Summer's Almost Here - Try Some Fun Homework!
 
   
 
Summer Time Judaism
 
 
 
Watch a Video!
 
Suitable for younger audiences:
 
  • The Ten Commandments
  • The Prince of Egypt
Suitable for grades 6 and up:
 
  • The Chosen
Suitable for older audiences:
 
  • School Ties
  • Keeping the Faith
  • Exodus
Read a Jewish Book!
 
Primary School (K-2nd Grade):
 
  • The Alef-Bet of Blessing by Paul M. Yedwab
  •  Because Nothing Looks Like God by Lawrence Kushner And Karen Kushner
     
  • But God Remembered: Stories Of Women From Creation To The Promised Land by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
     
  • The 11th Commandment: Wisdom From Our Children by The Children Of America
     
  • God Said Amen by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
     
  • In Our Image God's First Creatures by Nancy Sohn Swartz
  • What Does God Look Like? by Lawrence Kushner And Karen Kushner
  
3rd-6th Graders:
 
  • Listen To The Trees - Jews And The Earth by Molly Cone
     
  • Torah: The Growing Gift by Steven E. Steinbock
     
  • The Adventures Of Rabbi Harvey -A Graphic Novel Of Jewish Wisdom And Wit In The Wild West by Steve Sheinkin
7th-8th Graders:
 
  • Book Of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide To Jewish Spirituality By Lawrence Kushner, Illustrated by Devis Grebu
  • Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics, 2nd Edition
  • A Practical Family Guide To Coming Of Age Together Edited by Cantor Helen Leneman
  • Putting God On The Guest List, 3rd Edition
  • How To Reclaim The Spiritual Meaning Of Your Child's Bar Or Bat Mitzvah by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
  • For Kids-Putting God On Your Guest List, 2nd Ed.
  • How To Claim The Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar Or Bat Mitzvah by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
High School And Adult:
 
  • Tanakh - The Holy Scriptures (Jewish Publication Society Is An Accessible Translation)
  • Finding God by  Rifat Sonsino And Daniel B. Syme.
  • Night  by Elie Wiesel
  • The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
  • As A Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg
Families:
 
  • The Jewish Family Fun Book, 2nd Ed. Holiday Projects, Everyday Activities, And Travel Ideas With Jewish Themes by Danielle Dardashti And Roni Sarig

 

Summer Activity Checklist

Have a great summer and find ways to incorporate your Jewish self into your summer adventures.  Each time you participate in one of the following activities record the date. 
 
Visit a Jewish Museum:
Where & When: ________________________________________
Where & When: ________________________________________
 
Visit a Synagogue (not Washington Hebrew):
            Where & When: ________________________________________
            Where & When: ________________________________________
 
Say Blessings at The National Zoo:
            Where & When: _________________________________________
            Where & When: _________________________________________
 
Discuss the Weekly Torah Portion:
            What & When: __________________________________________
            Where & When: _________________________________________
 
Visit a Jewish Bookstore or eat at a Kosher Restaurant:
            Where & When: _________________________________________
            Where & When: _________________________________________
 
Do a Mitzvah Project:
            Where & When: _________________________________________
            Where & When: _________________________________________
 
Discover Jewish Websites:
            Site Visited & When: _____________________________________
            Site Visited & When: _____________________________________
 
Other Jewish Activities not listed:  (may include going to services at WHC, practicing Hebrew, reading a Jewish book, seeing a Jewish movie or your own ideas):
            What & When: _________________________________________
            What & When: _________________________________________
            What & When: _________________________________________
            What & When: _________________________________________

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