//Today, our final class before Pesach break, we will discuss acts of kindness and how we can make this Pesach meaningful. Additionally, we will create a day to day calendar for family activities during Pesach.
We will also create a new song using the verses from Echad Mi Yodeah. Either a song about kindness or OJCS. Lyrics click here
//After you finish your test, create a new version of the song Echad Mi Yodeah. Your theme for the 13 verses should be 13 different acts of kindness. Please send both a google doc and video version to me and upload to your blogfolio
If you don’t finish today, it is due Friday, April 3 by the end of the day
//Today, our final class before Pesach break, we will discuss acts of kindness and how we can make this Pesach meaningful. Additionally, we will create a day to day calendar for family activities during Pesach.
We will also create a new song using the verses from Echad Mi Yodeah. Either a song about kindness or OJCS. Lyrics click here
//Shalom shalom,
Few weeks before the internet and virtual learning, having the end of the year in mind, in grade 8 we started talking about having a project that will present the experience of learning Hebrew at OJCS.
In the last week, it was the main point of focus for Grade 8. Next week the students will share their videos after they wrote the base text for it this week. Reading the student’s notes and ideas for this project can give some understanding of the love they have for past teachers, together with their appreciation and feeling of accomplishment.
Stay tuned, for next week you will actually listen and see it in Hebrew videos of course : )
Here is how we framed the project (Hebrew translation will follow):
The Hebrew language is one of the oldest, ancient and complicated languages that exist, according to traditions, academic scholars and linguists experts, it has been spoken for thousands of years.
After the destruction of the Second Temple of Israel and the exodus of the Israelites into exile, Jews all over the world stopped using Hebrew as a day-to-day language and moved to the local languages in the locations where they were. For thousands of years Hebrew maintained its place as a religious language in which holy books are written, and prayers are held but it was not spoken otherwise
The return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel after the Holocaust and World War II marks an important turning point. From that moment on, the Hebrew language became once more the spoken language of the Jewish people living in Zion. The Hebrew language has been renewed. Today many words from the Torah are spoken in everyday life, along with new words that gap the need to bring Hebrew into the modern era.
This change also had a major impact on Jewish education around the world. In our school, as in other Jewish schools, Hebrew is learned as a content topic by its own right (beyond Torah and Jewish studies). It strengthens our local Jewish community’s connection with Jewish communities around the world, with our history and heritage, and with the State of Israel. There are other benefits to learning the Hebrew language.
Now that you have completed eight years of learning Hebrew, it is time to summarize your learning experience by answering these three questions:
How did you learn Hebrew in different ages and classes?
הַסְבִּירוּ אֵיךְ (כֵּיצַד) לְמַדְתֶּם עִבְרִית בַּכִּתּוֹת הַשּׁוֹנוֹת לָאֹרֶךְ הַשָּׁנִים
How knowing Hebrew could help you in the future?
הַסְבִּירוּ כֵּיצַד יְדִיעַת הַשָּׂפָה הָעִבְרִית תַּעֲזֹר לָכֶם בַּהֹוֶה וּבֶעָתִיד
What would you change in it (for future learners)? What could be done better? What was great?
הַאִם הָיִית מִשְׁנֶה מַשֶּׁהוּ בַּדֶּרֶךְ שֶׁלּוֹמְדִים עִבְרִית בְּבֵית סִפְרֵנוּ? אִם כֵּן מָה הָיִית מְשַׁנֶּה?
השפה העברית היא אחת השפות העתיקות ומסובכות ביותר שיש, אנשי דת, חוקרים אקדמיים ובלשנים מאמינים שהשפה העברית מדוברת מזה אלפי שנים.
לאחר חורבן בית המקדש השני ויציאת בני-ישראל אל הגלות, יהודים בכל העולם הפסיקו להשתמש בשפה העברית כשפת יום יום ועברו לשפות המקומיות בארצות שבהם חיו. במשך 2000 שנים מקומה של השפה העברית נשמר כשפה דתית שבה כתובים ספרי קודש, ובעזרתה מתפללים.
חזרתו של העם היהודי לארץ ישראל לאחר השואה ומלחמת העולם השניה, מסמלת נקודת תפנית חשובה. מרגע זה והלאה השפה חזרה להיות השפה המדוברת של העם היהודי החי בציון. השפה העברית חודשה, מילים רבות מכתבי הקודש מדוברות בשפת היום יום, יחד עם מילים חדשות שעונות על הצורך לחסר את העברית לתקופה המודרנית.
שינוי זה גם השפיע רבות על החינוך היהודי ברחבי העולם, בבית ספרנו, כמו בבתי ספר יהודיים אחרים, מלמדים את השפה העברית כנושא תוכן בפני עצמו (מעבר ללימודי קודש, ולימודי יהדות), על מנת לחזק את הקשר של הקהילה היהודית המקומית לכלל עם ישראל, למורשת שלנו ולמדינת ישראל.
