MATOK BIBLE CURRICULUMמיזם תנכ"י קונסרבטיבי

A Bible Curriculum for Jewish Day Schools

View Torah as kadosh . Read Torah in an inquiring, deep and

reverent way. Learn Torah in the original Hebrew. Develop literary skills to study Torah

independently. Engage in critical thinking. Become sensitive to shades of meaning.

Students who Study Torah with MaToK :

Search for personal meaning in Torah. Connect Torah with their lives as Jews. See themselves as links in the chain of

Torah understanding and interpretation. Prepare to explore traditional

commentaries. Engage with questions about God. Grapple with moral issues that arise from

the Torah.

Students who Study Torah with MaToK :

MaToK Materials

Each booklet is also available as an interactive e-book.Order forms may be downloaded at http://tinyurl.com/gwz7cq6

MaToK Materials

Teachers’ Guides in both Hebrew and English are available as pdf files that may be downloaded and printed. They are available for $7.50 per download.

‘Black and White’ Units

נחHeb and Eng

תשא כיHeb

במדברHeb and Eng

בהעלותך

Heb

שלח לך

Heb

בלקHeb

קרחHeb and Eng

הלכהHeb

Order forms may be downloaded at http://tinyurl.com/zhc2q55

Sample Page

MaToK involves parents.

Parents are invited to relate to their children’s Torah study in non-threatening, authentic ways.

Literary Access Skillsהדמויות ?מי

מדבר ?מיכינויים

חוזרת מילהחוזר שורשחוזרת צורה

חוזר צלילמסגרת

" אחר" מסיפור הדפעלים רבוי

תקבולתושינויים תקבולת

Access skill: students notice a repeating shoresh that is central to the story.

Students learn Biblical syntax and grammar.

Access skill: Students consider God’s involvement with Avram by noticing a repeating suffix.

Students make personal meaning.

Inferring characteristics of Biblical figures.Opening the door to traditional parshanut.

Students strengthen their comprehension by writing and/or drawing personal interpretations of the story.

Students develop empathy by taking the point of view of a Biblical figure.

• Developing sensitivity to the content of a segment: Why are certain things written that do not seem to advance the story?

• Social/emotional development through empathy.

The MaToK approach encourages students to create personal meaning from the text.

Student Workbooks with English

The MaToK team has begun to translate the student workbooks into English. This will enable schools and teachers to select the versions that are appropriate for their curriculum and that meet the needs of individual students.

The following components will remain in Hebrew: The biblical text Torah skills words such as ,פסוק פרק Colors Proper nouns ( ( , , , ישראל, ארץ פרעה משה רבקה

מצרים

Pagination in the English version remains parallel to the Hebrew, allowing both versions to be easily used within the same classroom.

Fundamental Assumptions

The MaToK curriculum assumes belief in revelation--the uncovering of truth emanating from God.

We recognize that there is a range of views within Judaism about what revelation is.

The Torah . . . contains great ideas, values and meaning reflects the meeting of God and Jews is a place where God and Jews continue to

meet.

Professional Development: Annual teacher and administrator

orientations help educators understand the thinking behind MaToK.

Regional workshops and site visits available on request.

Webinars available on differentiated instruction and the teaching of Torah.

The MaToK approach is consistent with Standards and Benchmarks for the Teaching of TaNaKH in Jewish Day Schools.

MaToK is a joint project of theSchechter Day School Network

Dr. Jon Mitzmacher, Executive Director

and the

Davidson Graduate School of Jewish EducationJewish Theological Seminary of America

Dr. Zachary Lasker, Director of Education Projects

 

For further information please contact Galya Greenberg, MaToK Project

Director (860) 521-2626

gagreenberg@jtsa.edu

Find out more about MaToK by following these links:The MaToK Wiki

The MaToK Web Page on the Schechter Network Website