Dear Parents,
Hope everyone had a great vacation and a wonderful Passover. It was nice welcoming back our students this week and hearing about their holiday and how the Seder was meaningful to them.
We continued our Torah study, discussing the relationship of Jacob and his brother Esau. The learners retold the story of Jacob receiving the blessing from Isaac and the birthright from Esau. The special blessing was Jacob's (and Jewish people's) family treasure. When asked to fill in blank "one of my family treasures is?" The students' answers were:
Siblings getting along
Not fighting
Going on family vacation
Shabbat dinner
Spending time with grandparents
All really special things to treasure!
This week we commemorated Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) Our class visited "the Butterfly: An Art Exhibition in the new wing, off the main lobby at CSZ. Our class contributed a beautiful stained glass butterfly inspired by the poem "the Butterfly", written in 1942 by a child in Terezin Concentration Camp. Our butterfly represents endurance, change, hope, and life.
Our lessons have focused on how small acts against injustice can ultimately create an environment where hate cannot flourish.
Shabbat Shalom
Cillia Kleiman
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