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Scripts for ages 8-88 illustrating Torah, haftorah, Talmud and midrash, to be acted out in Hebrew school or dramatized from the bimah in the place of a more traditional sermon. Also graphic novel resources prepared for one special parasha, to serve as a model for others.
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Machar Chodesh: What The Haftorah Didn't Tell You
Why didn't Jonathan challenge Goliath before David did, and why was he so grateful to the boy who took the pressure off him to do so? Jonathan's legendary kindness and love for David are placed in the context of Jonathan's own military triumphs. Sources summarize I Samuel 14-19.
Shabbat HaChodesh: A Drash in Bibliodrama
A bibliodrama where the four candidates for Rosh Hashanah debate which of them should be the New Year for the Jewish People.
Harry Potter and the Kosher Sukkah
A play for 7-8 kids exploring sources from Mishnah Sukkah 1-2 and Gemara Sukkah 2a-23b. Harry Potter and his classmates, having knocked over Anthony Goldstein's special harvest booth, try to put it back together using the laws in
Halo Kivnei Kushiyim: The Graphic Novel
A graphic interpretation of the haftorah for Acharei Mot/Kedoshim, from Amos 9: 7-15
Kedoshim: Graphic Novel and Activity Packet
Word searches, comics, and Broadway mitzvah match games
Wings of Fire: The Chanukah Prophecy
A bibliodrama script for a children's performance examining Talmudic texts about how the Maccabees built a new menorah for the first Chanukah The true miracle was how well they were able to make do with what they had and make just enough light to drive off the darkness.
Yerakroket: A Wicked Take on Masechet Megillah
Queen Esther's name, appearance, and early adventures in the harem are discussed by Elphaba, Galinda, and their classmates at Shiz Yeshiva, learning the Talmudic tests from Tractate Megillah 13a:10-17. The skit is designed for nine readers, junior high through adult.