This week we learned about the role of women. Ruth, Esther, and Mirriam. Many don’t realize the impact our female Jewish ancestors had on the Jewish people.
Shabbat Shalom
Grade 7 Round-Up
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//Grade 6 Round-UP
//One more week and all the students will have presented their Luach project. This week we learned about the different customs for Yom Hatzmaut in Israel and N. America. We also learned about the reason we eat Challah on Shabbat. All the students were required to teach the rest of the class. Some created kahoot games while others baked a special holiday treat.
Shabbat Shalom
Rap Parshat Va-Eira
//Enjoy DJ Toe-Rah’s rap on Va-eira
Who was Noa?
//When we say Noa most think of Noach and the Ark. In class today one of our students spoke about the daughters’ Tzlaphchad. She shared how one of the daughters, Noa, confronted Moshe. Noa said to Moshe since we have no brothers can we sisters receive our father’s inheritance? Moshe after speaking to God agreed.
We discussed the importance of the role of the woman during biblical times.
Shabbat Shalom
Announcing Grade 8 Yom Iyun
//We are so excited to announce our first Yom Iyun in Memory of former teacher Rabbis Simes Z’L.
On Feb. 24 the 8th graders will present their case studies. Rabbi Scher, Rabbi Mickelberg, Rabbi Blum, Rabbi Kenter, and Rabbi Finkelstein will all be in attendance participating and teaching.
We hope you can all come.
More information to follow
Experiential Learning
//The students have been presenting their projects this week. One presentation focused on Taanit Esther. After the student explained the laws of fasting, she gave everyone a marshmallow and told them not to eat if for a while. She spoke about hunger and how we need to appreciate how fortunate we are to have food and a place to live.
Today, another student presented the laws of Lag B’omer. She differentiated between Israel and the rest of the world.
Parshat Shemot – Rap
//Another inspiring Rap from DJ Toe-Rah
Parshat Shemot
Grade 6 Weekly Round-UP
//Grade 6 continues to work on the Luach (Calendar Project). Many of the students understand that certain customs and Jewish laws differ depending on where you celebrate the Chagim.
Grade 7 Weekly Round-UP
//The students are halfway through the Middot/Character project. Some of the students decided to focus on negative character traits which some of our ancestors modeled. (Jacob favoring Joseph, Rebecca deceiving her husband Isaac).
Grade 8 Weekly Round-Up
//Shalom,
Today we concluded with our final 2 presentations. Both focused on the ethics of war and the role of the army in both North America and Israel.
There was a lively debate determining if torturing terrorists was an acceptable practice.