the
purpose of your trip. Chicken fat may have seemed valuable there, but that is not
where you live. You live here. And here, diamonds are considered precious. You were
supposed to collect diamonds – not chicken fat.”
DISCUSS:
This story is an analogy for the idea that we may value things in our lives that
really are not all that important. Can you relate to this idea? What kinds of
things might society value that really is like chicken fat?
The truth is, it’s easy to forget what is important. Valuing things like that
seems to be quite a popular trap. Why do you think this is so? (We get carried
away by the messages from media, society, etc.)
Tefillah, etc. are good times to help us refocus on what is truly important. To
separate ourselves from the noise of life, and to regain consciousness.
Losing focus, or forgetting what is really valuable, is part of what makes us human.
However, that is not who we have to be, we can be our best selves.
TO DO:
Look up the following words in the dictionary: repent, return
“Repent” is an English word that means “to feel regret about a sin or past actions and
Teach 2: Teshuva is the process by which we “return” to what
our inner selves know is really valuable
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change your ways or habits”. But, in Hebrew, the word is TESHUVA. Teshuva means
“return”. Return means “come or go back to a place after leaving it, or come or go
back to a former condition.”
DISCUSS:
What is the difference between “return” and “repent”?
Return assumes that we were there once before; repent assumes that we
are trying to get to a place that we have not yet been.
Return - the meaning of the world Teshuva - empowers us by telling us that
being good is our natural self. Any other behavior is not who we really are.
game: 20 minutes
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GAME: Version of Chutes and Ladders
BEFORE CLASS:
On the floor, make the game board on the floor, by pasting 7 rows of 7 papers.
Some of the papers have only numbers, some have text on it, too (appendix 1).
TO DO:
Think of four behaviors/thoughts/speech that do not reflect our “best self”,
behaviors that are similar to the “chicken fat” in the story.
Write them down on 4 individual cards (appendix 2) legibly.
For example:
- Instead of doing my homework, I surfed the web all night.
- When my friend asked for help, I couldn’t be bothered so I told him that I was
too busy.
- Instead of controlling my temper, I lashed out at my teacher.
Put all the cards in a pile, face down.
Students become the game pieces. First player spins the dice and moves the
spaces. If s/he lands on a box with an action, s/he chooses a Best Self card and
describes what the Teshuva process would be.
Teach 3:
VISUAL: Look at a Jewish calendar.
Another holiday is coming up ( ). It is one of the most famous of the
Jewish holidays. It is called Yom Kippur. Just as on Rosh Hashana, we thought we
thought about the possibility of our Best Self, our Sweet Self, Yom Kippur continues
that message. But we do it in a different way. Yom Kippur has a different “flavor” than
Rosh Hashana.
On Yom Kippur, we don’t spend our day eating sweet foods, celebrating with friends
and family, and so on. On Yom Kippur, we stop everything - eating, drinking, relaxing,
socializing: all the things we tend to do on holidays - and we think a lot.
Yom Kippur “tool” is a day to focus - without
distractions - on how we can reconnect with what’s really
valuable; the liturgy reflects this theme
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We come to synagogue and we pray. Prayer is a private time for me to have a
“conversation” with Hashem. The prayer book we use is called a MACHZOR. A
Machzor is the Siddur special for High Holidays.
Hashem loves us and wants us to be able to act in the best way that we can. That is
why Hashem gave us this chance on Yom Kippur to think about our mistakes and to
take care of them. This is such an important that adults spend the entire day in the
synagogue, thinking and praying. They don’t even take the time to eat or drink.
DISCUSS:
Children can’t fast like that, but what do you think you could do to remember
that it is a serious day? (Act extra nice to our friends, take care of mistakes,
and children stay away from junk food to help remember to the seriousness
of the day.)
Teach 5: At the end of day, we feel so optimistic, we blow a victorious shofar sound
So, at the end of Yom Kippur, we are very happy too. We are happy that we
TO DO:
Play “Napoleon’s March”.
What tone/message does this song convey?
This march is remarkable for its joyous, rhythmic character. It was played in
1812 by the armies of Napoleon when they crossed the border near Prussia in
their invasion of Russia.
The first Chabad Rebbe had left his native town of Liadi when the armies of
the enemy were approaching. He asked that the march be sung for him and,
after a moment's contemplation, designated the march as a song of victory.
Now, it is traditional that we sing Napoleon's march at the conclusion of the
Yom Kippur. And, we blow a long Shofar blast.
Why??
DISCUSS:
How do we feel after we corrected a mistake?
Have you ever made a mistake, felt terribly about it and then made
restitution?
The singing of this melody symbolizes our victory over our past misdeeds and