The shofar, (שופר) ram’s horn, is one of the most widely recognized symbols of Jewish life. It is used during prayers on Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה), the Jewish New Year. A very long blast called a tekiah gedolah (תקיעה גדולה) is also blown on the שופר to mark the end of Yom Kippur (יום כפור). In Israel, especially in the Holy City of Jerusalem, the שופרis blown every Friday afternoon to let everyone know that Shabbat (שבת) is soon arriving.
During the prayers on ראש השנהthe שופרis blown 100 times. The person blowing the shofars is called a baal tekiyah (בעל תקיעה). Before he sounds the שופר, he concentrates on the important task he is about to perform. When ready, he cites a bracha (ברכה), blessing, to which the entire kahal ((קהל, congregation answers “Amen”, we believe.
The בעל תקיעהneeds help to blow the שופרproperly. The person who helps, calls the names of the שופרsounds to be made, and the בעל תקיעה makes them exactly as is announced.
When the announcer says tekiyah (תקיעה) a single, long blast is sounded.
When the announcer says shevarim (שברים), three short blasts are sounded, which together are as long as the תקיעהsound.
When the announcer says truah (תרועה), the horn is again sounded, this time broken into at least nine very very short pieces.
Finally, when all the other שופרblasts are finished, the announcer gives the בעל תקיעהa moment to catch breath and then says תקיעה גדולה, and an extra long blast is sounded.
A Shofar Game
It takes two people to play the game. One calls out the name of the blasts, the other sounds them with his mouth, his hands, or a kazoo. See if you can say the words accurately and make the sounds properly. Take turns calling out names and making the sounds.
Tekiya
Shevarim Truah
Tekiya
Tekiya
Shevarim
Tekiya
Tekiya
Truah
Tekiya Gedolah
For Parents
Biblical stories featuring a shofar can be found in Genesis Chapter 22, Exodus Chapter 19-20, Joshua Chapter 6. A recording of the shofar sounds can be heard at http://www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org/audios
5. What are the four different sounds made during prayers on the shofars called in Hebrew?
6. Read the Hebrew terms included in this flash cards and translate them into English.
ֹשוֹפָר
תְּקִיעָה
יוֹם כִּפּוּר
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
שְׁבָרִים
בְּרָכָה
תְּרוּעָה
תְּקִיעָה גְּדוֹלָה
בַּעַל תְּקִיעָה
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Tekiya
One blast on shofar
Shofar
Ram’s Horn
Grades 4 through 6 – Baal Tekiya Merit Badge
Written by Edwin R. Frankel, 2011
Shofar Facts
The shofar (שופר) is one of the most ancient musical instruments. While it is usually identified as a ram’s horn, in fact it can be made from the horn of any animal that would be kosher and grows permanent, hollow horns. (Deer antlers and the horns of cow and bulls are thus excluded.) As one travels the Jewish world one will find different communities that use different horns for their shofarot ((שופרות . European Jews usually use a ram’s horn. Jews from Yemen in the Middle East use the horn of an ibex, a long horned mountain goat that grows in that part of the world. Moroccans blow a long straight, spiraled horn from a goat/sheep that lives in northern Africa.
The שופרis best known for its special place in the prayers of Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה). In the days of the Holy Temple it was used more regularly during prayers. It was used to call Israelites to battle in ancient days, and to announce the arrival of the Jubilee, a year long celebration with special meaning in ancient Israel. Indeed the name Jubilee in Hebrew is the word yovel (יובל), a word once used as another name for the שופר. In our time in Jerusalem (ירושלים) the שופר is blown every Friday to warn of the approach of the Sabbath (שבת).
The Baal Tekiya’s Challenge
It takes training and practice to blow a שופרwell. It demands that the שופר blower (בעלתקיעה) knows the rules of blowing the שופר, the names of the sounds s/he will be asked to blow, be able to confidently read the words of the blessings (ברכות) s/he will be asked to read. Only the בעל תקיעהreads the ברכות. The congregation (קהל) listens to them and responds “Amen.”
There are three main שופר sounds:
Tekiya(תקיעה) is a single blast on the horn.
Shevarim (שברים) consists of a series of three blasts on the horn, together the length of the תקיעה.
Truah (תרועה) is comprised of nine or more extremely short blasts that together are the length of the תקיעה.
