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| − | <p>Art is a great motivator to get less textually oriented students involved in class. Have students compare | + | <p>Art is a great motivator to get less textually oriented students involved in class. Have students compare three renditions of Yaakov and Esav's reunion as an entree to Chapter 33 and the questions it raises. For details, see <a href="Yaakov and Esav's Reunion in Art" data-aht="page">Yaakov and Esav's Reunion in Art</a>.</p> |
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| − | + | <p>Introduce students to the story of Yaakov's wrestling with the "אִישׁ" in Chapter 32 by listening to Shlomo Carlebach's song, "ונשגב ה' לבדו", available <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vWjQTD_r1M&index=1&list=PL112CB444240B9FF5">here</a>. Afterwards, have them discuss (as a class, with a neighbor or in journals) the following questions:</p> | |
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| − | + | <li>What emotions does the song evoke? What might have motivated the composer choose such a tune for this story? Does the tone of the tune match the tone of the event?</li> | |
| − | + | <li>Note which words in the song are part of the text of this chapter and which are from elsewhere. What might have led the composer to connect the two verses?</li> | |
| − | + | </ul> | |
| + | <p>After students learn various approaches to the story (see <a href="Wrestling With Angels and Men" data-aht="page">Wrestling With Angels and Men</a> for sources and analysis), have them vote which approach they think the composer had in mind when writing the song. As a follow-up activity, students can compose their own tune or attach the words to an already known song which they think captures the mood of the verse and present it to the class.</p> | ||
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<category>Room for Debate | <category>Room for Debate | ||
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| + | <li>Was Esav a good, bad or neutral character? See <a href="A Portrait of Esav" data-aht="page">A Portrait of Esav</a> for details.</li> | ||
| + | <li>Were Shimon and Levi justified in killing Shekhem and the men of the city? See <a href="Sin and Slaughter of Shekhem" data-aht="page">Sin and Slaughter in Shekhem</a> for sources and discussion.</li> | ||
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Version as of 13:49, 6 December 2014
Motivators – Parashat Vayishlach
Art
Art is a great motivator to get less textually oriented students involved in class. Have students compare three renditions of Yaakov and Esav's reunion as an entree to Chapter 33 and the questions it raises. For details, see Yaakov and Esav's Reunion in Art.
Music
Introduce students to the story of Yaakov's wrestling with the "אִישׁ" in Chapter 32 by listening to Shlomo Carlebach's song, "ונשגב ה' לבדו", available here. Afterwards, have them discuss (as a class, with a neighbor or in journals) the following questions:
- What emotions does the song evoke? What might have motivated the composer choose such a tune for this story? Does the tone of the tune match the tone of the event?
- Note which words in the song are part of the text of this chapter and which are from elsewhere. What might have led the composer to connect the two verses?
After students learn various approaches to the story (see Wrestling With Angels and Men for sources and analysis), have them vote which approach they think the composer had in mind when writing the song. As a follow-up activity, students can compose their own tune or attach the words to an already known song which they think captures the mood of the verse and present it to the class.
Room for Debate
- Was Esav a good, bad or neutral character? See A Portrait of Esav for details.
- Were Shimon and Levi justified in killing Shekhem and the men of the city? See Sin and Slaughter in Shekhem for sources and discussion.
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