We at Shir Tikvah are excited to offer a program for children and families that will be creative, innovative and meaningful. Our goals will include:
Educate and prepare for the bar/bat mitzvah
Understand and practice Jewish values
Develop a knowledge of basic Jewish literacy.
Prepare for life as a Jew in the modern world.
Our school year is off to a great start! This year, we are focusing on the theme of Israel, interweaving the Jewish holidays and Jewish life with it. At Sunday School, students have begun by studying the geography of the Jewish state. Last week, we talked about making Aliyah and focused on the experience of the Jews of Ethiopia who were rescued during Operation Solomon in 1991, and brought to Israel which has since been their home. We learned about the wedding celebration of the Moroccan Jews, including the Henna ceremony, and we made and tasted the foods brought to Israel by the Moroccan Jewish community and the Iraqi Jewish community respectively: Sfeng, a fried doughnut originally from Spain, adopted by the Moroccan Jews to be eaten at Chanukah time, and Sabich, a sandwich of fried eggplant, hard boiled egg, Israeli salad, tahini sauce, and garlic sauce, in a pita. At Hebrew school, our new students have begun the learning of Hebrew letters and vowels and are working on Hebrew reading. Our older students are continuing their studies adding meaning and Hebrew vocabulary. All students are learning songs and prayers for Shabbat and the holidays as well. It has been an absolute joy to work with all of them and we look forward to a wonderful year of study together!
Rabbi Carmit Harari, Carole Fefferman, and Donelle Macey
