Community/Creating a Brit/7th grade 1.Begin by sharing some sources from the source sheet created by Ilyse Glickman titled "BRITOT (COVENANTS) IN THE TORAH" 2.Ask the students if they understand what a Brit is and how it is used? 3. Discuss Community using text below

Ask Students:

1. To brainstorm rules for their class

2. Then put on a large piece of paper

3. Have students write commentary about the rules around the text in Talmudic form

4. If time, hand out a list of Jewish values and have students decide which values are connected to which rules.