CU2-25

2:25 **Title:** Life Cycle – Birth/Baby Naming. 1.  **Gain the attention of the learner** What stories do students know about how their family marked their birth 2.  **Review relevant past learning:** As we explore the calendar, we have described the many different festivals celebrated by the Jewish people. Some events are annual, other events occur over a course of time. 3.  **Present new material:** Several life cycle events have unique Jewish practices including Birth (Baby Naming), Coming of Age (Bar/Bat Mitzvah), Wedding, Death. 4.  **Provide guided practice:** Part of the birth ritual is naming a child. Some Jews have a ceremony to name a child. Names have traditions too. Ashkenazi Jews often choose to name children after someone who isn’t alive anymore so that person isn’t forgotten. As a name is chosen, parents think of several things about the name to make sure it fits the person who will use it. Sephardi Jews will often name a child after a living parent to honor them. 5.  **Provide independent practice:** Have students look up the meaning of their name in the naming book. Ask them to think of how the characteristics described fit their personality. Then ask students to describe specific traits they have to write a new definition about their name.
 * Goals:** Students will review the differing Ashkenazi and Shephardi traditions of giving Jewish names and comparing/getting their own Jewish names.
 * Materials:**
 * Close the lesson: **Design a new naming ceremony to rename the students in the class.