Chevruta sessions resume Monday, February 26, 2024
5th Grade Weekend Program resumes Sunday, March 3, 2024
Lifecycles
with Wendy Strauss
Students have continued to learn about Jewish rituals. Most recently, they have learned about the traditions and laws surrounding marriage and the ketubah.
Ivrit/Yisrael
with
WRT Shinshinit
Noy Laufer
Every week with our shinshinit Noy, students get to learn about Israel!
For Tu B'Shevat, they discussed the value and importance of the holiday and made grassheads (pictured below).
Ahead of Noy's visit home to Israel this month, students also wrote prayers to put in the Kotel and wrote questions for Noy to ask her friends and family about life in Israel while she is there.
Parashat Ha Shavua
with Irit Hadari
With Irit, students continue to engage in weekly learning on the Torah portion.
As we moved through the book of Exodus and celebrated the Israelites freedom from Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai, students learned about rules.
They discussed the rules in their lives at home, at school, at Temple. They created signs that represent a rule they want to remember to follow (pictured above).
During T'filahwith Cantor Kleinman and Rabbi Baken, students have an opportunity to learn the keva (fixed structure) of the service and also infuse their own leadership in moments like Mi Shebeirach l'Cholim (a prayer of healing for the sick). They share things that make them say "wow" for the blessings of creation and practice reciting many of the prayers they will continue to learn in chevruta.
5th Graders engage withJewish musictraditions in the sanctuary every week with Cantor Sonett-Assor. The songs we learn are connected to holidays and contemporary Israeli themes. This month, we spent time learning songs about Torah (both the actual Torah itself and Torah as a metaphor for the guide to living a Jewish life). Students led the entire JLL in "Al Shlosha D'varim" at our monthly shirah this past Sunday.
DuringChevruta sessions that continue to meet each week, 5th Graders are approaching the end of (or have completed) Shalom U'vracha. As a result of their progress, students are able to recognize so many familiar words in T'filah and when discussing holidays and modern Hebrew.
5th Graders had the opportunity to work on mural paintingwith artist, Jenn Levine. This mural is located outside of JLL Room 9. Make sure to stop by to take a look!
