Jewish Studies

Tuesdays/Wednesdays Jewish Studies with Haley

We missed our students this week in our Tuesday and Wednesday Yachad classes. However, we were so excited to see so many 2nd graders at our Yom Kippur activities! We can’t wait to be back together as a class next week to learn all about how special the torah is to us as Jews.

Questions to ask at home:

What is something you’re looking forward to at Yachad next week?
What is something you learned on Yom Kippur?

Saturday Jewish Studies with Anat and Ashley

This week, students said the blessings for grape juice and challah all together as a group for the first time, instead of call and response style. Yay! After snack and Hebrew Through Movement, students had a thoughtful conversation about L’dor Vador (from generation to generation). We talked about things that have been passed down in our own families. Names, jewelry, and stuffed animals were all mentioned, but as a group, we realized that the most important things being passed down are stories and love. We reinforced this by reading the book Something From Nothing and The Keeping Quilt.

Questions to ask at home:

Do you know our family traditions and ritual objects we have passed from generation to generation?
What does L’dor V’dor mean? And what does it mean to our family?
What is a tradition our family does during the holidays?

Shabbat Family Program

During the family program students and families focused on forgiveness. Students used drama, song and stories to define forgiveness and to practice the process using forgiving words that the hurt person needs to hear. In chevruta (partnered learning) parents examined biblical texts about forgiveness between people and forgiveness between God and people as well as Talmudic and modern psychology texts about the process of granting and receiving forgiveness. Families took home their worksheets to continue focusing on forgiveness as well as the other themes we have been exploring as families in this hour.

Announcements

Sukkot Potluck & Welcome for Tehilah Eisenstadt, 10/13, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Get to know our new Director of Yachad & Family Engagement, Tehilah Eisenstadt, while decorating the CBE Sukkah and sharing a delicious potluck meal together! We kindly ask all in attendance to contribute a dish. Please bring only items that are pareve or dairy, vegetarian, or have fish (no meat). RSVP Now

Upcoming Closures:

We are closed on Monday 10/14 for the first day of Sukkot/Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Columbus Day) and Monday 10/21 for Simchat Torah.

Register for 4th-7th Grade Yachad Retreat by Tuesday, Oct 15!

We are so excited for our 4th Annual Yachad Retreat for 4th – 7th Grade, Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27! On this student only weekend, 4th-7th graders will have the chance to make new friends, strengthen existing friendships, celebrate Shabbat at URJ Eisner Camp, and build community through fun and exciting activities. There will even be special opportunities for the 7th grade students to lead the group and make this weekend their own. Registration includes round trip bus transportation from CBE, all meals and linens. The bus will leave from CBE on Friday at 3:30 pm and return around 2:00pm on Sunday. Once registration is under way, watch your inbox for event specific information like a packing list and other important updates. We are happy to write an excused absence for a religious event if necessary to facilitate arriving to the bus by 3:30. Please contact Haley Breskin at hbreskin@cbebk.org with all questions regarding the retreat. Register here by Tuesday Oct 15!