The Journey to the Mizrah curriculum includes twelve carefully crafted lesson plans developed by JIMENA for both formal and informal Jewish and non-Jewish educational institutions. This curriculum employs traditional Sephardic pedagogy, ensuring that every student, regardless of background, identity, or experience, is included and valued. In response to the tremendous feedback we received from the Journey to the Mizrah program, JIMENA launched a groundbreaking Sephardi and Mizrahi Education Toolkit in 2024. This toolkit is a comprehensive compendium of recommendations, strategies, and resources designed to help educators learn about Sephardi and Mizrahi heritage and create inclusive school environments. All these materials and resources are complemented by our expanding collection of Sephardic and Mizrahi educational materials for public schools, which we encourage Jewish educators to utilize as well.
“Such is the Torah, each and every person makes sense of it in keeping with his or her understanding, and sees its image in it. Each soul will interpret Torah in keeping with the interpretation it received, and will find that particular interpretation in Torah, just like a mirror that reflects the shapes of all people, despite that they each have different shapes.” – Hacham Avraham Azulai. Fez, Morocco, 1590
