Talmud Teacher Resources

Students explore Ray Frank's biography and achievements in relation to expressing gratitude and repentance. They create a list of the things they are grateful for and what repentance means to them. After listening to a Talmudic story,...

In this religion worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to Islamic Religion. There are 6 words located in the puzzle.

Employing a game format, this Jeopardy-influenced game provides questions to help learners review information related to the study of world religions. The questions involve an exploration of the Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and...

Imagine being a child forced from your home and into a concentration camp during World War II. Scholars prepare for a visit to the United States Holocaust Museum by researching the children of the horrible event. They analyze...

Students participate in a layered curriculum unit with varied difficulty activities like this one: Write a brief narrative (300 words) Discuss your answers to the following questions: What do you know about the Holocaust? Where did you...

In this holiday worksheet, students look for the answers to the reading passage that is arranged in the context of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

In this Judaism worksheet, students add detail to a graphic organizer regarding Jewish beliefs, Jewish practices, Jewish holidays, and Jewish history.

In this ancient Judaism worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions about Jewish beliefs after they read assigned textbook pages.

Students analyze the role of study vs. good deeds in contributing to improving the world. They discuss how study and action are important and consider their obligation to make the world a better place. After discussing the concept of...

Students investigate the biographies of Ray Frank and Klai Yisrael. They read summaries of the biographies and descibe the major achievements of the lives. Students answer key questions from the biographies and create an art project as...

In this world cultures worksheet, students research information and answer questions about festivals around the world. This worksheet gives detailed information on how to do the Internet research. This worksheet was generated in the U.K.

For this Hanukkah activity worksheet, students read the words that relate to Hanukkah. Students write the words that comes first on the line for the 15 words.

Learn all about Gemara and the relation it has with the Talmud.

Describes in detail the various parts of a page from the Talmud.

This site from the Jewish Virtual Library explores the history and content of the Talmud, containing both the Mishna and the rabbinic discussions (the Gemara).

This site from the University of Calgary discusses the "types" of Talmud and the "six orders of the Mishnah."

Defines the Talmud and discusses its organization.

This is the index page to the full text of a vivid collecton of Jewish folklore that entertains and teaches. This book, originally published in 1919, is based on tales from the Talmud and Midrash. While some of the themes are familiar...

"One who saves one life saves an entire world" -The Talmud. The Righteous Among Nations were non-Jews who risked their lives to help Jews during the Holocaust. The following lesson focuses on two of these Righteous who helped the Frank...

A great site! Provides a page from the Mishnah with explanation of various parts. Also discusses terminology, authorship, and significant dates.

This site does a nice job in explaining how the Bar & Bat Mitzvah have evolved. It also contains information on Jewish Confirmation, and includes many links to related topics.

Defines the Torah and lists its parts and organization.

Understand the Aseret ha-Dibrot of the Jewish tradition. This article draws on the differences between the Ten Commandments of Christian faiths and the 613 of the Jewish faith.

Learn how to interpret the Gemorah.