Hazon Educational Library: Middle School
Climate Action Shabbat Guide
This Guide is designed to be an interesting educational resource and discussion stimulator as well as a practical set of tips and tools for you to adopt. The goal is for you to more closely align your Shabbat practices with your sustainability and Jewish values.
Local Lulav
A Sukkot resource packet with everything you need to shake sustainable, local lulavim. Filled with relevant educational materials, practical shaking and assembly instructions, and accessible spiritual and environmental insights. Created for the Metro Detroit community.
Teva Tunes
Teva Tunes is the official Teva CD. Free download and lyrics are available.
Age(s): Elementary, Middle School
RECYCLING CRAYONS! Running a Crayon Collection to Educate, Recycle/Upcycle Crayons
Teva Tunes is the official Teva CD. Free download and lyrics are available.
Category: Crafting + DIY, Group-building
Age(s): B'nai Mitzvah, Early Childhood, Elementary, Families, High School, Middle School, Teens, Young Adult
Judaism and Food Waste Source Sheet
This source sheet is a dive into Jewish tradition's commentary on prohibitions against wanton waste, environmental stewardship, responsibility for community members in need, and responses to hunger and surplus. We hope that it serves to mobilize Jewish communities to act on climate change and food injustice by reducing food waste, keeping it out of landfills, and transforming it to reduce food insecurity.
Sukkot on the Farm in 20 mins
This program is a snappy rotational way for lots of young people to experience the farm.
Age(s): Middle School
Exploring the Water Cycle and Hebrew Holidays
Students will learn how the Jewish holidays relate to the water cycle. We will look at the water cycle of North East United States & Israel to compare and contrast the differences between the water cycles in each region and the holidays that occur during those times.
Age(s): Middle School
Pasture Politics: Exploring the Tragedy of the Common
This program is an introduction to collective responsibility as humans to each other and the Earth in the context of games.
Age(s): Adults, Middle School
Exploring Do it Yourself Judaism: Crafting Hand Dipped Beeswax Shabbat Candles
In this program, participants explore the intention of Shabbat and the traditional and modern meaning and purpose of lighting Shabbat candles. Participants learn about the value of making Jewish ritual objects by hand, and get a small taste of the exciting world of bees!
Ruach: Torah of the Wind
The purpose of this program is for participants to begin to understand wind as an ecological force, and connect that understanding with ruach.
Age(s): High School, Middle School
Rosh Hashana Symbolism Through Food
A Rosh Hashana seder during which you will be connecting food to different intentions for the new year.
Category: Jewish Food traditions, Shabbat and Holidays
Age(s): High School, Middle School
Making Grape Juice
This program is a lesson on making grape juice from grapes. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss what makes grape juice holy.
Age(s): Middle School
WORMS!
This program is designed to help kids understand the values of Hachnasat Orchim and Bal Tashchit. Kids will have the opportunity to meet worms, explore the garden and enjoy a tasty snack. This program can be adapted to indoor locations during the colder months.
Age(s): Middle School
Climate Change Time Machine All Camp Program
Storyline: It's the year 3019 and life is pretty grim. And all of the environmental ethics that we knew in 2019 have been lost to history. It's up to us to go back in time to 2019 to save the future!
Age(s): Middle School
Topsy Turvy Bus
This curriculum engages students with the Topsy Turvy Bus and its sustainable attributes and teaches about sunlight and vegetable oil as alternative energy sources.
Age(s): Early Childhood, Middle School
