Achrayut through Noah, Abraham & Sarah
We started to learn about Abraham and Sarah this week. We talked about how Abraham was commanded to leave his homeland, and how he and his nephew, Lot, had to determine how they were using their new land in a way that respected the environment.
Allison’s Class
Then, after Hebrew Through Movement, we practiced writing the letter Aleph, and worked on learning some new words, including “aron” (cabinet), “adom” (red), “abba” (father), and “sabba” (grandfather).
Tzachi’s Class
Last Shabbat we finished up our unit on respect and moved into our new unit on responsibility/achrayut. We discussed if Noah was responsible or respectful to God’s requests and played games that helped us think about how we can be respectful and responsible in our own lives. This Shabbat we will continue our unit and review more Bible stories.
K-2 Family Program
Just as students are doing in their regular class, this week in the family program we began a new unit on achrayut/responsibility. Students and parents explored what it means to love your neighbor as yourself and the importance of embracing self care and self love before being responsible for others. Students used drama, art, song and stories to explore having achrayut for oneself while parents examined biblical and Talmudic texts about self love, care for one’s health and a Jewish lens on care for one’s resources. At the end parents and students joined together to share takeaways from the day.
Announcements
1. Camp Style Havdalah Pool Party, This Saturday, Nov 16, 3-5pm.
Families that are already connected to URJ Camps will join with prospective campers and their families for a fun night with havdalah, swimming and camp-style games. We look forward to seeing you there! Register here! All welcome; 2nd – 6th grade focused.
2. Register for K-2 Kabbalat Shabbat B’Yachad (KSBY): Friday, November 22, 5:30-7pm
All K-2 families are invited to join for a joyous Friday night celebration with singing, praying and sharing
a meal together! Register here!
3. Save the Dates, Parent-Teacher Check-Ins, Dec 7 & 14
On Saturday Dec 7 & Saturday Dec 14, we will hold opportunities for you to meet with your child’s teacher to hear about how the year has been going. These meetings will generally take place after Yachad classes. Within the next two weeks you will receive an email with further information and the link to sign up for meetings.