THE BETA ISRAEL CURRICULUM: TABLE OF CONTENTS

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THE BETA ISRAEL CURRICULUM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• STRENGTHENING OUR COLLECTIVE JEWISH MEMORY: FOREWORD BY MARTIN AND PEARL HERSKOVITZ
• READING MY FAMILY – THE BETA ISRAEL CURRICULUM: A MESSAGE FOR JEWISH EDUCATORS: DR. SHARON FEIMAN-NEMSER
• UNDERSTANDING ETHIOPIAN JEWISH HERITAGE AND IDENTITY: PREFACE BY RABBI DR. SHARON (ZAUDE) SHALOM
• MY FAMILY – THE BETA ISRAEL CURRICULUM : A CONCEPTUAL MAP FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING
• INTRODUCING THE ETHIOPIAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE: AN “INSIDER” PERSPECTIVE FOR DIASPORA JEWRY
• SECTION I – THE HISTORY OF THE BETA ISRAEL
  • UNIT 1: THE TWELVE TRIBES
    • INTRODUCTION
    • THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL
    • THE LOST TRIBE OF DAN
    • ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF ORIGIN
    • BETA ISRAEL OR FALASHA?
    • IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY
    • UNDERSTANDING OUR JEWISH FAMILY
  • UNIT 2: LIFE IN ETHIOPIA
    • INTRODUCTION
    • HISTORY I: 1270-1632
    • HISTORY II: 1632-1892
    • ISOLATION & INTEGRATION
    • THE COMMUNITY
    • PHYSICAL & SPIRITUAL RESILIENCE
• SECTION II – THE JEWISH LIFE OF THE BETA ISRAEL
  • UNIT 3: HOPES & PRAYERS
    • INTRODUCTION
    • THE TEN LOST TRIBES
    • HOPE IN JUDAISM
    • LIVING WITH HOPE IN ETHIOPIA
    • FACING JERUSALEM IN PRAYER
    • CELEBRATING SIGD
    • THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STORK
  • UNIT 4: PHILOSOPHY & VALUES
    • INTRODUCTION
    • THE BETA ISRAEL AS A “LIVING REPOSITORY”
    • FAITH (AND DOUBT) IN G-D
    • THE GOODNESS OF HUMANITY
    • RESPECT
    • INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
    • SPONTANEITY & INDIVIDUALITY
  • UNIT 5: LAWS & CUSTOMS
    • INTRODUCTION
    • THE BETA ISRAEL AND BIBLICAL JEWISH TRADITION
    • HOW ETHIOPIAN AND RABBINIC JEWISH LAW DIFFER
    • PRAYER
    • SHABBAT
    • WEDDINGS
    • HALAKHIC PLURALISM
• SECTION III – THE JOURNEY HOME
  • UNIT 6: ATTEMPTED JOURNEYS
    • INTRODUCTION
    • DISPLACED NATION
    • HOPES & DREAMS
    • ABBA MAHARI
    • MOVING FORWARD
    • SUBSEQUENT JOURNEYS
  • UNIT 7: OUTREACH TO BETA ISRAEL & AFFIRMING JEWISH STATUS
    • INTRODUCTION
    • OUTREACH I: 1855-1867
    • OUTREACH II: 1867-1904
    • OUTREACH III: 1904-1948
    • OUTREACH IV: 1948-1954
    • JEWISH STATUS OF THE BETA ISRAEL I: 1954-1972
    • JEWISH STATUS OF THE BETA ISRAEL II: 1972-1975
  • UNIT 8: OPERATION MOSES & OPERATION SOLOMON
    • INTRODUCTION
    • BACKGROUND OF OPERATION BROTHERS: 1975-1979
    • OPERATION BROTHERS: 1979-1984
    • WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
    • OPERATION MOSES: 1984-1985
    • PROTESTS OF THE BETA ISRAEL
    • OPERATION SOLOMON: 1991
• SECTION IV — LIFE IN ISRAEL
  • UNIT 9: FROM DREAMS TO REALITY
    • INTRODUCTION
    • RETURN TO JERUSALEM
    • LOSS OF HOLY TEMPLE
    • RECOGNIZING JEWISHNESS
    • JEWISH EDUCATION
    • RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP
    • SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES
    • ADDRESSING OBSTACLES & MISTAKES
  • UNIT 10: ACHIEVEMENTS & ASPIRATIONS
    • INTRODUCTION
    • STORY 1: ISRAELA
    • STORY 2: SHARON
    • STORY 3: PNINA
    • UNITY VS. UNIFORMITY
    • REFLECTIONS
• THE GREATER JEWISH STORY: AFTERWORD BY DR. CHAIM PERI