Dear families:
Today we began learning about
Shavuot, which actually begins next Saturday evening, continuing for Sunday and
Monday. In class, we colored more of our
Omer chart; today is 43 (week 6 plus 1 day). We talked about several aspects of
Shavuot. We celebrate the giving of the
Ten Commandments to all the Jewish people. We also discussed the need for rules
to keep a society running in a fair way.
We celebrate the first harvest and being a gleaner—someone who picked up
what was left during the harvest. This was an ancient method of tzedakah.
STORY: We read the story THE PRECIOUS GIFT. Before G-d gave the Jews the Ten Commandments
at Mt. Sinai , He wanted the most precious thing
the Jews had as a guarantee that they would keep the Commandments. After thinking of gold and money, the people
decided that what G-d really wanted was the children. After the Jews promised to teach the
Commandments to their children, G-d gave Moses the two tablets.
CRAFT: Our project is Moses going up and down
Mt. Sinai to get the tablets. He looks different on the way down, as he is
carrying the Commandments. Since G-d
gave the Torah to Moses for ALL the Jewish people, the children could
put themselves among the people at Mount Sinai.
HEBREW: We finished the book, and we signed the
certificates in the back. One Hebrew
letter this week is ג. Some גwords are “geshem” (rain), “gamal” (camel),
and “g’lidah” (ice cream). We also learned the sound “oo” represented by three
diagonal dots under a letter or a vav with a dot in the middle, as in “boobah,”
doll, sukkah, lulav. The last letter in
the book is ז“zion,” the first letter in z’ayv” (wolf), and the cognate “zebra.”
After a break, we sang several
songs, including “Torah Torah,” “Tree of Life,”
“David Melech,” and “Yom Rishon Avodah.”
I gave the children the pictures
I took in September—see how much they have grown, physically and
intellectually. We are so proud of how
well everyone works together.
OUR LAST SESSION IS NEXT
SUNDAY, JUNE 12. WE WILL BE IN THE SANCTUARY AT 10 A.M., AT
WHICH TIME PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN OR MAKE OTHER
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SERVICES.
Judy and Cheryl (Esther and Tzipporah)
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