Big ideasWhat holds a people togetherFrom the lesson
A people
A very large, very old group that shares a story, a homeland, a language, and customs. It is a little like a giant family.
Belonging
Being part of a group, like your family, your class, or your town. Jewish children in Israel, Morocco, and New York all belong to the same people.
Homeland
The place a people comes from. For the Jewish people it is the land of Israel, which families far away kept in their songs and stories.
Hebrew
The old language of the Jewish people. It was read and written for centuries, and today millions of people speak it again.
Tradition
A way of doing a holiday, a meal, or a song that a family or a people repeats year after year and passes on to the children.
Mosaic
A picture made of many small pieces. Each piece is different, and together they make one picture.
Ofanayim
oh-fah-NAH-yim
The Hebrew word for bicycle. It was built from ofan, an old word for “wheel,” made into a pair: two wheels.
Pomegranate
A round red fruit with one skin and hundreds of seeds inside. Many Jewish families eat it on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
For families: Ask your child: “What group do we belong to that is bigger than our family?” Then ask what holds that group together. A story? A place? A language? A holiday?
K–5 Lesson