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Mary’s Lullaby – If you’re the sentimental type, grab a hanky right now. Here’s a dramatic reconstruction of the Nativity to the accompaniment of a specially composed song. Happy Christmas!
Video footage courtesy of BigBook Media.
The song was written by Jessica Toogood and you can read the lyrics here.
A Rubbish Law – Fed up with dirty streets and rubbish all over the place? This animated film was made by Kerri from Solihull who won the Secondary category of the “Lights, Camera, Parliament!” competition in 2014. The Parliament Education Service asked young people aged 7-16 to submit a film that described a new law they would introduce in the UK, and Kerri suggested some ways to clean up our streets. You can find out more here.
Just So I Know – When you’re taken into care it can feel scary and confusing. This animation was made by “looked after” young people who explain what happens, and share their feelings about the process.
Courtesy of Biomation.
Look What I Can Do – Don’t let being deaf stop you! This animation, made by young hearing-impaired people, shows the wide variety of jobs and experiences that are open to deaf people.
Courtesy of Biomation.
Christian Marriage – Emily’s mum recently got married, and it got her thinking: what does marriage mean for Christians? So with the help of her mum, her new step dad and the vicar who performed the ceremony, Emily talks us through the wedding video.
TrueTube films are designed for use in a number of ways. Some ideas of where this film could link to your curriculum are below:
AQA
Component 2: Thematic studies -Theme A - Relationships and families - The nature and purpose of marriage.
Edexcel
Area of Study 3 – Section 2 - Living the Catholic life - Christianity - The importance and purpose of marriage for Catholics: the significance of marriage in Catholic life; Catholic teachings about marriage, including Not Just Good, But Beautiful by Pope Francis; divergent Christian, non-religious (including atheist and Humanist) attitudes to the importance of marriage in society, including the sanctity of marriage, a lack of importance, cohabitation and the Catholic responses to these attitudes.
Area of Study 1 – Section 2 - Family life - Christianity - The importance and purpose of marriage for Christians: Christian teachings about the significance of marriage in Christian life; the purpose of marriage for Christians including Mark 10:6–9; divergent Christian and non-religious (including atheist and Humanist) attitudes to the importance of marriage in society; including the sanctity of marriage, a lack of importance, cohabitation and Christian responses to these attitudes.
OCR
Component Group 2–Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a religious perspective - relationships and families - religious teachings about the nature and purpose of families in the 21st century, sex, marriage, cohabitation and divorce. Issues related to the nature and purpose of families; roles of men and women; equality; gender prejudice and discrimination.
WJEC
PART B- Theme 1: Issues of Relationships - Relationships
Eduqas
Component 1 (Route A) Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World - Christianity - Theme 1: Issues of Relationships - Relationships -The nature and purpose of marriage as expressed through Christian marriage ceremonies in Britain and teachings: Mark 10:6-8 and the Church of England Synod
Christian Marriage
Emily Hi. I'm Emily. Last week my mum got married at our local church. It was a great day. I was a bridesmaid and got to wear an amazing long, like, dress. But I want to find out what the ceremony really meant and why marriage is important for Christians like my mum.
Emily I've come to speak to my mom and stepdad to ask them questions about why it was important for Christians to get married.
Katrina We wanted to show our commitment in front of God, our friends and family.
Emily Were you nervous before the wedding?
David I wasn't nervous. I wasn't nervous at all.
Katrina He was nervous.
David I was nervous. You keeping me waiting for 25 minutes, didn't make me nervous at all.
Emily What was your favourite part about the wedding?
David Walking down the aisle together.
Katrina Yeah. Yeah, I think that-
David On the way out
Katrina I think that was nice actually, being because we were separate to begin with, and then we combined and walked down the aisle ourselves. So yeah, I quite enjoyed that.
Emily This is the church where my mum got married. Traditionally, the bride walks up the aisle to meet the groom who is waiting with the vicar and the best man.
Penny Sawyer My name is Penny Sawyer. I am the vicar here at Saint Albans Church in Dagenham.
Emily After the vicar welcomes everyone, we say a prayer and sing a hymn.
Penny Sawyer In the presence of God, father, Son and Holy Spirit, we have come together to witness the marriage of David and Katrina.
Emily Why is it important for Christians to get married?
