Dear 7th Grade Families,
Last Sunday we had a very meaningful experience working at Yad Ezra packing food for the hungry in our community. It capped off our lesson on the Jewish obligation to feed the hungry and protect the most vulnerable in our midst. The learners filled many boxes with donated hummus and potatoes and heard from a speaker about the holy work that Yad Ezra performs. Attached are a couple of pictures from the experience. On Tuesday, we had a school-wide Tu B’shevat celebration marking the Jewish holiday that recognizes the rebirth of the trees. Along this theme, in class we watched a video on the rebirth of the State of Israel after millennia of dormancy.
Next Sunday we will unpack our Yad Ezra experience and challenge the learners on what we can do as a class to contribute to the community in the future. We will break into groups and create PSAs (public service announcements) focusing on issues and challenges facing our community. As always we will have a spirited tefillah/song session and have a text study about the definition of community.
Erin and I wish you all a Shabbat Shalom and a great weekend.
Please mark your calendar for Sunday, March 8. Our class will be volunteering at the Repair the World House in Detroit. Details will be sent next week.
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