The focus of this page is the work of Nechama Leibowitz, one of the most influential teachers of Torah in the last generation. Information is excerpted from To Study and To Teach: The Methodology of Nechama Leibowitz by Shmuel Peerless (Lookstein Center / Urim...
Avraham’s negotiations and his subsequent purchase of the Meorat HaMachpela, teach us about ancient culture and behavior.
Students learn about the importance of Shabbat in Judaism by analyzing the literary structure of Bereshit 1-2:3. Even though the creation narrative is split into two chapters, it is still one literary unit. The seventh day – a day of rest - is the pinnacle of the six...
Through text study, students analyze why Moshe was chosen to lead the Jewish people.
*Updated for 2024 with new questions, content, and assessments at the end of this page. Students discover why the argument between God and Yonah is relevant to Yom Kippur.
*Updated for 2024 with new questions, content, and assessments at the end of Part 3. Students finish reading Sefer Yonah and learn why Yonah was so uncomfortable carrying out God's mission.
*Updated for 2024 with new questions, content, and assessments at the end of Part 3. In this lesson, students read chapter one of Sefer Yonah and are introduced to the conflict between Yonah and God.
Students trace back Mordechai's and Haman's ancestry and see that Megillat Esther's battle mirrors the battle their ancestors fought.
