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Clara Lemlich in a Shirtwaist, circa 1910

What Will It Cost Me to Work for You?

Through learning about Judaism’s views on labor, as well as about Jewish women in the labor movement, students will explore realistic responses to unfair labor conditions in the US and overseas today.

https://qa.jwa.org/twersky/judith-sandman

Selling Soap, Smashing Sexism, Seeing Ourselves

In this lesson, students explore the work of Jewish artist Barbara Kruger, and learn how to look critically at images of women in advertising.

https://qa.jwa.org/twersky/michael-rothbaum

Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen

Deborah is Director of Congregational Learning at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, MD. Her winning lesson plan, “Confirmation: Joining the Legacy”, teaches students about the history of Confirmation.

Confirmation: Joining the Legacy

Through learning key aspects of the history of Confirmation, students will develop a sense of connection to past Confirmands, and thus see their Confirmation as connected to Jewish heritage.

https://qa.jwa.org/twersky/deborah-cohen

What Does It Mean To Be A Jewish Feminist?

Students explore the definition of feminism using a pluralistic lens, and consider the intersections between Judaism and feminism in their own lives, and in the lives of those with whom they engage on a daily basis.

https://qa.jwa.org/twersky/michelle-boyle

Our World Through a Jewish Lens

By exploring the life and work of ground-breaking photo-journalist Ruth Gruber, students will be introduced to the medium of photography and how it can be used as an expression of Jewish storytelling, personal and social values, and a creative outlet.

https://qa.jwa.org/twersky/ramona-brand

Family History Toolkit

https://qa.jwa.org/stories/family-history-toolkit

"The Jewish Woman" Magazine Cover, October 1921

Benevolent Societies and Tzedakah

Examine different ways that American Jewish women historically—and we today—fulfill the obligation of tzedakah (charity) and gemilut chesed (acts of loving kindness).

https://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/oct05

Introduction: Jewish Women and Charitable Institutions

Before the twentieth century, much of the responsibility for caring for the needy—the poor, recent immigrants, or the disabled—fell to private groups or charitable individuals. Even today, when government assistance may help people in need,

https://qa.jwa.org/article/introduction-jewish-women-and-charitable-institutions

Henrietta Szold on Saying Kaddish

In a 1916 letter, Henrietta Szold (the founder of Hadassah) defied Jewish tradition and challenged rituals that exclude women by asserting her right to say Kaddish (the Jewish prayer for mourners).

https://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/feb06

Biography: Henrietta Szold (1860–1945)

Best known as the founder of Hadassah, Henrietta Szold was a dedicated and influential community leader, as well as an essayist, translator, and editor. Rai

https://qa.jwa.org/article/biography-henrietta-szold-1860-1945

Object #662, "Tzedek Means Justice," from Katrina's Jewish Voices

Hurricane Katrina: Community Responsibility and Tikkun Olam

Explore Hurricane Katrina as an example of how Jews respond to catastrophe. Gail Chalew, a Jewish reporter from New Orleans, tells the story of Haley Fields, a thirteen year old girl from Los Angeles, who came up with her own unique way of helping those in need.

https://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/jan07

Introduction: Beth Israel Torah Ceremony by Gail Chalew

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities in August 2005, it changed many lives irrevocably. Katrina and the flooding that followed devastated homes, neighborhoods, and community infrastructures. It scattered families and

https://qa.jwa.org/article/introduction-beth-israel-torah-ceremony-by-gail-chalew

Immigration and Generations: Anzia Yezierska's Children of Loneliness

Children of Loneliness, a short story by immigrant writer Anzia Yezierska, illustrates how one young woman's struggle to find her own place in American society tears her from her parents and their way of life.

https://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/apr07

Introduction: The life and stories of Anzia Yezierska

Anzia Yezierska was one of more than two million Eastern European Jews who arrived in the United States during a major wave of Jewish immigration from 1880 to 1924, seeking economic opportunity and re

https://qa.jwa.org/article/introduction-life-and-stories-of-anzia-yezierska

Jewish Diversity and Innovation: The View from the Kitchen

Discover how recipes can tell stories about Jewish history and its ever-changing rich cultural diversity.

https://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/nov06

Introduction: Jewish recipes: A map of the journeys, stories, and creation of American Jewish culture

Recipes are like a map. You can follow the path of a recipe to give you clues as to how Jews lived in different communities as they migrated. You can see which ingredients come from which places on our journeys and how changes to Jewish food culture ha

https://qa.jwa.org/article/introduction-jewish-recipes-map-of-journeys-stories-and-creation-of-american-jewish-culture

Zippy Porath and other American students, 1947

A Young American Jew in Israel, 1947-1948

Learn about the founding of the State of Israel from the perspective of Zipporah Porath, a young American woman who joined the Zionist effort in 1947.

https://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/apr08

Biography: Zipporah Porath

Zipporah (Zippy) Porath was born and raised in New York. Her father, Samuel J. Borowsky, was a renowned Hebrew educator and prominent Zionist and one of the founders of Young Judaea. In 1947, Zipporah arrived in Jerusalem on a one-year scholarship to t

https://qa.jwa.org/article/biography-zipporah-porath

Lilith Evolved: Writing Midrash

Interrogate the notion of midrash using "The Coming of Lilith" by theologian Judith Plaskow as an example of how contemporary Jewish feminists have created their own midrashim—retellings of biblical stories—to incorporate women's viewpoints into the traditional texts of Judaism.

https://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/sep07

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