9. Image, protest sign, Washington, D.C.,January 29, 2017.

9. Image, protest sign, Washington, D.C.,January 29, 2017.

This sign was spotted at a rally protesting Donald Trump’s January 2017 executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.

Suggested Activity: Discuss the following questions with your students: What are you trained for in Hebrew school? Are any of the students in the above resources trained for political protest in Hebrew school? In what ways does this sign run counter to popular ideas about Hebrew school? What do you think the sign holder means by “this is the moment I trained for in Hebrew school?” What do you think he or she learned in Hebrew school that brought them to this particular rally?

Source: Image posted to Twitter by @mpitkowsky under the hashtag #makehebrewschoolgreatagain. Photo Credit: Joshua Israel.