Today in Kitah Aleph the children learned a new Hebrew letter, the letter hay. It is hard to believe it but Kitah Aleph students now know a total of 7 letters: bet, shin, tav, lamed, mem, kaf and hay. The second grade teacher, Margie, was very impressed when she visited our classroom this morning and saw what the first graders can read!
In our time with Cantor Ken this morning, we celebrated the beginning of the new Hebrew month of Kislev. The children were very excited to learn that the holiday of Chanukkah begins in Kislev. We even began practicing the Chanukkah candle blessings and some Chanukkah songs including one of the Cantor's favorites, a song in Ladino entitled Ocho Kandelikas.
During torah class today, we reviewed the story we learned last week about Abraham, Sarah and the three visitors. We then went over how Abraham's servant, Eliezer, went to find a wife for Isaac. Eliezer chose Rebecca because of her hospitality and kind heart; she gave water not only to Eliezer but to all of his camels as well.
Kitah Aleph students have continued to practice and expand their Hebrew vocabulary including various parts of the body and the colors. We have been talking about the mitzvah of welcoming guests, hachnassat orchim, and today we also began talking about the mitzvah of bikkur cholim, visiting the sick.
Best wishes for a joyous Thankgsiving! Joanne
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