Herzog College and Torah Scholars presents a new series of videos and discussion guides for Jewish educators around the weekly Torah reading. Created and presented by Sharon Rosner, this resource is designed to help teachers in Jewish high schools to connect the weekly Parsha to the lives of their students.
Starting from Parshat Bereishit in October 2026, Herzog College is offering a weekly resource designed for educators in Jewish schools around the world. With a 4-minute video and practical Teachers Guide to leading discussions around the Parsha, it provides an experiential, relevant, and thought-provoking way to engage with the weekly Torah portion.
This is a free resource comprising a short YouTube video with English subtitles for each Parsha, and a PDF discussion guide for lesson preparation. Each week, we focus on a central theme from the Parsha that relates to students’ everyday lives, suggesting discussion questions and ideas for classroom activities around issues of values, choices, relationships, and dilemmas.
Sharon Rosner recording Parsha Sparks videos
These materials are designed for high school students, but teachers can select and adapt the ideas to suit the age, level, and character of their students. The program makes Jewish content meaningful to today’s Jewish youth, encouraging critical thinking and discussion of Torah ideas, and providing teachers with an accessible pedagogical tool ready to use every week.
Sharon Rosner has been writing Torah curricula and content for Jewish educators for many years, and seven years ago she launched her “TorahScholars” YouTube channel. Herzog Global is excited to share her weekly videos with English translations and Teacher Guides.
Here are some of the ways that this resource is designed to be used in the classroom:
- Screening the video as an opening to the weekly Parsha lesson.
- Students watch the video before class as a cue for in-class discussion.
- Reading the verses and presenting questions from the sheet to prompt in-class discussion (without screening the video).
- Using classroom activities to spur interest in reading and discussing the Parsha.
- Sharing the video link and suggesting questions for family discussion over Shabbat.
Click here to find out more and to subscribe to Parsha Sparks, free of charge.
