Discover the central role of the Torah and its Commandments (Mitzvot) in the everyday lives of Jewish people and how they might be interpreted by different Jewish communities. 

Discover what it means to rest on Shabbat and reflect on how the idea of rest might be interpreted across different Jewish communities.

Discover the traditions of preparing for the festival of Passover. Explore symbolism and key themes of Passover linked to the story in the Torah through investigating an object from our collection.

Explore the Kashrut Food Laws by examining real text from the Torah. Learn about how these laws are interpreted in daily life for Jewish people from a variety of backgrounds. 

Explore the mitzvah of tzedakah in daily life by closely examining one unique painting in our collection. Explore different ways of giving and discuss how these ideas are interpreted today.

Discover and reflect upon why these are the most important festivals in the Jewish calendar. Explore how they are marked and celebrated by investigating audio and objects from our collection.

Discover where the 613 commandments come from and reflect on the diversity of interpretation of the commandments. Explore how the mitzvot affect Jewish daily life through Kashrut dietary laws, prayer and tzedakah.

Discover the nature of Jewish people’s relationship with G-d by exploring the various personalities of G-d. Explore G-d as judge, creator and law-giver through Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur, Shabbat and Shavuot respectively.

Join us for our virtual visit to a Jewish place of worship. Your students will experience Bevis Marks, a Sephardic synagogue built in the 18th century and still used today. This facilitated virtual tour uses video and sounds from the synagogue to explore a Jewish place of worship. Learn more about key Jewish symbols, weekly readings, prayer and understand the historic significance of Bevis Marks Synagogue.

Discover similarities and differences between the Great Jewish Migration and the migration of Caribbean people during the Windrush movement. Explore images from the museum collection and other archival sources to learn more about why these communities migrated to Britain and the challenges they faced. Reflect on minority contributions’ to Britain as a way to build bridges and enhance empathy for each other. (Available as both Virtual Classroom and Outreach)

Learn about what life was like for Jewish people in Germany before the Second World War and discover experiences of children who went on the Kindertransport.

Discover the enormity of the Holocaust and the history of the Kindertransport through one person’s testimony. Explore personal narrative to highlight the separation and loss of families and the courage to rebuild a new life in a new country. Reflect on concepts of identity, family, human rights, emotions and justice both in the past and today.