Penny Sawyer Christians look to the Bible as their, sort of, the text that teaches them how to do things, and if you remember right at the beginning of the Bible in the book of Genesis, God creates Adam, and Adam is very lonely, so God creates Eve to be a partner and and a helpmate and to go through life together. So, that's really the foundation of family life that a man and a woman come together and they live their lives faithfully together.
Emily After the prayers, the vicar stands here and tells us a little bit about what marriage is.
Penny Sawyer It enriches society and strengthens community. No one should enter into it lightly or selfishly, but reverently and responsibly in the sight of Almighty God.
Emily I know usually brides get married in white, but my mum got married in red. Does that matter?
Penny Sawyer That doesn't matter at all. The most important thing is that you have the man and the woman who wants to be married, and you have two witnesses. So actually all you need is five people minimum, but you had a big family wedding, didn't you? With lots and lots of people.
Emily After that there is a Bible reading. My uncle read a passage which talks about how people should behave when they're in love, and how they should treat each other.
Emily's Uncle Wives, understand and support your husbands by submitting to them in ways that honour the master. Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don't take advantage of them.
Emily Then the vicar gives a sermon. Penny talked about love and marriage.
Penny Sawyer Marriage is a gift from God to all of us. Couples are intended to find delight in each other.
Emily Now we move on to the really exciting bit. The vicar turns to the couple and asks them to hold hands and vow that they love each other and will look after each other.
David I, David Vincent Humber.
Penny Sawyer Take you, Katrina Anne Emerson.
David Take you, Katrina Anne Emerson.
Penny Sawyer To be my wife.
David To be my wife.
Katrina I Katrina Anne Emerson.
S4 Take you, David. Vincent. Tumba. Thank you. David. Vincent. Thank you. To be my husband.
Penny Sawyer Take you, David Vincent Tumba.
Katrina Take you David Vincent Tumba.
Penny Sawyer To be my husband.
Katrina To be my husband.
Emily Why do Christians use wedding rings?
Penny Sawyer Just because it's traditional. You don't have to have wedding rings, and sometimes just the bride will have a ring, not the groom. Um, it's quite symbolic because it goes round and round and round forever, so it's a sign of everlasting love. Heavenly father, by your blessings. Let these rings be to David and Katrina, a symbol of unending love and faithfulness.
Penny Sawyer Katrina. I give you this ring.
David Katrina. I give you this ring.
Penny Sawyer As a sign of our marriage.
David As a sign of our marriage.
Emily They are pronounced husband and wife, and they normally kiss.
Penny Sawyer In the presence of God, and before this congregation. David and Katrina have given their consent and made their marriage vows to each other. They have declared their marriage by the joining of hands and by the giving and receiving of rings.
Emily When the ceremony is over, family and friends got together to have a party. Often speeches are made and there was a wedding cake, but today I've learned that the most important thing is that God is there to blessing the couple and their love for each other. For me, it's great because I have an even bigger family.
I Wish I Went to Ecuador – Pupils at Bricknell Primary School collaborated with animator David Bunting and local campaigning organisation, One Hull Of A Rainforest, to create this beautiful animated campaign film about a teacher’s life-changing expedition into the heart of the Ecuadorian rainforest on a joint mission to preserve these vital resources.
Bat and Bar Mitzvah – When does someone become an adult? Emily recently had her Bat Mitzvah at an Orthodox Synagogue and is now a Daughter of the Commandment and responsible for her own actions. She talks about the ceremony and compares it to her friend Ben’s Bar Mitzvah.
TrueTube films are designed for use in a number of ways. Some ideas of where this film could link to your curriculum are below:
AQA
Component 1 - The study of religions: beliefs, teaching and practices - Judaism – Practices - Family life and festivals - Rituals and their significance: • Ceremonies associated with birth including Brit Milah; Bar and Bat Mitzvah.
