KEHILLAH HIGH
GRADE 8
2018-19
Wednesday evenings:
7:00 - 7:25 p.m. Dinner
7:25 - 8:10 p.m. Session A
8:10 - 8:15 p.m. Break
8:15 - 9:00 p.m. Session B
Each student may choose one class in Session A. They will take all three classes by the end of the year.
7:25 - 8:10 p.m. Session A
8:10 - 8:15 p.m. Break
8:15 - 9:00 p.m. Session B
Each student may choose one class in Session A. They will take all three classes by the end of the year.
Session A: 7:25-8:10 p.m.
Words to Action: Empowering Students To Address Anti-Semitism
8th Grade
Lisa Stone, ADL facilitator
Would you know what to do if:
· You found swastikas on a door of your school?
· Someone gave you a “Heil Hitler” salute?
· Someone accused you of killing Jesus?
The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Words to Action is an interactive, nationally recognized program. It’s designed to empower and equip you with constructive responses to anti-Semitic and anti-Israel incidents by strengthening confidence and building knowledge. Words to Action gives greater awareness of these issues, motivates you to respond, and gives you skills and strategies to do so effectively. Together we will look at students’ experiences with anti-Semitism, and stereotyping at their schools and in their everyday lives. #BecauseEveryWordCounts
For more information about this program click here.
8th Grade
Lisa Stone, ADL facilitator
Would you know what to do if:
· You found swastikas on a door of your school?
· Someone gave you a “Heil Hitler” salute?
· Someone accused you of killing Jesus?
The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Words to Action is an interactive, nationally recognized program. It’s designed to empower and equip you with constructive responses to anti-Semitic and anti-Israel incidents by strengthening confidence and building knowledge. Words to Action gives greater awareness of these issues, motivates you to respond, and gives you skills and strategies to do so effectively. Together we will look at students’ experiences with anti-Semitism, and stereotyping at their schools and in their everyday lives. #BecauseEveryWordCounts
For more information about this program click here.
Values in Action*
8th Grade
Michael Duke
Judaism provides a unique lens with which to engage in community service, offering a strong foundation to apply both traditional value, and nuanced teachings, in a relevant way to the world around us. As students, you have spent hours of classroom time studying values, such as chesed, tzedakah and tikkun olam. Throughout this trimester, you will roll up your sleeves and put those values into action. This trimester you will pool your talents and work together on a wide variety of community service projects. Some projects we’ll be able to perform on-site, while others will have us venture out into the greater Houston community. By trimester’s end, we will have served many of our neighbors in need, while representing ourselves as Jews and individuals who make a difference in the world.
8th Grade
Michael Duke
Judaism provides a unique lens with which to engage in community service, offering a strong foundation to apply both traditional value, and nuanced teachings, in a relevant way to the world around us. As students, you have spent hours of classroom time studying values, such as chesed, tzedakah and tikkun olam. Throughout this trimester, you will roll up your sleeves and put those values into action. This trimester you will pool your talents and work together on a wide variety of community service projects. Some projects we’ll be able to perform on-site, while others will have us venture out into the greater Houston community. By trimester’s end, we will have served many of our neighbors in need, while representing ourselves as Jews and individuals who make a difference in the world.
Session B: 8:15-9:00 p.m.
Students will have the opportunity to rank the classes of their choosing.
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The Jewish Lens: Exploring Values and Community Through Photography
Grades 8 & 9; Kesher Michael Duke A picture is worth 1000 words! In this class, we will learn basic photography techniques and skills to become more adept at using cameras to capture the world. We will explore the idea of how Jews look and act in other parts of the world as well as our own communities, and we will capture moments in time through a camera lens. We will use the work of contemporary photographer Zion Ozeri to discover the art of photography and how it connects us to local and global communities. Throughout the course, students will take many photos. ONE winning photograph will be selected to be included in an international exhibition at Beit Hatfutsot (The Museum of Jewish Peoplehood) in Tel Aviv, Israel. Please bring your phone or a digital camera to class each week. |
Israel: Technology and Inventions
Grades 8 & 9 Sheryl Eskowitz One of Israel’s sources of pride is the enormous number of inventions and innovations that have taken root on its soil over 67 years — despite challenges of geography, size and diplomacy. The ever-churning Israeli mind has brought us drip irrigation, the cherry tomato, the Intel computer chip, the electric car grid, the Disk-on-Key and much more. Join us as we discuss how Israel has become a world leader in this area and look at some of the innovations and inventions that originated in this incredible country. |
What's Torah Got To Do With It? A Teenagers Survival Guide to Torah
Grades 8 & 9 Marissa Finkelman How well do you know yourself? Do you know why you think the way you think? Is your personality a product of your upbringing or are you an independent, self-made person? These and other questions will be explored as we discuss and debate what makes us happy, successful, better at relationships, able to cope with stress, and all according to a Jewish perspective. |
Modern Jewish Music
Grades 8 & 9 Rabbi Chase Foster 40 years ago, the Jewish world changed forever. Due to the rise of protest and folk music in American culture and its popularity, a new generation of Jewish youth and young adults absorbed the sounds and instruments of the era and created a new era of Jewish music. Because of these trailblazers, guitar and communal singing are almost everywhere in the non-Orthodox Jewish world. Sign up for this class to sing your way through some of the highlights of past 40 years of Jewish music. We are going to do a lot of singing, so come eager to learn and make some beautiful music together. |
Supermensches: Jews & Comics
Grades 8 & 9; Kesher Sarah Yonas Did you know that comics are a traditional Jewish art form? Almost all famous comic book heroes have a secret Jewish identity. We will read some incredible comics through a Jewish lens featuring Superman, Batwoman, numerous X-Men, Captain America and many more. Get excited for a thrilling class exploring art, comics, Jewish identity, and pop culture. |
