Jewish life vocabulary

We are excited to share supports for the integration of Jewish Life Vocabulary, offering you avenues for introducing your community to Hebrew words and phrases by infusing them into English sentences ("What an interesting argument! I'd say eilu v'eilu - it's both this and that!").  On our JLV webpages you'll find:

• An overview/introduction (written especially for education directors and clergy)
• Word lists, divided by category:
  • Those on the "General" webpage offer greetings, Jewish value words, words related to ritual objects, synagogue life, and life cycle.
  • Those on the "Calendar/Holiday" webpage offer vocabulary related to holiday ritual objects, observances, and greetings.
• A variety of supports including organizational charts to help plan your year, as well as an editable document that explains JLV to teachers, madrichim and other staff.

Note that documents have been offered both as PDFs (so that the formatting and Hebrew font "holds") and in Word so that you may edit the lists as desired, adding or subtracting vocabulary that better fits your community.

Do you have unique ideas for integrating JLV into your educational program? Please share with the rest of us - either via the contact form on the homepage of this website OR by creating a post in the Facebook group. Questions, comments and corrections are welcome, too! 

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