CU8.10

=Grade 8 Lesson 8.10 (Template)=

a) Reform Judaism: To understand how the reforming movements have changed in the last 50 years often by becoming more traditional Compare Pittsburgh Platforms
 * TITLE:** **Organized Jewish Belief Since the 1960's**
 * GOALS:** To understand the changing landscape of Jewish beliefs since 1960's including the religiously conservative tilt by Reform and Reconstruction, the development of new secular institutions, flourishing of both Modern and Ultra-Orthodoxy. To explore the increasing diversity of organized Jewry and the increasing acceptance of Jewish diversity within the Jewish community. To understand that secular humanistic Jews are part of a national and international movement and not just a 1-off institution in their own city. To examine some of the positions on politics, current events and world affairs to give students a desire for membership in the national organization(s). To be able to answer the questions: Why be a secular Jew? Why belong to Folkshul, CSJO? What would you change at Folkshul to make it a better organization?
 * MATERIALS:**
 * LESSON:**
 * 1. Gain the attention of the learner:** <???>
 * 2. Relevant past learning:**
 * 3. Introduce new material:**

To understand how the reforming movements have changed in the last 50 years often by becoming more traditional Compare Pittsburgh Platforms To understand that there are several secular Jewish groups in the United States Acceptance by other Jewish groups To understand the origins of their umbrella groups 2) CSJO - formed 196? - continue to do what they did before Came originally from the remnants of socialist, anarchist and communist secular Jewish schools and adult communities. Many enlarged their offerings to include Shabbot and High Holiday Programs (learned from SHJ) Now numbers about 23 organizations 1) SHJ - formed 1969 - new way of being Jewish provide congregational community services with secular humanistic outlook The 2 earliest congregations came out the Reform Movement with its congregational model 3 Original congregations included Birmingham Temple lead by Rabbi Sherwin Wine and one from Illinois and one from Connecticut Became mechanism for creation of other congregations Now numbers about 30 congregations 3) IISHJ - umbrella for SHJ, CSJO Educational Arm Trains educators, leaders, **rabbis**, spoke-persons To explore what it means to be secular, humanistic, Jewish scientific outlook progressive associate with culture, history and fate and of the Jewish people

4. **Provide guided practice**: <???> 5. **Provide independent practice**:  6. Close the lesson:<???> 7. References:
 * Howe, Irving (1976). **World of Our Fathers**, Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, New York and London
 * Sachar, Howard M. (2013-07-24). **A History of the Jews in America** (Vintage). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

