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Monday, March 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
What is Passover?
Passover is the Jewish celebration
lasting seven to eight days (seven in Israel, eight outside of it) that
marks the freedom of the Jews from enslavement by the Egyptians.
According to the Old Testament, the Jews, led by Moses, had requested
freedom from the Pharaoh of Egypt, but were denied. To punish the
Egyptians, God sent the 10 plagues to Egypt to convince the Pharaoh to
release the Jews. The last of these plagues, and the most devastating,
was to do away the firstborn male in each Egyptian household.
The
Jews marked their doorways in hopes of protecting their firstborn sons. This allowed the threat of the first born to “pass over” the Jews in fulfillment of this last plague. Passover is often translated from the term Pesach
which means to "pass over" or "to protect." In commemoration of
avoidance of this last plague and the resulting freedom from Egypt, Jews
across the world now celebrate Passover.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
It's time for Spirit Week!!!
In honor of Purim, each year at this time we dress-up in our costumes and have a week of fun and silliness.
This year, we celebrate Spirit Week from February 18-22.
Dress-up Days are as follows:
Monday- Sports Day- Wear your favorite team outfit or colors
Tuesday- Pajama Day- Wear your jammies to school
Wednesday- Color Wars- Wear your class color
Thursday- Silly Clothes Day- How silly can you dress
Friday- Dress as your Favorite Purim Character- The beautiful and good Queen Esther, the evil Haman, the kind and wise Mordecai, the King or badly behaved Queen Vashti
All children are encouraged to dress up.
In honor of Purim, each year at this time we dress-up in our costumes and have a week of fun and silliness.
This year, we celebrate Spirit Week from February 18-22.
Dress-up Days are as follows:
Monday- Sports Day- Wear your favorite team outfit or colors
Tuesday- Pajama Day- Wear your jammies to school
Wednesday- Color Wars- Wear your class color
Thursday- Silly Clothes Day- How silly can you dress
Friday- Dress as your Favorite Purim Character- The beautiful and good Queen Esther, the evil Haman, the kind and wise Mordecai, the King or badly behaved Queen Vashti
All children are encouraged to dress up.
Monday, January 14, 2013
What is Tu B'Shevat?
The 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, known as Tu b'Shevat, is the New Year for Trees.
Why do trees celebrate their New Year so much later than ours? It has to do with the rainy season in Israel, which starts on the festival of Sukkot. It takes four months for the rains to saturate the soil, nurture the trees and coax them into producing fruit. This is important to know if you are planning to give your tithes (different charities and gifts) of fruits, as we did in Temple times, because the required tithes changed from year to year.
We humans can also celebrate along with the trees. After all, the Torah says, "Man is a tree of the field." We are nurtured by deep roots, as far back as Abraham and Sarah; we reach upwards to the heavens while standing firmly on the ground; and when we do all this right, we produce fruits that benefit the world—namely our good deeds.
Traditional Observances:
Eat some fruit on this day. Best if you can get some of those fruits for which Israel is famous: olives, dates, grapes, figs and pomegranates.
The blessing on fruit:
Baruch Atah A-donay, Elo-heinu Melech ha'Olam borei pri ha-etz.
[Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree.]
Why do trees celebrate their New Year so much later than ours? It has to do with the rainy season in Israel, which starts on the festival of Sukkot. It takes four months for the rains to saturate the soil, nurture the trees and coax them into producing fruit. This is important to know if you are planning to give your tithes (different charities and gifts) of fruits, as we did in Temple times, because the required tithes changed from year to year.
We humans can also celebrate along with the trees. After all, the Torah says, "Man is a tree of the field." We are nurtured by deep roots, as far back as Abraham and Sarah; we reach upwards to the heavens while standing firmly on the ground; and when we do all this right, we produce fruits that benefit the world—namely our good deeds.
Traditional Observances:
Eat some fruit on this day. Best if you can get some of those fruits for which Israel is famous: olives, dates, grapes, figs and pomegranates.
The blessing on fruit:
Baruch Atah A-donay, Elo-heinu Melech ha'Olam borei pri ha-etz.
[Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree.]
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