EDUCATIONAL FRIENDSHIP WITH SOUTH KOREA
In our
School we welcome international relationship with educational
peers. Most of our overseas partners are Jewish as we do our best to nurture
Jewish literacy among students and teachers. With non-Jewish schools we base
our friendship and pedagogical relationship on mutual respect, on texts from
Masechet Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) and on the Seven Laws of Noah.
Steps suggested for the first year of
connection:
1. September: Students and leading teacher exchange
greetings. This can be done by a short video and\or letters.
2. October + November:
a. Introduce students with the topic Seven Laws of Noah.
b. Hand out simple text:
Seven commandments were commanded of
the sons of Noah:
concerning adjudication (denim)
concerning idolatry (avodah zarah)
concerning blasphemy (qilelat
ha-shem)
concerning sexual immorality (gilui
arayot)
concerning blood-shed (shefikhut
damim)
concerning robbery (ha-gezel)
concerning a
limb torn from a living animal (eber min ha-hayy)
c. Have students write questions about the text and debate
the answers in Havrouta.
d. Ask students to report the class about some of their
questions & answers.
e. Email 3 chosen questions to your peers in Israel\Korea. Answers
of each side will be emailed within 2 weeks.
3. December:
4. a. SKYPE MEETING (WEB CAMERA CONFERENCE) – 2 groups synchronize a 40 minutes meeting
in which each side will sing a song in Korean\Hebre, will tell al little about
school, will have the opportunity to ask each other questions (will be
translated by the adults).
b. exchange artistic expression (hand
craft, paintings…) performed by the students on the topic: Seven Laws of Noah approach.
January - February: a. Discuss in class in Havrouta
(debate in pairs?): "Rabbi Eliezer would say: The honor of
your fellow should be as precious to you as your own" (Avot, 2:10).
b. Have students
prepare games on this topic and
report to your peers (in a PPT, video…)
4.
February - Marchr:
a. Hand out text and discuss:
"Ben Zoma would say:
Who is wise? One who learns from every man. As is stated (Psalms 119:99):
"From all my teachers I have grown wise, for Your testimonials are my
meditation".
Who is strong? One who overpowers
his inclinations. As is stated (Proverbs 16:32) Proverbs 16:32), "Better
one who is slow to anger than one with might, one who rules his spirit than the
captor of a city."
Who is rich? One who is satisfied
with his lot. As is stated(Psalms 128:2): "If you eat of toil of your
hands, fortunate are you, and good is to you"; "fortunate are
you" in this world, "and good is to you" in the World to
Come.
Who is honorable? One who honors his
fellows. As is stated (I Samuel 2:30): "For to those who honor me, I
accord honor; those who scorn me shall be demeaned." (Avot, 4:1).
b. Have
students present the text in an artistic way and send it to their
overseas peers.
April: SKYPE MEETING (WEB CAMERA CONFERENCE): joined Kabbalat Shabbat.
May – June:
a.
Introduce students with: "Rabbi Matya the
son of Charash would say: Be first to greet every man. Be a tail to lions,
rather than a head to foxes". (Avot, 4:15)
b.
Have students
debate the text in Havrouta, phrase questions and send 3 of them to
peers overseas. Answers will be returned within 2 weeks.
c. Have students prepare a poster of greetings to the summer break.
