After the tefillah (prayer), mitzvot & Torah classes came to a close this trimester, students participated in an informative, interactive session led by representatives from the NYC Commission on Human Rights.
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This was our first week using our brand new workbooks during our Hebrew lesson. Students are continuing to work in leveled groups of 2-4 during this time to get personalized attention from teachers and madrichim.
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Last week our Second graders continued learning about the stories of Moses and Joseph, with art projects to match!
Last Saturday our First Graders finished their unit on Shabbat!
Last session, we continued learning about mitzvot and we explored the words for different flavors in Hebrew!
The 10th Graders are working on their projects for their Chazakah service. The service is Satuday March 23rd and it is a way for the students to show our CBE community what their Judaism means to them.
This week a fellow from Repair The World came to speak to our 7th Graders.
Last week our Second graders learned about the stories of Moses and Joseph!
Last Saturday we learned that there are many ways to guard and keep Shabbat!
Last Saturday our First Graders continued learning about Shabbat!
Last session, we started class with a video about Mitzvot, and doing good deeds to help others.
Our 5th grade students are busy examining evidence and developing their arguments in the mock trial case of whether Esau wrongfully stole Jacob’s birthright. Over the past two weeks, in addition to learning about the ancient Jewish court system, we’ve been lucky enough to hear from real lawyers about their jobs and experience.
On Thursday, April 11th we are honored to have Dori Katz coming to speak to our 6th graders.
We are very excited to invite all 5th grade families to our Esau v Jacob mock trial! The Tuesday/Saturday class mock trial will take place on Tuesday March 5th at 5:30pm in the Chapel. The Monday/Wednesday class mock trial will be on Wednesday, March 6th at 5:30pm in the Chapel.
This week our Second graders finished up their units on Shabbat and Tu B’shvat, and continued learning about Torah stories from the book of Genesis!
It was lovely to see the kids after a weekend away! In our last session we continued to review numbers in Hebrew and danced to a Tu B’shvat song on the rug together (moving-growing from seeds to trees (etz-etzim עץ, עצים).
Last Saturday our First Graders learned about Shabbat!
Last Saturday, we learned that Shabbat is a special day for the Jewish people.
We want to start the second semester off on the right foot. Here are a few things we went over to ensure everyone is enjoying their time at Yachad.
This week in 5th grade, we wrapped up our last online Hebrew “side by side” lesson. We’ve been briefly assessing students’ progress in order to plan a Hebrew curriculum for the rest of the year.
This week, our Second graders learned about Tu B’Shvat, and began projects to explore our holiday of the trees!
9th Graders are busy learning about community organizing! We discussed the entire “Selma” movie for those students who might not have of been there. We also talked about the Cycle of Community Organizing.
Last week 7th Graders were visited by an educator from Hazon! Hazon is at the forefront of an evolving conversation about how American Jewish life can be strengthened by engagement with food, the outdoors, and the environment.
Please see below for your child’s class update since returning to Yachad. You’ll find that classes are at various points in the curriculum and are exploring the same Torah stories through diverse teaching methods!
The mock wedding will be on 2/2 and we ask you to please drop off your child at 10:30 in my classroom (Dalet).
Last Saturday the children learned that Tu B’shvat is the new year for the trees.
DL K/1st started 2019 off with a great class! We watched some Rechov Sumsum clips to remind everyone of the numbers we’ve learned so far.
I hope everyone is well rested after our jam packed weekend in Washington D.C.!
Since returning from break, we’ve been reviewing and wrapping-up our lesson on anti-Semitism.
The students got the opportunity to learn about the world of community organizing and social justice issues that are happening around them.
This week, we continued learning about the story of Jacob and Esau on Monday. The students began developing arguments about whether or not they think Jacob is guilty of stealing his father’s birthright.
This week, we started learning about the story of Jacob and Esau.
Our 8th graders have been busy exploring culture and current events in Israel.
Last week we had representatives from The Denan Project come to speak to our 7th Graders.
To start class off, we watched a Rechov Sumsum (Israeli Sesame Street) clip that celebrated the different ways people celebrate Shabbat.
This week in class we continued working on our end-of-unit biblical leaders project.
Last week our Kindergartners continued to explore the importance of our Jewish Community!