Classroom Activities and Lessons


Lessons and activities to educate children and youth about Ethiopian Jewry and Operation Solomon.  Great for day schools, Hebrew school classes, summer camps and more!

On Eagles' Wings: Operation Solomon
{Source: Babaganewz}

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Objective:
  • After reading part of On Eagles' Wings: Operation Solomon, students will learn about the rescue mission, as well as other operations that Israel has intimated to save Jews from persecution in the lands of their dispersion. 
  • Students can create three-dimensional symbols that represent the various operations to use in celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut.
Ethiopian Jews are Part of the World Wide Jewish Community
{Source North American Council on Ethiopian Jewry}

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Students will:
  • A. learn that there are black Jews who, since the Diaspora, 2,500 years ago, have lived in Ethiopia. The Jewish community in Ethiopia calls itself the Beta Israel (the House of Israel).
  • B. learn that other Ethiopians call Ethiopian Jews “Falashas” and that they have been discriminated against and treated as outcasts in their own country, where they struggle to survive.
  • C.    learn that Ethiopian Jews, like other Jews over the centuries, suffer from anti- semitism, and yearn to make aliyah—to return to their Jewish homeland.
  • D.    learn about, discuss and understand that Beta Israel is part of the worldwide Jewish community because of its Jewish origins and its commitment to and observance of Jewish traditions.
  • E.    decide how they can help Ethiopian Jews.
Learn About Ethiopian Jews Through Songs by The Idan Raichel Project

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Ethiopian songs explored and discussed.Incorporate hardships of immigrating to Israel and Operation Moses and Solomon

My Name is Rachamim Lesson
{Source: www.learnisrael.org}

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Objective:
  • Read "My Name is Rachamim" by Jonathan P. Kendall
  • Learn about Ethiopian Jews with your class (Good for a regular classroom or a hebrew school classroom).
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