Simchat Torah!

Shalom everyone! 

We have now finished our Simchat Torah unit.  I taught the class that Simchat Torah is a happy occasion when Jews around the world finished reading the entire Torah, and started it all over again from the beginning.  We also learned about a  sofer stam, a person specially trained to transcribe Torah scrolls (and also the parchment in a mezuzah and teffilin). 

As part of our classroom learning experience, I brought a Torah scroll from the synagogue to our class.  The kids held the yad, which is used by Torah readers to follow the text, and we all pretended to be Torah readers.  We also danced around the our classroom with the Torah scroll to celebrate the holiday.

We also joined our "bigs" in Mayerson Hall and unrolled a Torah scroll.  We listened to them read Torah.  We danced and celebrated this very happy occasion.

Make sure to have a look at the updated slideshow to see pictures from our Simchat Torah activities.

I am having trouble with the gadget that was to the right with vocabulary words, so until I figure out a solution I will add them here:

Synagogue - Beit Knesset - בית כנסת

Hand or Pointer - Yad - יד

Happiness - Simcha - שמחה

Sofer Stom - Torah Scribe - סופר סת"ם

Our next unit will cover the fall. We will learn songs, dances, and vocabulary related to the new season. I will provide you with the details in the next blog update.

Thanks, and you can always contact me by emailing me at etscheier@rockwernacademy.org.