

An Adobe Spark Page ( link here) - this presentation format allows students to link back to the original resources on Sefaria.Ħ.Below are several examples of student products that fit the parameters above (both are addressing the seemingly extra wordiness in Genesis 22:2). DESIGN- Your final product (slideshow/ movie) looks professional, has been proofread, and does not contain typos, grammar or spelling errors (5 points)ĥ.Where applicable or possible, you have included the link to the original source (5 points)


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).