When done with all the other blasts, the final sound is the very long, tekiya gedola (תקיעה גדולה).
The בעל תקיעהrecites the blessing (ברכה) on the שופרblowing first. Afterward he reads the Shehechiyanu (שהחינו) to thank God for allowing us to celebrate this mitzvah (מצוה). See below for the words of the two ברכות.
Imagine the day. The Torah has been read and the service for the blowing of the שופר begins. You are the בעל תקיעה. You listen as the rabbi leads the קהל in some preparatory readings. Then s/he calls on you to say the ברכות. You open your machzor (מחזור)and read
You nod to the rabbi and the first call is announced, then the second, then the third. You hear the calls and blow the proper blast
תקיעה שברים תרועה תקיעה then the set is repeated twice more. Two more sets of שופר calls come and go. Each call is perfectly executed. Finally you nod for the final, thirtieth call – the תקיעה גדולה. The קהלseems to hold its breath as you blow a clear long blast. It is over, except for 70 more calls to be spread through Musaf and the end of today’s prayers, only to be done again on the second day of ראש השנה.
To earn your merit badge complete the following tasks.
Be able to read and explain all of the Hebrew words included in the flash cards.
Be able to read the two ברכותcorrectly and confidently.
Be able to make any of theשופר sounds correctly with your mouth or a kazoo
Be able to blow a תקיעה on a realשופר. Rabbi Levine or Naomi will tell who can help you.
Why do you believe that different communities used different kinds of horns as שופרות?
Using the pictures below, tell which community used which שופר .
Bonus question, if you read very carefully the answer is clear. How many shofars calls are made each day of ראש השנה?
Parents
The material in this guide was made specifically with upper elementary grades in mind. Help your son or daughter by drilling with the flash cards found on the next pages. Listen as your child practices reading the blessings. Help your child carefully read the text above for meaning.
Best of luck with the merit badge challenge.
שׁוֹפָרוֹת
קוֹל
בַּעַל תְּקִיעָה
תְּקִיעָה גְּדוֹלָה
מַחְזוֹר
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
שַׁבָּת
תְּקִיעָה
שְׁבָרִים
תְּרוּעָה
בְּרָכוֹת
קָהָל
שׁוֹפָר
בְּרָכָה
Tekiya Gedola
Very long shofars blast
Baal Tekiya
Shofar Blower
Kol
Sound or Voice
Shofarot
Rams’ horns
Yerushalayim
Jerusalem
Shehechiyanu
Prayer on reaching a special occasion
Rosh HaShanah
Jewish New Year
Machzor
Holidayprayerbook
Truah
9 or more part shofar blast
Shevarim
3 part shofar blast
Tekiya
Single shofar blast
Shabbat
Sabbath
Bracha
Blessing
Shofar
Ram’s horn
Kahal
Congregation/Community
Brachot
Blessings
Sukkot:
Written by Mitch Levine, 2010
1) Sukkot Badge (Choose at least 7 out of the following 11 requirements):
a) (1)Helped to build/decorate a sukkah
a) (2) OR has made a model sukkah with the number of walls and scah materials conforming to the rules of a sukkah
b) Can describe or give at least 3 examples of items which may be used as kosher scah
c) Can describe or give at least 3 examples of items which may not be used as scah
d) Can report the minimal number of walls that a sukkah must have in order to be kosher
e) Can describe the minimal amount of scah relative to gaps in the scah required for a sukkah
f) Can name at least one circumstance under which an individual may be exempt from the mitzvah of Leshave B’Sukkah
g) Can recite the bracha of Leshave B’Sukkah
h) Has eaten at least 4 meals in a sukkah (AA Sukkah Hop counts as 1 meal)
i) Can locate at least one occurrence of the Hebrew word “sukkah” or “sukkat” in the siddur
j) Can report the number of days the Hag of Sukkot lasts according to the Bible and the number of days it lasts today, outside of Israel
k) Can tell/explain the joke: It once happened that a family with a sukkah in their yard received a notice from the city building inspector that declared, “You have erected a structure in your yard without having received a building permit and you must have it inspected or taken down,” to which the family replied, “Okay, it will be gone in a week.”
- Funnier jokes may be substituted for this badge requirement, so long as they are of a sukkot theme.
