SUKKOT—Tishri 14 5776/September 27, 2015
Today, we learned about
Sukkot. We build “Sukkot” (booths) to
remind us of the huts the Hebrews lived in during their trek through the
wilderness. Our farmer ancestors also lived in sukkot to collect the harvest
more quickly. We saw pictures of different sukkot, etrog and lulav. We shake the lulav in all directions to show
that G-d is everywhere.
Next week, weather permitting, we
will enjoy a snack in the sukkah. PLEASE
GIVE YOUR CHILD A SNACK AND A BOTTLE OF WATER WEEKLY, IN A TOTE OR BACKPACK,
FOR CARRYING HOME PAPERS. THANK YOU.
We start at 9 a.m. with breakfast
and a discussion about the day’s activities.
If your child is late, he/she may miss this important element of class. Then to the sanctuary, for tefillah, community
questions, and songs with Robin and Cantor Ken Richmond.
Today our class made a list of
guidelines to make the class a safe and happy place—including full-body
listening, handling scissors etc. safely, and as one student said, “Treat
others as you want them to treat you.”
I read The Mysterious Guests.
Two brothers Eben and Ezra each built a sukkah. Mysterious guests—Ushpizin--Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob--visit each brother and leave behind unusual gifts that reward not
the beauty of the sukkah, but the generosity of the heart.
CRAFT: We made decoration including ushpizin (guests)
to hang in your sukkah. The Hebrew reads
“Baruchim Ha’baim” (welcome). After
class, there will be sukkah decorating for Temple Israel’s sukkah.
HEBREW: Cheryl and I each lead a Hebrew group. Our letter for today is בbet, which is the first
letter in “bayit” house, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, bet knesset, and “banana,” the same
word in both languages. The letters in
the book are not in order. Soon, students will be able to read simple syllables
and words. I am keeping the Hebrew books
in class until the end of the year. Each
week students will take home a reinforcement paper. Please help your child remember the letters
through a mid-week review.
At the end of the class, we sang
some Sukkot songs. Then, we shook hands
to reinforce the day’s letter, and I put a sticker on each child’s hand.
Esther and Tzipporah (Judy and Cheryl)
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