Shavuot was amazing!
Our day together began with the kindergarten as Gesher students guided, mentored and coached the 5 year-olds in the
art and activity of making butter (and by the way, it was delicious!) We made butter to represent the tradition of
eating dairy at Shavuot. Gesher students
were amazing with their young partners—encouraging them as they shook, shook,
shook the containers of cream until they became whipped cream and eventually
butter.
We joined the congregation for the singing of Hallel and the Torah reading. We rose for the Aseret haDibrot, the Ten Commandments. After the Torah reading we experienced the Aseret haDibrot in other ways; first
seeing, hearing and wondering about the revelation experience and then
wondering about the commandments themselves through Torah Godly Play. We did a text study and considered two
categories of commandments. Commentators
have suggested that commandments 1-5 are between people and God, and commandments
6-10 are between people. We considered
philosophical relationships between the commandments 1 and 6 (I am the Lord
your God who took you out of Egypt & Do not murder, 2 and 7 etc…)
Our celebration together of Shavuot was a wonderful
culmination to an amazing year! I will
miss Ben, Daniel, Sam, Max, Adam, Kayla, Naomi, Hannah, Hana and Leah. Best
wishes for a fantastic summer and I can’t wait to hear about your next
experiences on your Jewish journeys. May
you go from strength to strength!
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