2) How to register for your badge:
a) Fulfillment of requirements a (1), h, & k may be verified by the parents of the badge earner.
b) The fulfillment of all other requirements must be verified by either Rabbi Crespy, Naomi Kurland, an Agudas Achim Academy teacher, or Rabbi Levine.
c) At least 7 out of the 11 above requirements must be met by the end of Sukkot.
d) Once Naomi Kurland has received confirmation (nkurland@agudasachim.org) that all 7 badge requirements have been met, the president and rabbi of the congregation will be notified of your success. The badges will be presented at Shabbat morning services (check with Naomi to find out which one). If you are unable to attend Shabbat morning services, the badge will be either available the week after at the synagogue office or delivered to you at Hebrew school.
e) In an effort to ensure that we adhere to our “No tears all smiles at AA” policy, parents are asked to please take responsibility for making sure that Naomi knows that your child has fulfilled the requirements for the badge promptly upon completion, thank you.
Pesach Merit Badges: Pesach badges may be completed by children of any age. Kids may choose to qualify for one badge or several. Parents set the expectation for each requirement at the level of sophistication appropriate for their child. AAA teachers are available at mitzvahmeritbadge@agudasachim.org (mitzvahmeritbadge@agudasachim.org) to help parents to determine an appropriate level of challenge.
Pesach Badges written by Mitch Levine, 2010
The Seder Badge:
1. Cleaned or removed at least one chametz item from home in preparation for Pesach.
2. Participated in the Bedikat Chametz ritual.
3. Properly arranged a Seder Plate and identified the items displayed on it.
4. “Leaned” while drinking the grape juice and eating the matzah at the Seder.
5. Can explain what the Haroset symbolizes AND helped to make Haroset OR can name theingredients in Haroset.
6. Read and explained at least one passage from the Pesach Haggadah (Hebrew or English).
7. Told at least one Pesach joke at a Seder (see parent guide for suggestions).
8. Ate matzah at a Seder.
9. Drank 4 cups of grape juice at a Seder.
10. Participated in either hiding or finding the afikomen.
The 4 Questions Badge:
1. Can recite the Mah Nishtanah passage of the Pesach Haggadah.
The Matzah Badge:
1. Ate matzah instead of bread for the entire holiday of Pesach.
2. Can explain the differences between Shemurah Matzah, “Egg” Matzah, and ordinary matzah.
3. Has devised a way to prepare a matza based dish or a new topping for eating matzah and eaten it (see list of matzah classics in the parent guide to get ideas. Anything not on the list counts as “new.”)
The Haggadah Badge:
1. Can define the Hebrew word “Haggadah.”
2. Can explain at least one of the fourteen “simanim” (listed in the Haggadah’s “Table of Contents”)
3. Has demonstrated fulfillment of the mitzvah of imagining himself/herself as if he/she “were there” to experience the liberation from slavery in Egypt by recounting the story of the exodus from Egypt, OR by acting it out in a skit, OR in writing (essay or poem), OR visually through the creation of a mural or diorama type project.
4. Can name/describe the “4 Sons” in Hebrew or in English.
5. Can name the 10 plagues in Hebrew or in English.
6. Can lead at least one of the following songs: “Dayenu,” “Adir-hu,” “Ehad Mi Yodea’a,” or “Had Gad-ya.”
Learn About Eco-Judaism by Earning the Teva (Nature & Garden) Merit Badge
For ages 9 and older
Fee: $30 Registration Fee
(Synagogue affiliation not a requirement.)
Teva Badge Requirements:
Can appropriately recite at least one of the brachot (blessings) said upon experiencing a natural phenomenon.
Can identify at least three current challenges to our natural environment & ways these challenges can be addressed.
Has participated in at least two outdoor learning experiences, led by the Agudas Achim Environmental Scholar in Residence, Ariel Kohane.
Has completed a project demonstrating an understanding of an environmental aspect of the concept of Tikun Olam.
Has pickled at least one vegetable.
Has contributed at least one hour per week or a total of at least 6 hours (during any week May 15 – Aug. 15) working with Environmental Scholar in Residence Ariel Kohane in the Agudas Achim Garden.
Ariel is available to provide teaching, educational resources, and to coordinate learning experience schedules with individual participants upon registration for the Teva Merit Badge.
