Dear Hey 1 and 2 Families,
We wish to update you on what we have been learning.
Ivrit
Ongoing reading practice with emphasis on Ashrei and Alenu
New story about prayer from the heart
Discussion about when, where, how and why we pray. What is most important in prayer.
New vocabulary and verbs, oral drill
Suffixes, possessives
Tu B'Shvat
More than just a holiday about trees
Care for our environment and living things
Stories
Jewish sources on trees, the environment and living things
Law of “Bal Tashchit,” (Do not Destroy)
Projects
Israel
We have been studying about Israel for a few weeks and each pair of students chose a certain area of Israel to study and write about on their Israel Project. We have an Israel lesson intermittently with our Torah lessons, and after the projects have been prepared, students will teach about their area to the rest of the class in a peer teaching situation.
Torah
We have been studying about Abraham’s life. Many Torah texts and midrashim have been helpful to explain how unique a person he was. This past week we have been reading about the “Akedah” (the Binding of his son Isaac), the most profound personal experience in the history of our Patriarchs. We are in the midst of it this week, and this troubling and fascinating text has made for some very good discussions in class. I will say more on that next blog.
We are so excited about our upcoming Living Museum. RSVP HERE
Please join us for our Grand Opening Reception on Sunday, March 1, at 10:30 am.
Bring your entire family!
B’shalom,
Mary Baumgarten and Susie Chalom
Dear Parents of Hey 3,
It is my pleasure to provide you with an update about what we have been learning.
Ivrit
Ongoing reading practice with emphasis on Ashrei and Alenu
New story about prayer from the heart
Discussion about when, where, how and why we pray. What is most important in prayer?
New vocabulary and verbs, oral drill
Suffixes, possessives
Torah
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah- discussions about justice and collective punishment
Binding of Isaac--testing Avraham and Avraham’s complete faith
Death of Sarah and purchase of burial ground – connection between binding of Isaac and Sarah’s death? First piece of land owned by Avraham in Canaan
Tu B'Shvat
More than just a holiday about trees
Care for our environment and living things
Stories
Jewish sources on trees, the environment and living things
Law of “Bal Tashchit” (Do not Destroy)
Projects
We are so excited about our upcoming Living Museum. Please join us for our Grand Opening Reception on Sunday, March 1, at 10:00 am. Bring your entire family!
L’hitraot,
Mary