My curriculum for next year.

[xiphias]

So, I've got to work out how I'm teaching Hebrew school this upcoming year. I've got my curriculum, so I actually know WHAT I'm teaching; now I just need to figure out HOW.

It looks good. I'm nervous as heck about it, because it's somewhat ambitious, and I just hope I'm up to the challenge. Anyone who wants to take a look at the curricula and make comments or suggestions, please do.
Judaics curriculum
Hebrew curriculum

Comments

[estherchaya.livejournal.com]

care will be taken to use the Temple's agreed translations

I'm rather curious how there could be a need for a specifically agreed upon translation for the enumerated phrases... ha'olam? ha'eitz? borei? They all just seem not to lend themselves to much debate.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Well, the Temple doesn't like to use patriarchal imagery. So "Melekh", for instance, isn't translated as "king", like it is everywhere else. Instead, following a rather obscure mystical tradition, they treat it as a cognate of "madrikh", and translate it as "Guide". Similarly for "Adoshem."

[cellio]

Are you at least allowed to explain that this isn't a literal translation, so they won't be confused later?

[mitchellf.livejournal.com]

Mazal Tov! If you need any tips, ideas, sympathy, etc., feel free to email me, or call me (Tapuz has my number), or something. Looks interesting. I do have some ideas as to how to make things less confusing for the kids, if you like. After all, I *did* spend a year as an assistant teacher for Judaics (and English and Social Studies) at the Rashi School's middle school. :-)