For registration, other details and information about additional independent Jewish Studies opportunities for kids, contact:MitzvahMeritBadge@AgudasAchim.Org (MitzvahMeritBadge@AgudasAchim.Org) .
Merit Badge Requirements
Available Mitzvah Merit Badges:
Rosh Hashanah:
Grade K-3 Shofar Merit Badge
Written by Edwin R. Frankel, 2011
Shofar Facts
The shofar, (שופר) ram’s horn, is one of the most widely recognized symbols of Jewish life. It is used during prayers on Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה), the Jewish New Year. A very long blast called a tekiah gedolah (תקיעה גדולה) is also blown on the שופר to mark the end of Yom Kippur (יום כפור). In Israel, especially in the Holy City of Jerusalem, the שופרis blown every Friday afternoon to let everyone know that Shabbat (שבת) is soon arriving.
During the prayers on ראש השנהthe שופרis blown 100 times. The person blowing the shofars is called a baal tekiyah (בעל תקיעה). Before he sounds the שופר, he concentrates on the important task he is about to perform. When ready, he cites a bracha (ברכה), blessing, to which the entire kahal ((קהל, congregation answers “Amen”, we believe.
The בעל תקיעהneeds help to blow the שופרproperly. The person who helps, calls the names of the שופרsounds to be made, and the בעל תקיעה makes them exactly as is announced.
When the announcer says tekiyah (תקיעה) a single, long blast is sounded.
When the announcer says shevarim (שברים), three short blasts are sounded, which together are as long as the תקיעהsound.
When the announcer says truah (תרועה), the horn is again sounded, this time broken into at least nine very very short pieces.
Finally, when all the other שופרblasts are finished, the announcer gives the בעל תקיעהa moment to catch breath and then says תקיעה גדולה, and an extra long blast is sounded.
A Shofar Game
It takes two people to play the game. One calls out the name of the blasts, the other sounds them with his mouth, his hands, or a kazoo. See if you can say the words accurately and make the sounds properly. Take turns calling out names and making the sounds.
Tekiya
Shevarim Truah
Tekiya
Tekiya
Shevarim
Tekiya
Tekiya
Truah
Tekiya Gedolah
For Parents
Biblical stories featuring a shofar can be found in Genesis Chapter 22, Exodus Chapter 19-20, Joshua Chapter 6. A recording of the shofar sounds can be heard at http://www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org/audios
or http://www.piney.com/Shofar.html. Use the flash cards provided to help your children recognize their new Hebrew terms..
To Earn the Merit Badge
1, Find or paste a picture of a shofar on the space below this question or make your own shofar at the Make a Shofar event.
2. Tell in your own words a story or event from the Jewish Bible in which a shofar is mentioned.
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3. In one sentence answer this question. “What is a shofar?”
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4. Who is the person who blows the shofars on Rosh Hashanah?
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5. What are the four different sounds made during prayers on the shofars called in Hebrew?
6. Read the Hebrew terms included in this flash cards and translate them into English.
ֹשוֹפָר
תְּקִיעָה
יוֹם כִּפּוּר
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
שְׁבָרִים
בְּרָכָה
תְּרוּעָה
תְּקִיעָה גְּדוֹלָה
בַּעַל תְּקִיעָה
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Tekiya
One blast on shofar
Shofar
Ram’s Horn
Grades 4 through 6 – Baal Tekiya Merit Badge
Written by Edwin R. Frankel, 2011
Shofar Facts
The shofar (שופר) is one of the most ancient musical instruments. While it is usually identified as a ram’s horn, in fact it can be made from the horn of any animal that would be kosher and grows permanent, hollow horns. (Deer antlers and the horns of cow and bulls are thus excluded.) As one travels the Jewish world one will find different communities that use different horns for their shofarot ((שופרות . European Jews usually use a ram’s horn. Jews from Yemen in the Middle East use the horn of an ibex, a long horned mountain goat that grows in that part of the world. Moroccans blow a long straight, spiraled horn from a goat/sheep that lives in northern Africa.
The שופרis best known for its special place in the prayers of Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה). In the days of the Holy Temple it was used more regularly during prayers. It was used to call Israelites to battle in ancient days, and to announce the arrival of the Jubilee, a year long celebration with special meaning in ancient Israel. Indeed the name Jubilee in Hebrew is the word yovel (יובל), a word once used as another name for the שופר. In our time in Jerusalem (ירושלים) the שופר is blown every Friday to warn of the approach of the Sabbath (שבת).
