Partnering to bring Torah stories to (animated) life!
Our friends and partners at Hadar and Beit Rabban Day School developed the Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice, a ground-breaking educational resource that articulates a vision of Jewish fluency and understanding for students in day school and beyond.
We at BimBam are excited to bring you four animated videos, narrated by Hadar faculty member Rabbi Tali Adler, and enhanced with visual and musical interpretations by the BimBam team, inspired by this work. Each video highlights an important fluency concept. Don’t worry if these concepts are new to you. In fact, most Jewish adults don’t know these concepts, which shows how important these types of standards and resources are!
Who was Miriam? What was her story? Learn about one of the Torah’s most prominent leaders and how being a leader isn’t always about getting things right but about loving your people and doing the best you can.
This video was created in partnership with Hadar and is inspired by Hadar’s Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice, a ground-breaking educational resources that provides standards for Jewish fluency and understanding. To learn more about Hadar and their standards, visit here.
In the Torah, Na VaNad is when someone is forced to wander the Earth forever as punishment for killing your own sibling. Learn more about this Torah concept in this new animated video by BimBam and Hadar.
But why is this such a significant punishment? For some people a life of wandering sounds pretty great. Na VaNad isn’t about having to move around a lot, it’s about losing a fundamental part of who you are.
This video was created in partnership with Hadar and is inspired by Hadar’s Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice, a ground-breaking educational resources that provides standards for Jewish fluency and understanding. To learn more about Hadar and their standards, visit here.
Before the Israelites can get into the land of Israel, they must fight Og, a king who just so happens to be a really old giant. Watch this animated video to learn more about Og and how G-d helped the Israelites defeat him.
This video was created in partnership with Hadar and is inspired by Hadar’s Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice, a ground-breaking educational resources that provides standards for Jewish fluency and understanding. To learn more about Hadar and their standards, visit here.
Shgaga is the Torah concept for when someone does something accidentally, or by mistake. Doing something accidentally is different from doing something on purpose. Watch this animated video to learn three different Torah stories about shgaga.
This video was created in partnership with Hadar and is inspired by Hadar’s Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice, a ground-breaking educational resources that provides standards for Jewish fluency and understanding. To learn more about Hadar and their standards, visit here.
The Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice, developed in partnership with Hadar and Beit Rabban Day School, is a ground-breaking educational resource that articulates such a vision for fluency in Tanakh, Torah She-Be-Al Peh, Tefillah, and Jewish Practice, anchoring Jewish education in a shared framework of substance and standards.
Head on over to Hadar’s website to get your hands on your very own copy for their Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice.
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