Shalom everyone! I hope that you all had a Happy New Year and a meaningful Yom Kippur!
In our Hebrew Kindergarten classroom we learned about the meaning of Yom Kippur. I taught the class the Hebrew word for sorry and forgiveness, slicha. We also talk a lot about that concept - slicha - as it relates to the High Holidays and in life generally.
I also taught the classes about the importance of doing good deeds. We played a game with different pictures that the kids placed on a felt board. One side was ma'aseem tovim (good deeds) and the other side was ma'aseem lo tovim (not such good deeds). Through this we learned the importance of being nice to friends and family and doing positive things for them and for ourselves. Ask your children to share with you what they learned about ma'asim tovim.
We also went over tzedaka, charity to those less fortunate. We talked about how giving tzedaka is important not only during the holidays, but all year round.
The class also learned about other holiday customs and traditions. Examples are wearing white, how grown ups fast on Yom Kippur, and that we use a special prayer book on the High Holidays called a Mahzor.
We also went over the biblical story of Jonah and the whale. We made and decorated a whale from construction paper after we discussed the fable.
We also had a special event sponsored by our wonderful PTO. Chabad of Blue Ash visited Rockwern with their Shofar Factory and our Hebrew Kindergarten class participated. We learned how to make a Shofar, other interesting facts about the Shofar, and all of the different sounds that the Shofar makes.
The next unit we will cover is Sukkot and Simchat Torah. This is an especially exciting time of year in our Hebrew class with so many important holidays coming on the heels of each other, and the kids seem to be engaged and learning a lot.
I have added additional pictures to the slideshow so be sure to take a look.
As always, please contact me with any questions or comments. My email is etscheier@rockwernacademy.org. My phone number is 513-984-3770, extension 4217.
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