The Baal Tekiya’s Challenge
It takes training and practice to blow a שופרwell. It demands that the שופר blower (בעלתקיעה) knows the rules of blowing the שופר, the names of the sounds s/he will be asked to blow, be able to confidently read the words of the blessings (ברכות) s/he will be asked to read. Only the בעל תקיעהreads the ברכות. The congregation (קהל) listens to them and responds “Amen.”
There are three main שופר sounds:
Tekiya(תקיעה) is a single blast on the horn.
Shevarim (שברים) consists of a series of three blasts on the horn, together the length of the תקיעה.
Truah (תרועה) is comprised of nine or more extremely short blasts that together are the length of the תקיעה.
When done with all the other blasts, the final sound is the very long, tekiya gedola (תקיעה גדולה).
The בעל תקיעהrecites the blessing (ברכה) on the שופרblowing first. Afterward he reads the Shehechiyanu (שהחינו) to thank God for allowing us to celebrate this mitzvah (מצוה). See below for the words of the two ברכות.
Imagine the day. The Torah has been read and the service for the blowing of the שופר begins. You are the בעל תקיעה. You listen as the rabbi leads the קהל in some preparatory readings. Then s/he calls on you to say the ברכות. You open your machzor (מחזור)and read
בָּרוּךְ אִתָּהּ ה אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְמִצְותָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ קוֹל שׁוֹפָר.
The congregation responds אמן. Then you pause and say the second ברכה
בָּרוּךְ אִתָּהּ ה אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
You nod to the rabbi and the first call is announced, then the second, then the third. You hear the calls and blow the proper blast
תקיעה שברים תרועה תקיעה then the set is repeated twice more. Two more sets of שופר calls come and go. Each call is perfectly executed. Finally you nod for the final, thirtieth call – the תקיעה גדולה. The קהלseems to hold its breath as you blow a clear long blast. It is over, except for 70 more calls to be spread through Musaf and the end of today’s prayers, only to be done again on the second day of ראש השנה.
To earn your merit badge complete the following tasks.
Parents
The material in this guide was made specifically with upper elementary grades in mind. Help your son or daughter by drilling with the flash cards found on the next pages. Listen as your child practices reading the blessings. Help your child carefully read the text above for meaning.
Best of luck with the merit badge challenge.
שׁוֹפָרוֹת
קוֹל
בַּעַל תְּקִיעָה
תְּקִיעָה גְּדוֹלָה
מַחְזוֹר
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
שַׁבָּת
תְּקִיעָה
שְׁבָרִים
תְּרוּעָה
בְּרָכוֹת
קָהָל
שׁוֹפָר
בְּרָכָה
Tekiya Gedola
Very long shofars blast
Baal Tekiya
Shofar Blower
Kol
Sound or Voice
Shofarot
Rams’ horns
Yerushalayim
Jerusalem
Shehechiyanu
Prayer on reaching a special occasion
Rosh HaShanah
Jewish New Year
Machzor
Holidayprayerbook
Truah
9 or more part shofar blast
Shevarim
3 part shofar blast
Tekiya
Single shofar blast
Shabbat
Sabbath
Bracha
Blessing
Shofar
Ram’s horn
Kahal
Congregation/Community
Brachot
Blessings
Sukkot:
Written by Mitch Levine, 2010
1) Sukkot Badge (Choose at least 7 out of the following 11 requirements):
a) (1)Helped to build/decorate a sukkah
a) (2) OR has made a model sukkah with the number of walls and scah materials conforming to the rules of a sukkah
b) Can describe or give at least 3 examples of items which may be used as kosher scah
c) Can describe or give at least 3 examples of items which may not be used as scah
d) Can report the minimal number of walls that a sukkah must have in order to be kosher
e) Can describe the minimal amount of scah relative to gaps in the scah required for a sukkah
f) Can name at least one circumstance under which an individual may be exempt from the mitzvah of Leshave B’Sukkah
g) Can recite the bracha of Leshave B’Sukkah
h) Has eaten at least 4 meals in a sukkah (AA Sukkah Hop counts as 1 meal)
i) Can locate at least one occurrence of the Hebrew word “sukkah” or “sukkat” in the siddur
j) Can report the number of days the Hag of Sukkot lasts according to the Bible and the number of days it lasts today, outside of Israel
k) Can tell/explain the joke: It once happened that a family with a sukkah in their yard received a notice from the city building inspector that declared, “You have erected a structure in your yard without having received a building permit and you must have it inspected or taken down,” to which the family replied, “Okay, it will be gone in a week.”
