KITAH ALEF—November 1,
2015
Dear kitah alef families:
At breakfast, we talked about the genizah, the
special burial place for holy objects and books. We sorted pictures of what would go into the
genizah—tefillin, a Torah, a parochet (Ark curtain)-- and what would not—Seder
plate, G-d’s name in English, matzah, among others. We also examined some written materials which
will be buried. Some of our students
went with their parents on the Temple Israel trip this morning.
Cantor Ken sang the shema with us, and I
talked about how anything with the shema written is holy.
We continued to learn about Shabbat, focusing
on menuchah “rest,” to make Shabbat a special day.
STORY: We read THE SABBATH LION,
about a poor Algerian boy who keeps the Sabbath even in the desert. Because he will not travel on Shabbat, a
caravan abandons him. Scared and alone,
he encounters a lion. He and the lion spend
a restful Shabbat. Ask your child what happens next.
CRAFT: The children
created a door hanger to use for Shabbat.
On it are the ways that they can enjoy menuchah—Sabbath rest and
refreshing. It can also mean: “Do not
disturb. I am refreshing myself.”
HEBREW: Our lesson today
is the vowel sound “ah” represented two ways under a letter. We looked at the word “Shabbat,” which has
both versions. We also learned the
letter מ “mem,” the first
letter in mezuzah, matzah, melech (king), and menorah. We began to decode words like Shabbat,
shamash, bat, etc.
The class sang some Shabbat songs like “I Did Very Good Work
today.” The children also enjoyed “The
Color Song.” At the end of class,
everyone received a mem sticker and we shook hands on “Mem goes over the
mountain.”
Shavua tov!
Esther and Tzipporah (Judy
and Cheryl)
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