//Shalom
I hope you all having a meaning full day. As you see in the headline above, the Chief Rabbi of Israel is requesting everyone to fast for a half a day today in Israel and the world. He said if you can not fast:
“For those who can’t fast, Lau asked that they take on a “ta’anit dibur,” a practice in which one abstains from all speech that does not concern Torah or prayer.”
Today in class, I want to also have all of us participate with our homeland Israel. This is also one of our North Stars, “Being responsible for one another”. I think it is important we focus on the value of Gemilut Chasadim – Being Kind to one another. Please watch the following 3 short videos. They all focus on kindness. After watching each video please answer the following questions: (you can send me an audio file or a google doc with your responses). This assignment is due by the end of class on Friday, March 27, 2020. If you need more time, please be in touch with me.
After video 1: What visually impacted you and why?
After video 2: Orly shares a story about a student who was a bully? What did Orly do? Please share an example in your life of someone showing you a similar type of kindness.
After video 3: What realistic idea can you come up with, to make the world a better place – Tikun Olam?
The first video was produced by Life Vest Inside. Life Vest Inside is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring, empowering and educating people of all backgrounds to lead a life of kindness.
The second video is by the founder of Life Vest Inside Orly Wahba
The final video is from the movie Pay it Forward:
//Shalom all,
Remote learning is a unique situation for us, so far it is going well.
Well done grade 6th students!
Here is our Weekly Plan for the week of March 23-27.
With regard to the פְּרוֹיֶקְט הָאֹכֶל הַיְּהוּדִי Jewish foods project, you do need to log into our groups’ portal, so please log using this link to our Voice thread group.
Only good!
Dr. Sagy
//Shalom all,
Remote learning is a unique situation for us, so far it is going well. Well done students!
Here is our Weekly Plan for the week of March 23-27.
With regard to the פְּרוֹיֶקְט הָאֹכֶל הַיְּהוּדִי Jewish foods project, you do need to log into our groups’ portal, so please log using this link to the Voice Thread.
Only good!
Dr. Sagy
//Today we will read a few articles about Corona Virus and how it affects Jewish Ritual.
When finished, please comment on 3 of the articles. Do you agree or disagree with the Rabbinical Decisions and Why.
Orthodox Tel Aviv synagogue begins virtual online prayer services – The Jerusalem Post
Chief Rabbi_ Leave phones on during Shabbat – The Jerusalem Post
Coronavirus shuts Haredi world down despite resistance – The Forward
Ultra-Orthodox in Israel ignoring social distancing_ ‘We’re not scared’ – The Jerusalem Post
Litzman told all ultra-Orthodox schools, yeshivas to close down – The Jerusalem Post
Coronavirus shutters 770 Eastern Parkway, HQ of Chabad, for first time ever _ The Times of Israel
With communal mourning a health hazard, grieving Jews must sit shiva alone _ The Times of Israel
Netanyahu tells Israelis_ Now it’s an order — you must stay at home _ The Times of Israel
UK Jews worried dead may be cremated due to coronavirus pandemic – The Jerusalem Post
Charedi and CoronaBurial society gears up for COVID-19 funerals, as health officials lay out rules _ The Times of Israel
If you finish before class is over please complete online Pesach Scavenger Hunt. (See blog)
Write your responses in a Google Doc and upload to your personal folder. Due: Tuesday, March 31 before class. (If you forgot how to upload your doc, please email it to a.marcovitz@theojcs.ca)
//Today we will read a few articles about Corona Virus and how it affects Jewish Ritual.
When finished, please comment on 3 of the articles. Do you agree or disagree with the Rabbinical Decisions and Why.
Orthodox Tel Aviv synagogue begins virtual online prayer services – The Jerusalem Post
Chief Rabbi_ Leave phones on during Shabbat – The Jerusalem Post
Coronavirus shuts Haredi world down despite resistance – The Forward
Ultra-Orthodox in Israel ignoring social distancing_ ‘We’re not scared’ – The Jerusalem Post
Litzman told all ultra-Orthodox schools, yeshivas to close down – The Jerusalem Post
Coronavirus shutters 770 Eastern Parkway, HQ of Chabad, for first time ever _ The Times of Israel
With communal mourning a health hazard, grieving Jews must sit shiva alone _ The Times of Israel
Netanyahu tells Israelis_ Now it’s an order — you must stay at home _ The Times of Israel
d dead may be cremated due to coronavirus pandemic – The Jerusalem Post
Charedi and CoronaBurial society gears up for COVID-19 funerals, as health officials lay out rules _ The Times of Israel
If you finish before class is over please complete online Pesach Scavenger Hunt. (See blog)
Write your responses in a Google Doc and upload to your personal folder. Due: Wednesday, April 1 before class. (If you forgot how to upload your doc, please email it to a.marcovitz@theojcs.ca)
//With Pesach coming up in the coming weeks, do you feel “Freedom” has new meaning?
Why or Why not?
I look forward to discussing this in class with all of you on Wednesday.