In 4th Grade the Tel Aviv group had Judaic Studies and licked honey on a plate as they pretended to be living in the year 1850 in Poland and just starting to learn torah. The honey reminds us that the words of the Torah are sweet! The Jerusalem group reviewed all our letters, vowels, key words and played a reading game with our new letters and words. We sang Rosh Hashanah Hebrew songs and counted 1 - 10 in Hebrew.
In 5th Grade we had our first discussion of Tanakh (Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim). We reviewed the five books of Torah and then we talked about stories from Neviim and Ketuvim. Finally, the students wrote "Jewpardy" questions. Well have a great time playing on Sunday! In Hebrew we focused on getting those pesky Hebrew vowels behind us! Mac and cheese and a game of Oy! helped solidify the task of learning the vowels. We also reviewed the Barechu. On Sunday we will be completing the Barechu and learning about blessings for Rosh Hashana. Don't forget to practice for 10 minutes each day!!
Today in 6th grade Judaic studies, we used our Artzeinu books to learn about Israeli geography. We worked in groups to find the blanks on a map of Israel. In Hebrew we watched The New Beginning by Rita Rosen. The movie focuses on the symbols and traditions of the days of awe. It illustrated the rituals of the ten days of repentance. We discussed the meanings of the words connected to the High Holy Days: Tshuvah, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah
The 7th grade used the first hour of class in small groups - one group met with Rabbi Siegal and read a passage from the Talmud and another group met with Beth and talked about possible ideas for their Mitzvah project. In the second hour we joined together and did an Internet scavenger hunt on jchoice.org. We will be using this in class during the year.
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