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Curriculum Overview

Get To Know Our Curriculum

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Our comprehensive curriculum is designed to give educators the tools they need to create a meaningful Jewish educational experience, and to equip students with robust Jewish knowledge. We prioritize accessibility in our curriculum, offering educators a full year of scripted yet flexible lesson plans that accommodate diverse learning styles. These ready-to-go lesson plans are continually updated to reflect the needs of our partners and current educational best practices. Check out the content below for an an exclusive and in-depth overview of the ISJL Curriculum.

What's Included In Your Curriculum Set

The ISJL Curriculum not only provides resources for religious school-aged learners, but for learners of all ages! In addition to a ready-to-go curriculum for early childhood to adult learners, the ISJL offers robust supplements to help you meet any learning moment!
Included in the complete curriculum:
  • All-School Programs Book
  • Religious School Elective Handbook
  • Text Study & Southern Jewish History Supplements
  • Audio CDs with songs, b'rachot, and t'filot
  • Directors' Handbook
  • Madrichim Handbook
  • B'nei Mitzvah Workbook
  • Teacher Enrichment
  • Family Education
  • Adult Education
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Key Content Areas

​The ISJL Education Curriculum is a spiraled curriculum, in which students revisit key content areas with increased sophistication as they progress through the curriculum. The ten key content areas are: Community, Culture and Symbols, God, Hebrew and Prayer, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Lifecycle Events, Mitzvot and Jewish Values, and TaNaKh (Torah, Prophets, and Writings).
This chart indicates which content areas are highlighted in each grade. Please note that most content areas are covered in every grade even if they are not considered a key content area.
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  • Home
  • WHO WE ARE
    • Our Mission & History
    • Goldring and Woldenberg
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Our Founder
    • Contact Us
  • WHAT WE DO
    • Education >
      • Education Overview
      • Partnership Pathways
      • Curriculum Highlights
      • ISJL Program Bank
      • Partner Portal
    • CULTURE >
      • Culture Overview
      • Cultural Programming >
        • Presenters Roster
      • History >
        • Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities >
          • Alabama Encyclopedia
          • Arkansas Encyclopedia
          • Georgia Encyclopedia
          • Florida Encyclopedia
          • Kentucky Encyclopedia
          • Louisiana Encyclopedia
          • Mississippi Encyclopedia
          • North Carolina Encyclopedia
          • Oklahoma Encyclopedia
          • South Carolina Encyclopedia
          • Tennessee Encyclopedia
          • Texas Encyclopedia
          • Virginia Encyclopedia
          • Encyclopedia Credits
        • Oral History
    • SPIRITUALITY >
      • Spirituality Overview
      • Convert Cohort
      • Meet Our Rabbi
      • Taste of Torah
    • Tour Resources
  • DONATE
    • Donation Options
    • Donate Now
    • Planned Giving
    • Join the Chai Club
    • Donor's Bill of Rights
  • Shalom Y'all
  • Strategic Plan
  • Southern & Jewish Blog
  • Calendar
  • Virtual Press Kit
  • Subscribe to ISJL Emails