Passover wishes

It is really hard to believe that spring has arrived and so has Passover.  It seems like time is running away from us as we try to fill our Sunday morning classes with lots of fun and learning.

This morning we hosted our second annual "Chocolate Seder" and welcomed many parents with their children to join in on the "Pesach" fun.  Along with learning the story of Passover and practicing the Four questions, students were able to participate in the traditional blessings and Passover songs.  We enjoyed our 4 cups of chocolate milk and of course all of our "sweet" substitutes on our seder plates.  The feeling around the table was cheerful, inquisitive and lots of fun.

On behalf of Aleph Beit Chadash, we wish everyone a Chag Sameach and look forward to seeing everyone on April 15th.

Purim fun

Our Purim celebrations were a little different since we were fortunate to have Ronnie and Noam (our Shinshinim) lead us in a "Tzahal" experience while learning about Purim in Israel.  They began our program today as our "Commanders" and the students were given various missions to collaborate on while also learning about Purim.  They solved codes to find answers and worked together in this engaging and fun program. 

Our older students were also performers today as they performed the Purim story for the younger students. 

Finally, they were able to enjoy our mini carnival, playing games and winning prizes.

Our morning was filled with lots of laughter and excitement today.
Chag Sameach and Happy Purim everyone.

Challah Baking

It really is so wonderful to see all the smiles that walk into our classroom every Sunday morning.  Our students are excited to learn and participate in the engaging activities as well as ask questions and discuss their understanding of their learning. 

We learned about the mitzvah of making Challah for Shabbat.  Last week students made their own beautiful challah boards and this week we made the challah to put on it.  During literacy, students have been practising the kiddush and also learning the hebrew vocabulary that is used in our prayers. 

Our students really enjoyed getting their hands dirty and making their own challah from scratch.  They did all the measuring, stirring, kneading and braiding.  It was lots of fun.

I hope that everyone enjoys their next Shabbat and encourages their child to lead the kiddush and bless the challah.

Shavuah Tov!