A Bible Curriculum for Jewish Day Schools

 View Torah as kadosh.  Read Torah in an inquiring, deep and reverent way.  Learn Torah in the original Hebrew.  Develop literary skills to study Torah independently.  Engage in critical thinking.  Become sensitive to shades of meaning.

 Search for personal meaning in Torah.  Connect Torah with their lives as Jews.  See themselves as links in the chain of Torah understanding and interpretation.  Prepare to explore traditional commentaries.  Engage with questions about God.  Grapple with moral issues that arise from the Torah.

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Teachers’ Guides in both Hebrew and English are available as pdf files that may be downloaded and printed. They are available for $7.50 per download.

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מי הדמויות ? מי מדבר ? כינויים מילה חוזרת שורש חוזר צורה חוזרת צליל חוזר מסגרת " הד " מסיפור אחר רבוי פעלים תקבולת תקבולת ושינויים

Access skill: students notice a repeating shoresh that is central to the story. Students learn Biblical syntax and grammar. Access skill: Students consider God’s involvement with Avram by noticing a repeating suffix.

Students make personal meaning. Inferring characteristics of Biblical figures. Opening the door to traditional parshanut.

Students strengthen their comprehension by writing and/or drawing personal interpretations of the story.

Students develop empathy by taking the point of view of a Biblical figure.

Developing sensitivity to the content of a segment: Why are certain things written that do not seem to advance the story? Social/emotional development through empathy.

The MaToK team has begun to translate the student workbooks into English. This will enable schools and teachers to select the versions that are appropriate for their curriculum and that meet the needs of individual students. The following components will remain in Hebrew:  The biblical text  Torah skills words such as פרק, פסוק  Colors  Proper nouns ( ( רבקה, משה, פרעה, ארץ ישראל, מצרים

 The MaToK curriculum assumes belief in revelation--the uncovering of truth emanating from God.  We recognize that there is a range of views within Judaism about what revelation is. The Torah...  contains great ideas, values and meaning  reflects the meeting of God and Jews  is a place where God and Jews continue to meet.

 Annual teacher and administrator orientations help educators understand the thinking behind MaToK.  Regional workshops and site visits available on request.  Webinars available on differentiated instruction and the teaching of Torah.  The MaToK approach is consistent with Standards and Benchmarks for the Teaching of TaNaKH in Jewish Day Schools.Standards and Benchmarks for the Teaching of TaNaKH in Jewish Day Schools.

MaToK is a joint project of the Schechter Day School Network Dr. Jon Mitzmacher, Executive Director and the Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education Jewish Theological Seminary of America Dr. Zachary Lasker, Director of Education Projects

For further information please contact Galya Greenberg, MaToK Project Director (860) Find out more about MaToK by following these links: The MaToK Wiki The MaToK Web Page on the Schechter Network Website