Teacher:
Moreh Daniel Ori
 

Curriculum:
Judaica:

• More in-depth study of Israel; primary text: Welcome to Israel
•  Continued examination of Torah text and it’s lessons and Jewish values; secondary text: Explorer’s Bible 

Tephillot:
Shalom Aleichem, L’cha Dodi , (1st, 2nd and last verse), V’shamru, Adon Olam, (Kiddush, if time), review of Chanukah Candle Blessings and 4 questions.  

Hebrew:
Hebrew will be taught using the Sarah and David Hebrew Language curriculum. This program utilizes visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities to help students learn the Hebrew letters and vowels, master letter and vowel decoding, develop fluent reading skills, and learn basic vocabulary. The older grades will develop mastery in prayer chanting and understanding. The curriculum uses textbooks, workbooks, posters, a cd, and on-line materials.

In Kitah Dallet, students will review letter recognition. Students will practice reading Hebrew by putting together the letter and vowel sounds, and concentrate on increasing reading fluency. Games and a multi-sensory approach are stressed. Simple vocabulary words are introduced and the children will learn to write the letters in script.
Each student will use the Read Hebrew Primer for letter and vowel review, decoding practice, script writing and reading fluency mastery.
In addition, students will learn prayers from the Friday Evening Service. They will use the Friday Night Book to practice reading, singing and gain simple understanding of the prayers. This will reinforce the lessons experienced in Tephilla with Fredda Cohen.

Moreh Daniel Ori

Daniel joined the Bet Am Shalom staff in 2008 as the sixth grade teacher.
He was born in Israel and spent most of his childhood in Kfar Saba, in addition to three years in Rochester New York when he was in middle School.
Daniel is a Jazz musician and composer and loves to read and travel.
Upon finishing the Israeli army as a tank commander, Daniel studied three years at the Rimon School of Contemporary Music in Tel Aviv.
In 2005 he moved with his Wife from Tel Aviv to Boston in order to study at Berklee College of Music. They relocated to New York City two years ago.
Daniel is also the Middle School Music teacher at Solomon Schechter in Manhattan and has been teaching there since 2008.
This year at Bet Am Shalom, Daniel is teaching kitah dallet. His class will explore Jewish values and morals along with the connection to Israel. The students will learn to embrace and further understand their Jewish identity through the study of Tephillot, Hebrew, Israel and Torah.