- Funnier jokes may be substituted for this badge requirement, so long as they are of a sukkot theme.
2) How to register for your badge:
a) Fulfillment of requirements a (1), h, & k may be verified by the parents of the badge earner.
b) The fulfillment of all other requirements must be verified by either Rabbi Crespy, Naomi Kurland, an Agudas Achim Academy teacher, or Rabbi Levine.
c) At least 7 out of the 11 above requirements must be met by the end of Sukkot.
d) Once Naomi Kurland has received confirmation (nkurland@agudasachim.org) that all 7 badge requirements have been met, the president and rabbi of the congregation will be notified of your success. The badges will be presented at Shabbat morning services (check with Naomi to find out which one). If you are unable to attend Shabbat morning services, the badge will be either available the week after at the synagogue office or delivered to you at Hebrew school.
e) In an effort to ensure that we adhere to our “No tears all smiles at AA” policy, parents are asked to please take responsibility for making sure that Naomi knows that your child has fulfilled the requirements for the badge promptly upon completion, thank you.
Pesach Merit Badges: Pesach badges may be completed by children of any age. Kids may choose to qualify for one badge or several. Parents set the expectation for each requirement at the level of sophistication appropriate for their child. AAA teachers are available at mitzvahmeritbadge@agudasachim.org (mitzvahmeritbadge@agudasachim.org) to help parents to determine an appropriate level of challenge.
Pesach Badges written by Mitch Levine, 2010
The Seder Badge:
1. Cleaned or removed at least one chametz item from home in preparation for Pesach.
2. Participated in the Bedikat Chametz ritual.
3. Properly arranged a Seder Plate and identified the items displayed on it.
4. “Leaned” while drinking the grape juice and eating the matzah at the Seder.
5. Can explain what the Haroset symbolizes AND helped to make Haroset OR can name theingredients in Haroset.
6. Read and explained at least one passage from the Pesach Haggadah (Hebrew or English).
7. Told at least one Pesach joke at a Seder (see parent guide for suggestions).
8. Ate matzah at a Seder.
9. Drank 4 cups of grape juice at a Seder.
10. Participated in either hiding or finding the afikomen.
The 4 Questions Badge:
1. Can recite the Mah Nishtanah passage of the Pesach Haggadah.
The Matzah Badge:
1. Ate matzah instead of bread for the entire holiday of Pesach.
2. Can explain the differences between Shemurah Matzah, “Egg” Matzah, and ordinary matzah.
3. Has devised a way to prepare a matza based dish or a new topping for eating matzah and eaten it (see list of matzah classics in the parent guide to get ideas. Anything not on the list counts as “new.”)
The Haggadah Badge:
1. Can define the Hebrew word “Haggadah.”
2. Can explain at least one of the fourteen “simanim” (listed in the Haggadah’s “Table of Contents”)
3. Has demonstrated fulfillment of the mitzvah of imagining himself/herself as if he/she “were there” to experience the liberation from slavery in Egypt by recounting the story of the exodus from Egypt, OR by acting it out in a skit, OR in writing (essay or poem), OR visually through the creation of a mural or diorama type project.
4. Can name/describe the “4 Sons” in Hebrew or in English.
5. Can name the 10 plagues in Hebrew or in English.
6. Can lead at least one of the following songs: “Dayenu,” “Adir-hu,” “Ehad Mi Yodea’a,” or “Had Gad-ya.”
Learn About Eco-Judaism by Earning the Teva (Nature & Garden) Merit Badge
For ages 9 and older
Fee: $30 Registration Fee
(Synagogue affiliation not a requirement.)
Teva Badge Requirements:
Ariel is available to provide teaching, educational resources, and to coordinate learning experience schedules with individual participants upon registration for the Teva Merit Badge.
For registration, other details and information about additional independent Jewish Studies opportunities for kids, contact:MitzvahMeritBadge@AgudasAchim.Org (MitzvahMeritBadge@AgudasAchim.Org) .