Dear Parents, This week we continued our Sukkot holiday exploration by introducing the significance of the Sukkah in giving shelter to the Israelites in the desert and in celebrating the harvest. We discussed how the Sukkah is built and sang Sukkot songs. The children also enjoyed building (and eating) edible sukkot. We read the book, S'chach La’Sukkah, about a little boy who built and decorated his sukkah, and who needed a s’chach (the covering for the roof that is made from branches and leaves) to complete it. The boy asked different trees for help (cypress, olive, fig and pomegranate), without success, until the date tree provided him with the s’chach and Lulav. The children learned that the s’chach should provide shade, but also enable the dwellers of the Sukkah to see the sky - the sun during the day and the stars at night. We joined room 3 for a Sukkah visit with Rabbi Josh where we sang Sukkot blessings and had a chance to hold the Etrog and shake the Lulav to symbolize that God is all around us. The children had fun creating kishutim (decorations) and hanging them up in the Sukkah; they also fulfilled one of the mitzvot of Sukkot by eating snack in the Sukkah. We read the book, Sky-High Sukkah, by Rachel Packer, which tells the story of a city community coming together to build a sukkah on the apartment building roof and to celebrate Sukkot together. The children enjoyed practicing their rolling-dodgeball skills in P.E. and travelling on a Sukkot Yoga Adventure with ‘Bubbe’ during Yoga with Cheryl. Ditza led the children in Sukkot Songs. We visited the Beit Issie Farmers Market and enjoyed ‘purchasing’ fruit and giving tzedakah. Thank you for taking part in leading the children in this important mitzvah of tikkun olam and for reinforcing it every week by giving to Sova and tzedakah. Thank you to Stephanie, Max’s mom for reading to us during our library time. Max chose: The Elephant in the Sukkah, The Gruffalo, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Special Dates:
Meirav and Shoshi
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