Edexcel
Area of Study 3 -Section 3: Living the Jewish Life -The importance of ritual for Jews today: the nature, features and purpose of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies
OCR
Component Group 1 - Judaism - Practices- Rituals • The meaning and importance of rites of passage • The form and meaning of Jewish birth ceremonies including: •• The welcoming of a baby girl •• The connection between Brit Milah and the covenant with Abraham •• The circumcision •• The roles of the father •• Mohel and Sandek •• The importance of birth rituals for the community • The form and meaning of Bar/Bat Mitzvah including: •• The preparation •• The nature of the service •• Subsequent preparations •• The meaning and nature of Bat Chayil
WJEC
.2 Unit 2 PART A - Judaism- Core beliefs, teachings and practices Beliefs –Practices -Jewish identity Symbols: the mezuzah and Magen David Brit Milah ceremony and symbols (including the roles of the mohel and sandek) Bar/Bat Mitzvah as ceremonies marking Jewish identity; Ceremony, significance and symbols The use and importance of the tallit, tefillin and kippah; symbolism and significance of each Festivals and commemorations: Yom Hashoah, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Pesach; significance, preparation and celebration of these festivals (Exodus 12:14)
Eduqas
Component 3 (Route B) Study of a World Faith: Judaism: Practices : Rituals ➢ The role and importance of Brit Milah: Covenant, identity, features of the ceremony ➢ Bar Mitzvah: Law and personal responsibility, features of the ceremony
Bat and Bar Mitzvah
Emily Here's a question for you. At what age do you think we become an adult?
Passer-by I think at the age of 18.
Passer-by 16.
Passer-by Uh, 18.
Emily Different people think different things. Yes. At 21, you can become a member of parliament. Hello. At 17, you can drive. You can drink alcohol when you're 18. For Jewish people, the answer is simple. When Jewish boys are 13 and Jewish girls are 12, we have to take responsibility for everything we do. So as far as our religion is concerned, we are adults and we have a special ceremony known as a bar mitzvah for boys and a bat mitzvah for girls.
Emily My name's Emily and I'm 12. I had my bat mitzvah last month. This means I am now, according to Jewish tradition, an adult. Girls have their bat mitzvah one year earlier than boys, as it is believed that girls mature slightly faster than boys. Bar means son and mitzvah means commandment, or rule, so bar mitzvah means son of the commandment, which basically means a son who must obey God's rules. Bat mitzvah means daughter of the commandment. We believe that before I became bat mitzvah'd, God would hold Mom and Dad responsible for anything I did. But now I'm old enough to take that responsibility for myself. Bye, mom.
Emily This is my synagogue where my bat mitzvah took place. My preparation began by learning a piece of Hebrew called the Eishet Chayil. For boys however, they have to learn from this. This is the Torah. It's precious to the Jews, as the New Testament is to Christians and the Qur'an to Muslims. During all bar mitzvahs, the boy will be expected to read from the Torah. The difficult thing is that we both have to read in Hebrew, which is the traditional Jewish language. I had to practice for weeks, but with the help of my rabbi, who is the leader and the teacher at the synagogue, I got there in the end.
Emily What's the importance of the reading?
Rabbi Yehuda The bat mitzvah girl will prepare reading the Eishet Chayil, a poem from the Bible, which explains the importance of a Jewish woman and what her ability can be, and what the bat mitzvah girl should strive to be. The Bar Mitzvah boy will read a Torah portion. The first Torah portion, which he can read, now that he is part of the congregation.
Ben (Ben reads from the Torah)
Emily This is what I wore on my bat mitzvah, but boys have to wear tallit and kippah. Hi, Ben. How was your bar mitzvah?
Ben Yeah, I was a bit nervous, and it, because there was a lot of people here, my family, my friends, and I was also very excited to have my big day. I stood on the bimah. I had to read from the Torah with the yad. I like to use the yad because I like to go through the Hebrew reading. It took me a year to prepare it.
Emily At the end of my Bat mitzvah, everyone threw sweets at me.
Ben Me too.
Rabbi Yehuda It is on a bar mitzvah boys day or a bat mitzvah girls day, that we want them to be showered with as many blessings as possible, and so to symbolise this, we throw sweets at them.
Emily And now it's party time when everyone comes together to sing, dance and celebrate becoming an adult.
Emily Who's had their bat mitzvah.
All I have.
Emily Did you enjoy it?
Friend 1 I really enjoyed mine because I had mine together with my brother, because we're a year apart. I don't feel that much different, but my parents definitely give me more freedom now, and they treat me a bit more like an adult, I think.
Friend 2 I was given a bit more respect and trust as well, to look after my sisters and to go out with my friends and everything. So that was good
Emily For Jewish people. The bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah are important events in a young person's life, and a celebration that we will always remember. This is because the bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah are about becoming a young adult, taking responsibility for themselves, maturing and continuing life's journey. And although the ceremony is about becoming an adult, we can still behave like children sometimes afterwards if we really want to.
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