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Jewish/Israel Themes
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J.10.
Jewish Telephone
The
leader whispers a Jewish expression into the ear of the next participant
in the circle.
The participant whispers it to the next group member, etc.
See if the same expression is repeated by the last person in line.
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J.11.
Jewish Objects
The
leader splits groups up into small teams sitting around a table, with
a pencil and paper.
The leader announces the name of a Jewish object (e.g., menorah, kippah)
– this can be done from a hat, if preferred. He or she asks participants
to think up creative ways they would use the object.
The teams list their ideas, and afterwards they are sifted out together.
The leader and the group now look for which ideas were: the most original,
funny, functional, etc.
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J.12.
Remnant
This
activity may be used after other symbols activities to review what is
important to the group.
The leader asks
the participants in a round:
“If you had to take only one symbol of Judaism with you before the
end of the world, what would you take?”
The leader asks each group member to explain why he or she picked a particular
item.
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J.13.
Fill in the Blanks
Each participant has a paper and
pencil and draws a game board, like the one shown below; if played in
groups, set a time limit of two minutes.
When the leader says, “Go,” players fill in as many blanks
as they can (working from the top left, across the categories).
When any participant finds that s/he cannot fill in any more words s/he
yells “Stop.” Everyone then stops working and points are counted.
Then a new round is played, by choosing a new word and categories (and
a new game board).
POINTS SYSTEM
15 points for a word nobody has
10 points for a word which more than one person has
5 points for a word the majority has
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Religious
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Nationality |
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J.14.
Shiriah (Variation)
The
leader splits the group into two or three teams.
He or she calls out a (Hebrew) word on a Jewish theme.
The first group sings a song with that word in it.
The second group goes next, and so on until they can’t think of
any more songs.
The last group to think of a song gets a point.
The leader then calls out another word.
Variation:
Use Hebrew words, Hebrew songs, or a combination of Hebrew and English.
J.15.
Hebrew Bingo
Requires
writing materials and a board or poster board.
Each participant receives a copy
of the form below and a pencil.
At the sound of the word “Go!” everyone is to fill in his/her
chart.
Either:
The first person to fill in five squares (horizontally, vertically, or
at a 45 degree angle) wins!
Or, the first person to fill in one horizontal or vertical line wins.
The game stops and
the winner is asked to read out his/her answers. While the winner reads
the words aloud, the leader has someone write them up on a sheet of poster
board, using an enlarged chart.
Then ask others in the group to help complete the whole chart. The leader
goes around the room to see if the entire chart can be completed by contributions
from group members contribute.
Sample Board
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Jewish holiday |
Place in Israel |
Hebrew word |
Jewish food |
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