Analyzing Propaganda and Celebrating Purim
Happy Purim! To celebrate, 6th graders got to choose their own activities.
Purim activities included: Megillah Movie Making, Hamentashen-Shaped Card Making, Purim Madlibs, Face painting, Purim Trivia, and learning how to block print. For the block printing activity, students carved Purim themed blocks and stamped them onto bags. These bags were then filled by the students with various treats and will be gifted to project ORE. Project ORE serves homeless, formerly homeless, mentally-ill, and/or at-risk Jewish seniors on the Lower East Side. It is a wonderful program that serves a hot kosher lunch each day and provides a sense of community for Jewish older adults who might otherwise feel marginalized in Jewish community. ORE also provides comprehensive clinical and social services.
In Jewish Studies, Bryan Susman from Facing History and Ourselves came in to guest teach. In his lesson, students investigated how the Nazis used propaganda to encourage conformity and consent among the German population in response to their ideas and policies. By following a specific procedure to closely analyze several propaganda images, students observed both the subtle and overt messages the Nazis wished to communicate to Germans through the media and what those messages suggest about the “national community” the Nazis wished to create. The observation and analysis skills students practiced in this lesson will help to develop their media literacy so that they may respond more thoughtfully and deliberately to the countless media messages that compete for their attention each day.
Announcements
Chazakah | Shabbat Morning Services March 23
Chazakah is the culmination of years of Yachad, where our cadre of 10th grade students can proudly present what animates their Judaism and affirm their commitment to their religion and people in a creative and interactive way. The whole community is invited to learn, pray, and support these extraordinary students. This Shabbat morning service will be fun for all ages, with roles for all participants. Please plan on joining us!
6th Grade will lead Adonai sefatai, Avot, and Gevurot, with 5th. They will leave sanctuary at 11:30, and proceed to room hey for guest teacher, Bryan Susman, from Facing History and Ourselves.
Community Purim Carnival and Megillah Reading, Sunday, March 24
Carnival at 9:30 AM, Megillah Reading at 11:30 AM
Bring the whole family to this Queen-themed celebration and party like a rockstar with your CBE family and clergy. We will have a bouncy house, carnival games, crafts, face painting, puppet show, hamentaschen, yummy treats, and more! General Admission: Free for all ages! Carnival Activities & Games: $18 all-access kids passes*
Buy Carnival Passes
*Purchase your passes by Friday, March 22. Passes purchased at the door will be $25.
Book Drive and Card Making at the Purim Carnival 3/24!
Yet another opportunity to share the spirit of our community and our love of reading! At the Purim Carnival the Youth Social Justice Committee is sponsoring a Book Drive and Card Making table to benefit pediatric patients at Methodist Hospital. Bring a gently used (or new) book to the Purim Carnival and stop by to add a card and ribbon. This is a great opportunity to talk with your kids about the importance of giving back to their community, and to help them choose a book of their own to donate to sick children! Books will also be available for purchase. Through Reach Out And Read (ROAR), pediatric patients at Methodist are read to by volunteers and then can take the books home with them. Preschool through early elementary ages books are always needed. If you have a child in middle school who would like to volunteer at this table please email Bonnie Kerker at bonniekerker@yahoo.com