Jewish History Class update

Dear Parents,
It's been a while since you've heard from our Thursday Jewish History class.  Here are some things that have been happening in our class:

First, we concluded our study of the period of Judges by learning about Samuel the Prophet - who can be read more about HERE.

We are now in the midst of a fascinating unit on King David.  We had so many questions about his life and really enjoyed learning about the stories of his youth, his rise to kingdom and overall legacy to the Jewish people.  Here are two very interesting essays about King David's life: David Shepherd and Warrior and David The King.

The students have really been enjoying this class, and often use this period as an opportunity to ask questions about Jewish history in general.  We have had some very interesting discussions on various topics as a result.

We have also been working on a Timeline project.  As a class, we are creating our very own timeline of Jewish history.  The students have been illustrating events and personalities from Jewish history, adding more details as we move along in our studies.  Look out for it hanging in the hallway in the coming week.

For parents who are interested in learning more about Jewish History for their own knowledge, I highly recommend this resource: /http://www.jewishhistory.org/.  You will find a variety of fascinating movies, online classes, crash courses, blogs, books, etc. to explore at your leisure.