Hey – Fifth Year – Wednesday (Pearlman)

9/17: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. Our session began with Tefillah where Rabbi Prass reviewed how our services are structured. We discussed why we are wearing kippot during Hebrew School t’fillot. We then prayed the avot v’imahot and sang the Israeli National Anthem.
  2. This week we spent the beginning of the session looking at the Avinu Malkeinu prayer.  I asked the students to select the most meaningful statement from the prayer and then find someone else in the class who also selected the same statement.  The students then shared why they selected that statement. Most of the students had never read this prayer most likely because this would be the first year they would join the adult service.  Then the students were asked to create their own statement to add what they would add to this prayer.  Each student shared his/her own statement.  These statements were very well throughout and meaningful.
  3. After a short break we moved to the Israel segment of our curriculum. Students were asked to write an identity statement. I was impressed that the students took this seriously and spent time thinking before they wrote their thoughts.  This was followed by a chart of a number of Jewish values. After reviewing them I asked each student to select 4 they thought were the most important for them and then look at their identity page and see which were included in their statement.  Next session I will give the students an opportunity to revise their statements with these values in mind.
  4. Please be sure to have your student bring Tzedakah.
  5. Shanah Tovah, Fran Pearlman

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9/10: Today in class, we worked on:

  1. We had a great class!
  2. We started with some ice breakers on birthdays and Bar/Bat Mitzvah dates followed by some administrative tasks.
  3. As an introduction to this semester’s topic- Israel- the students viewed 15 different photos and tried to identify them. Many of the students labeled them with generic terms such as “beach”, a building, etc. Everyone got the Israeli and American flag correct! I then asked the students to write down three things they knew about Israel and three things they wanted to know.
  4. We will be using an up to the minute program called Israellink. You can view it by clicking here www.israellink.org
  5. Please have your students bring Tzedakah every Wednesday as well as his/her water bottle.
  6. If you have any concerns or questions please feel free to email me at Pearlsedr@gmail.com
  7. I wish each of you a Shanah Tovah- a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year! Morah Fran

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