Make, Create, Celebrate: Jewish Holidays Through Art

Paint, perform, and doodle your way through the Jewish holidays!

Guide your students through a process of unlocking the meaning of each holiday and its values through artistic projects and concepts.

Make a drawing in response to hearing the shofar; create a nature collage for Tu BiShevat; act out the movement of a lulav.

Make, Create, Celebrate uses art as a way to help students connect with the underlying values of the holidays in a personal way, free from explaining the how-tos of each holiday.

Not an artist? Don’t worry about it! These projects are about self-expression and ideas, and therefore, are for everyone. By the time students have compelte the holiday cycle, they will have created a portfolio full of their own work reflecting Jewish values.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Gallery Tour: More than 15 beautiful, full-color images of contemporary and historical artworks with accompanying reflection questions.


• About Art: Explanations of art techniques


• Good to Know: Fun facts about the holidays


• Think About: Prompts and thoughtful questions that help learners apply their art experiences to the Jewish holidays


• Artist Statements: Space for students to write and reflect about their own work


• Peer Reviews: Opportunities for students to share their work with friends, and give and receive feedback.


• Video Links: Links to online, original videos by the author, Julie Wohl, that demonstrate activities within the source.