Resistance PSA

In this activity students are applying their knowledge of resistance to address awareness of current issues. Their message is simple be educated and STAND UP!

Another Survey!

Please take a moment to fill out this other survey from the Jewish Federation. Just follow the link! Click here to take survey.

Jewish Education Survey

The Last Jew in Afghanistan is Committed to Staying

This week in Kitah Zayin, we watched this Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty video about Zablon Simintov, the last Jew in Kabul, Afghanistan. 

We then asked students, what is more important to them and why: 

staying committed to tradition and to your country or being a part of a Jewish community?

Your seventh grader offered some great insights. Share your thoughts together!

Jewish Communities Around the World

On Wednesday, students in Kitah Zayin gave 3-5 minute presentations on a foreign Jewish community. They were tasked to learn about the basic history, demographics, and cultural traditions unique to their chosen Jewish community. Some groups shared videos of celebrations while others told the class about culinary traditions. The students learned a lot of new information and showed so much pride in sharing their knowledge with the class.

Students researching the topic of "Mountain Jews."

Students building their presentations about Polish and Mountain Jews.

One student researches the history of Canadian Jews on the Interactive Museum of Jewish Montreal website (imjm.ca).

Students in the computer lab take a photo break from their research on Egyptian Jews.

Having fun and learning at Adat Shalom!

Students researching British Jews in the computer lab.

One student takes notes on Lithuanian Jews in the computer lab.

A student learns about the Jewish community of Suriname.

And now for the presentations!

Mountain Jews

The class eagerly listens to the presentation.

Setting up a presentation for South African Jews.

The class takes notes on a presentation about Jewish life in Tel Aviv.

Russian Jews.

French Jews.

British Jews.

The unique culinary traditions of British Jews.

British Jews.

Italian Jews.

Egyptian Jews.

Egyptian Jews.

Students smile for the camera between presentations.

Lithuanian Jews.

"In spite of Jewish Vilnius' vitality, it is no longer a Jerusalem; but based on history, Vilnius will always be a Jerusalem." Awesome presentation on Lithuania!

Canadian Jews.

Blowing the Shofar in Class

Two younger girls came into our class to blow the shofar for us! They did a great job.

Tikkun Olam and Kehilah Kedoshah

Hi all! We spent a wonderful class researching various charitable organizations within our own community and within our country. Everyone researched a different organization and wrote about how that organization helps our community. People were learning about new organizations and also learning more about an organization they have worked with or will be working with for their b'nai mitzvot. I took the responses everyone submitted and created this wonderful Wordle about how organizations are helping our community. Take a look:

Tikkun Olam Assignment-- 2.0

Peer Corps

We had the amazing Daphne Logan speak to both parents and students about Peer Corps.  Here is some information she wrote up for us as a reference:

Hi, I’m Daphne Logan and I’m a mentor at PeerCorps Detroit! PeerCorps Detroit is a program that offers a meaningful, fun, and relatable service project for students approaching their bar or bat mitzvah. Students from Adat Shalom will be able to work with me at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue on Wednesdays from 4pm-6pm for a period of three months during this school year. Participants will be able to sign up for one three-month cycle of working with the Synagogue. I can guarantee that this is going to be an absolutely phenomenal experience for everyone who is a part of it! If you want to find out more or have any questions about what PeerCorps is like, always feel more than welcome to contact our supervisor, Nora Feldhusen, or me.

My contact information:

Email: dphlogan@aol.com

Cell: 248-339-6669

*Or you can find me on Facebook!

Nora’s contact information:

Email: PeerCorpsDetroit@gmail.com

Cell: 917-757-1258

Want to know more? Try these sites:

http://peercorpsdetroit.tumblr.com/

http://downtownsynagogue.org/

PeerCorps cycles:

Cycle 1: October 6 – December 30

Cycle 2: January 1 – March 14

Cycle 3: March 16 – May 30

First day!

It was such a pleasure meeting all of the wonderful students and parents on Monday.  We are even more excited about the school year now.  Take a look at these wonderful expectations the class came up with!

Happy learning!

Sammi Supowit

First Day of School 2013-2014

Welcome to the first day of school 2013-2014 at Adat Shalom Synagogue!

Meeting each other

Ice-breaker game: Building Card Houses

Welcome!

Welcome!

Alexis and I are so excited to be apart of the Adat Shalom Beth Achim Religious School.  We are eager to start the new year and learn with all of you.  

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