Jewish life vocabulary
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Jewish Life Vocabulary (JLV) is a collection of Hebrew heritage words or phrases that increases one’s connections to Jewish people, traditions, culture and life.
Chances are that you already sprinkle Jewish Life Vocabulary into your speech - "Mazal tov! What a great accomplishment!" or "We're heading to t'fillah. Jamie, could you grab the siddurim?" Formalizing a JLV curriculum allows educators to choose the words they feel are most important for their students and families. Many programs introduce JLV in a group setting - for example, during the last few minutes of t'fillah. Others ask teachers to teach a key word or two (or three) to their students each session. And a whole bunch of programs add a Letter of the Week that matches the first letter of the new JLV introduced. |
Resources are linked to the photos below and/or underlined text.
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VIDEO: The why, how and what of JLV. Click above. (4 min)
BOOKLET : Everything an educational leader needs to know to set up a successful JLV program. To download, click the toolkit image >>>>
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CHOOSE YOUR WORD LISTS
These lists were developed just to get you started. Pick the words you want, ignore what you don't and add other Hebrew heritage words that fit your community's culture.
WEBPAGE: Find lists of general Hebrew words related to greetings, Jewish values, books, life cycle, kashrut, Israel/world Jewry and more! Click on the icon, above.
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WEBPAGE: Find lists of words for each of the Jewish holidays. Click on the icon, above.
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DOCUMENT: See all the suggested JLV words in one doc, either in Word or as a PDF. Click below.
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PLAN, USING THESE SUPPORTS
DOCUMENT: Are you working on how to explain JLV to teachers? This two page Word Doc may be edited/ personalized for your own staff. Click on the image to download.
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WEBPAGE: Here you'll find a variety of organizational charts that will make your planning process less stressful. Click on the image to get to the page.
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WEBINAR: Tips on introducing and using JLV from several LA-based synagogue directors. (45 min)
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WEBINAR: While the focus of this webinar was on teaching JLV in a virtual environment, there are many good ideas for in-person as well. Note that the Onward Hebrew website's icons have changed since this webinar. (40 min)
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