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=Chugim - Learning Theology through Arts and Sports=

//When the Jewish people stood at Sinai they said "We will do and we will understand" The core concepts of Jewish theology are not best learned in a classroom, rather they are learned through experiences designed to help students create and move and then reflect on their experiences so that they come to truly understand what it means to pray and experience God in the world.//

2013-2014 Chugim included: Sports/Games, Dance, Art, Graphic Arts, Music, Cooking, and Book Club
Unit 2: Hoda'ot - Thanking God The enduring understanding taught in Unit 2 is that giving thanks is an acknowledgement that the goodness of the world is Divine and we give thanks for that goodness.

Individual prayers taught include:
 * Motzi || We thank God for bringing forth food from the earth. ||
 * Kiddush || We thank God for the freedom to have a day of rest ||
 * Shehecheyanu || We are grateful each time we reach a season, each time we reach a life cycle event ||
 * Avot v'Imahot || We thank God for those who came before us ||
 * G'vurot || We thank God for our lives, for healing, for strength, acknowledging God's power. ||
 * R'tzei || We thank God for hearing our prayers (verses answering them) ||
 * Ho'daah || Giving thanks helps us understand all that we have focus on the good. ||