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Week of December 8

Shalom 5th grade parents,

I can’t believe that it’s already the end of the first semester . Time went by so fast.

With Chanukah coming soon, we were reviewing the story of Chanukah.  The students got pieces of paper with parts of the story, and each group needed to put them in chronological order (almost everyone succeeded). We talked about the differences between the Menorah that was in the Temple, and the Chanukiah which we use today to light.

We discussed the way the Kohanim lit the Menorah with pure olive oil, and we compared to how do we light the Chanukiah today with candles or olive oil . We will also review the brachot for this holiday.

 Our students have been putting a very big effort into practicing their Hebrew reading .

I hope to see you all this Sunday for our Chanukah celebration (9am for students, 10:30am for parents).

Morah Esther Kuchinsky 

Week of October 27

Shalom 5th grade parents.

The month of Tishrei ( first month in the Hebrew calendar) is coming to an end, leaving all those holidays  behind us.

The next month coming is Cheshvan. Try to guess how many holidays do we have in this new month ???????

ZERO, no holidays.

We talked in class about this, and the students learned that the month of Cheshvan has a nickname : “Mar Cheshvan” Mar in Hebrew means bitter.

We were used to sooooo many holidays, that now, this new month will seem really bitter.

And now, we can go back to our schedule .

We will be learning about the leaders in the times of the Tanach (Bible)

We will also be spending time talking about Shabbat, all the mitzvot, traditions and services.

We want also to share with you, that we have 2 new students in our 5th grade class : A girl named ADIRA , and a boy named KAI . We are all excited to have them in our class.

Shabbat Shalom!!!!!

Week of September 22 & 25

Shalom, 5th grade parents

 Things are going well. We are learning about the Kohanim and the blessing they gave to the Israelites.  We also talked about the Kohanim today, using the same ancient blessing to bless the  Congregation. The students learned that today Jewish people are divided into 3  groups: Kohen, Levi and Israel. The fathers are the ones to pass this into their children. 

With Rosh Hashanah coming up, we talked about the word Teshuva (repentance). Each student wrote a private note mentioning the things they will want to improve in this coming new year. The notes are being sealed and kept in a bag for the students to read next year. We reviewed all the traditions for the Holiday.

I want to wish you all “Shanah Tovah U'metukah” a good and sweet year.

Shabbat Shalom!

Week of September 8

Shalom 5th grade parents. This has been a busy week. We started with our Chumash curriculum. We will be learning the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) which is the 4th book of the Torah. We had an introduction and learned about the differences between a Torah scroll and the printed book. They learned the word Chumash which is the correct word of the Torah book. Students learned about gematria (every Hebrew letter has a number value). We will be using it for the  Hebrew calendar and the dates of Jewish holidays. We are also working on our Hebrew reading, and every day, our students are improving their reading. We are really enjoying our students. We hope they are having a good time with us.                                                                                                                                                 Shabbat Shalom 

Morah Esther & Morah Rakefet