Please see two short videos below that demonstrate how to use Topic Search and Connections.Ĥ. Students will explore using Sefaria's Topic Search feature or Connections option. (Alternatively, allow students to choose the question that most piques their interest). Assign each student or small group a question to explore in depth. (If you like, you can have them add all of their questions to a shared space such as Padlet or a shared Google Doc.)ģ. To see an example of a Sefaria source sheet on the Akedah that includes guiding questions, click here.Īlternatively, if you are teaching high school, you might ask the students to engage in a brainstorming activity and generate questions about this narrative. (Examples include: Why was there such a lengthy description of Isaac in verse 2? Why didn't Abraham protest against the seeming injustice of this request when he did protest when it came to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah? What does this narrative prove about Abraham's loyalty and faith?) You may even want to assign student groups a specific question to explore. At this point, especially if you are teaching middle school, you can choose to offer the students guiding questions. Based on your personal comfort level and pedagogical goals, actively teach the text to the students, have the students read it on their own, or have the students learn through the material בחברותא (in chevruta), with study partners.Ģ. Open the text of the Akedah on Sefaria ( Genesis 22:1-19).
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