HAVDALAH
Dear kitah alef families:
Today, the children are bringing
home information about a pre-school fashion show fundraiser. They also have an invitation to the alef
program on November 22—from 10:30-12 students and parents will learn the
Hanukkah story and create an antique lantern. Please mark the date. I look forward to seeing you then.
After breakfast, we joined the
rest of the school for tefillah with Robin and Cantor Ken. Robin reviewed some morning brachot, and
birchat hamazon (grace after meals). We
also were musical instruments in Hallelu, and we sang the Shema and
Oseh shalom. We concluded with Hatikvah.
Today, we welcomed Ariel Steinsaltz
as a Madricha (aide) in our class. She
quickly learned our routine and many of the students’ names.
As the culmination of our unit on
Shabbat, we learned about Havdalah, which ends Shabbat, when three stars are
visible in the evening sky. I showed my
own Kiddush cup, bisomim (spice) box, and Havdalah candle. Sweet spices are
used to show the sweetness of Shabbat and the hope that the coming week will be
sweet. The candle has several wicks to
bring together the separate candles lit on Friday evening.
We read the story Shalom, Shabbat, which told
about how our five senses help us to say good-bye to Shabbat on Saturday
evening. With our עניםaynayim”
(eyes), we can see the three stars, see the candle flames. With our יד “yad” (hand), we can
touch the braided candle. Students made
a Havdalah candle holder, to catch the drips.
We sang the Havdalah prayers in Debbie Friedman’s version
and concluded with Eliyahu Ha Navi and Shavua Tov.
Our letter of the week is ל lamed. Some words beginning with ל are
luach and lulav. Help your child reinforce this letter by going
over the page I am sending home.
Shavua tov!
Esther
and Tzipporah (Judy and Cheryl)
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