It is with this object in view that the Committee on Education of the United Synagogue requested Rabbi Eugene Kohn to prepare the work which is now given to the Jewish public. The author has succeeded admirably in his undertaking and has produced a work which contains valuable aids to the earnest teacher who is anxious to become more proficient in his calling. This volume, which is the result of considerable class-room experience, intimate knowledge of the sources of Jewish history, and arduous labor, gives correct and adequate data of the lessons treated, stimulating suggestions as to the manner of imparting each individual lesson to the average child, and, what is perhaps of greatest importance, an exalted attitude that the teacher should assume towards his work. While the responsibility of the work rests entirely upon the author, the Committee feels gratified in being able to present, as its first publication, a work that so fully responds to an urgent need. It is hoped that this book will be followed by many other volumes which may help in the better equipment of the Jewish teaching profession. JULIUS H. GREENSTONE, Chairman, _Committee on Education of the United Synagogue of America_. PHILADELPHIA, June 11, 1917. CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 13 PART I FROM THE CREATION TO THE DEATH OF JOSEPH CHAPTER I. Creation 35 II. Adam and Eve 38 III. Cain and Abel 41 IV. Noah 44 V. The Tower of Babel 47 VI. The Choice of Abram and the Choice of Canaan 49 VII. Beginning of Abram's Greatness 53 VIII. Hagar and the Birth of Ishmael 56 IX. Abraham Entertains the Angels 62 X. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 67 XI. The Divorce of Hagar 70 XII. The Sacrifice of Isaac 73 XIII. The Death of Sarah and the Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah 78 XIV. The Sale of the Birthright 80 XV. Jacob Secures the Blessing 89 XVI. Jacob's Dream 93 XVII. Jacob in Aramea 96 XVIII. Jacob Returns to Canaan 99 XIX. Joseph Sold into Slavery 104 XX. From Slave to Viceroy 109 XXI. Joseph Meets His Brothers 113 XXII. Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers 117 XXIII. The Death of Jacob and of Joseph 120 PART II ISRAEL UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MOSES