Barchu

= The Structure = = = = The Spiritual = Because it can only be said in a Jewishly defined community, (a minyan), it is an affirmation of the importance of community, embracing both similarities and differences.
 * =====The ברכו is a communal "call to worship"=====
 * There is a choreography associated with it's recitation and repetition.

=__Activity Ideas__=
 * After researching different types of Jewish worship traditions, students can create an Animoto slideshow depicting images of different Jewish communities worshipping together. The soundtrack could be the students reciting the ברכו, or a recording of different melodies associated with the prayer.
 * Students from both synagogues will engage in a Skype discussion on differences and similarities between their synagogue communities. This can be done in the form of interviews between groups. Before the interviews the students will carry out research on Reform and Conservative Judaism.
 * Students can create a Vodcast explaining when the bowing happens in conjunction with the chanting.
 * Using Glogster or Powerpoint, students will begin to create a virtual siddur. Each slide or Glog will contain textual and multi-media elements that reflect the meaning of a specific תפילה. One of the elements will include the students chanting the ברכו.
 * Students will begin to create a VoiceThread siddur - each slide representing a specific תפילה. One of the elements will be the student chanting the ברכו.
 * Create a 140 character interpretation of the תפילה, to be included in a tweeting siddur.

= Decoding =
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