Dear alef families:
I’m glad the children were able
to get to the Temple this morning. For
tefillah with the kindergarten, Cheryl Gelfand led the service (in the Cantor’s
absence). I sang several Tu B’Shevat
songs, such as Trees are Blowing in the Wind and Tree of Life. Three
students—Tahlia, Alia, and Olivia held the Israel flag for Hatikvah.
HEBREW: Our Hebrew letter today was ק “koof”. Some
words beginning with קare “keshet” (rainbow, as in the
Noah story) , kiddush, kehillah (gathering), and “kof” (monkey). We then picked out letters from our review
packs.
STORY: I read The Littlest Tree. Other trees dreamed of becoming the bima, the
ark, and the walls of the new synagogue.They made fun of the littlest tree, imagining
him as a chair leg or a door knob.
However, the tree was chosen to be the Etz Hayim, the rollers of the new
Torah scroll! We still refer to both the Torah and the rollers as Etz Hayim.
SPECIAL EVENT: Cheryl and
I read parts of a seder for the children.
After the brachot, we drank four cups of juice—white for winter, add a
little “pink” for spring, add more pink for summer. The final cup is all red for the rich colors
of fall. We tasted different kinds of
food, accompanied by the bracha for fruit of the tree. The first fruit is one which you peel—clementines. The second fruit has a pit that you cannot
eat. Because of the season and
allergies, we substituted apples. For
entirely edible fruit, we ate strawberries and seedless grapes.
Cheryl and I led discussions of
sections of the Torah—do not cut down trees of your enemies in war, let the
land lie fallow the seventh year, etc.
After a break for games and
books, the class played Azero, my holiday bingo game. Then with Shalom Chaverim, a handshake,
sticker, and reinforcement paper, it was time to go home.
NOTE—NO CLASS THE NEXT TWO
SUNDAYS. I WILL SEE YOU IN MARCH. March is also our month for the JF and CS
contribution, arranged by Gesher. They
hope that each alef family will bring in two 4-roll packs of toilet paper.
FOR MORE PICTURES, REFER TO
THE EMAIL I AM SENDING.
Judy and Cheryl (Esther and Tzipporah)
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