FREE DOWNLOAD! Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, in his master essay, “Kol Dodi Dofek,” writes about “knocks” – moments in time when God calls to B’nai Yisrael, signaling them to take an active role in history, to fulfill their mission as the Chosen People. Two curricular guides in Understanding by Design format were written for a multi-year Jewish history sequence for use in a religious Religious Zionist day school. The curriculum is adaptable to other settings, though the Enduring Understanding might not philosophically fit. Year One covers the time period from 589 BCE – 135 CE. Year Two picks up after the Bar Kohba rebellion and concludes with the Enlightenment.

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