Rimon Curriculum “At-a Glance”
Bonim (Kindergarten & 1st Grade)
CONTENT AREAS
Community, Torah, God & Spirituality, Am Yisrael, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Values, Mitzvot, Hebrew
BIG IDEAS
- Torah is the story of our people and their stories help us to live our lives
- There are many types of holy places and holy spaces
- Kids in Israel are just like me
- Jewish holidays help me to connect to my Jewish identity
- Hebrew is the language of our people
- I am part of my Bonim community
Chaverim (2nd Grade & 3rd Grade)
CONTENT AREAS
Community, Torah, God & Spirituality, Am Yisrael, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Values, Mitzvot, Hebrew
BIG IDEAS
- Torah is MY story
- The story of the Exodus connects me to my people and to Torah
- Just as a sanctuary is holy, I, too, am holy
- Israel and the places in Israel are m home
- The Jewish holidays are celebrated with joy
- I am part of my synagogue community
- I can understand Hebrew (2nd gr.)
- I can learn how to read Hebrew (3rd gr.)
Olim (4th Grade & 5th Grade)
CONTENT AREAS
Community, Torah, God & Spirituality, Am Yisrael, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Values, Mitzvot, Hebrew
BIG IDEAS
- I am part of the ongoing story of Torah
- Creating my own holy place and holy space
- Connecting to the Israel of my ancestors and the Israel of today
- Encountering the keva and kavanah of prayer
- The origin and history of Jewish holidays explain the values associated with them
- I am part of the community of Am Yisrael
Gesherim (6th Grade Families)
CONTENT AREAS
Torah, Spirituality, Journeys, B’nai Mitzvah, Hebrew
BIG IDEAS
- Torah is to be wrestled with to be understood
- There are many ways to find connections to Judaism
- B’nai Mitzvah is part of a family journey
- Adolescence is a journey
- We have much to learn from our American journey
- B’nai Mitzvah is one step in the Jewish life-cycle journey