Dear Parents,

This past Sunday instead of beginning with Tefillah, we started our day with Hebrew reading, using supplementary materials to strengthen our reading fluency.We are continuing to make progress in my 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.

The entire Hebrew school had the opportunity to attend a special event, Congregation Shaarey Zedek hosted the Macabeats. They put on a great concert that was opened to the public for a fee and our Religious school students had front row seats for free.

Tuesday started with Tefillah led by Cantor Gutman. Because Chanukah begins Tuesday night, we focused our learning on the brachot (blessings) we say when  we light the chanukiah. We concentrated on reading and chanting the three blessings. Ask your children why we say three blessings on the first night and only two the rest of the nights of Chanukah. Each student took home a sheet with all of the blessings . Please review this with your children.

This Sunday we invite all of the parents to  a "Simchhat Limud" (Celebration of Learning). Join the students in our classrooms. Learn together with your sons and daughters.

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday. Have a good weekend and Shabbat Shalom.         

Toby Schlussel