Shalom 4th-6th Grade Families,
As we enter the second semester we continue to reinforce Hebrew reading accuracy and spped. The 6th graders are progressing in the aptitude of the Torah service and are taking different roles in leading the service each week. The different roles that the students can take on in Rabbi Dahlen's Tuesday Torah lab are:
Gabbi
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Torah Reader
Hagbah/Gelilah (lifting and dressing the Torah)
Haftorah Chanter/Blesser
The 4th and 5th graders are continuing to learn the Shacharit service. In particular, they are working on proficiency in reading and reciting the Shema, V'Ahavta, and Amidah.
We are also practicing the blessing over fruits and vegetables in preparation of our February Tu B'Shvat Seder.
Shabbat Shalom!
Hebrew Team
Friday, January 27, 2017
7th Grade Class Update
This week, we continued our unit focused on the Holocaust.
We began by discussing the concept of Aryan-ness and how
Jews were excluded from the Nazi's vision for the German future.
Afterwards, we walked through a timeline of Nazi laws that targeted Jews,
emphasizing the gradual progression on anti-Semitic actions taken by the Nazis
against the Jews. Finally, we examined how the Nazis also targeted other
groups, such as the Roma, the disabled, and members of the LGBT
community.
6th grade update
Hello all! The 6th grade had a fantastic
week! We had our D’vrei Torah wrap up on Sunday, and I know 18 kids who
were beyond THRILLED to close the book on that unit! Success! I am so
proud of the kiddos for their accomplishments. For those students who did
not have a chance to write a D’var Torah, I am happy to assist in the
process. There is no deadline; we want every child to feel successful and
go through this process. Please have your child see me if he/her wants to work
independently through the unit.
We have moved on to the next section of our Abraham
narrative. The kids are working on our lying unit, which is a lot of
fun. Watch out: they might become experts. Or better
yet, ask them to teach you what the indicators are for lying, AND ask them when
it is ok in Judaism to lie. Why are we talking about lying? Because
in our text Sarah lies and God lies! Why? Ask your child.
It’s a good story!
We will soon be moving up to the narrative of Abraham
negotiating with God over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. I am looking
forward to this lesson. With a classroom filled with tweens, I have a
ready filled group of negotiating professionals!
Morah Leah
Kitah hey Update
Dear Parents,
Our class continues with the detailed Torah story of
Rebecca and Isaacs upcoming marriage. Rebecca being an exceptional individual
showing concern for Eliezra's camels, taught our students the value of צער
בעלי חיים - Proper Treatment of
Animals . The students made up their own "Ten commandments for
Animals" including being patient,
teaching them how to trust, equality, besides grooming and feeding them.
The students also researched "Why Israel is
important to the U.S. And why the U.S. Is important to Israel". The
students presented their research to the class. They spoke of religious freedom
and it being a democracy. Israelis contributions to the world in science,
technology, medicine and etc.
Shabbat Shalom
Cillia Kleiman
Friday, January 20, 2017
Kitah Gan Katan Blog
Hello
Parents,
Happy New Year!!! Welcome back, it was a pleasure seeing our little friends back! We are continuing with our unit on Shabbat. We read the " Shabbat Box" book. We are making our very own Shabbat boxes to take home. I know our friends are really excited about them.
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