Parshat Teruma: Building a House for Hashem
This weeks parsha speaks about the donations that the Jewish people gave in order to build a house for Hashem in the desert. The house of Hashem in the desert was called the Mishkan. There were so many miracles that happened inside the Mishkan. The Aron Hakodesh (the holy ark) held the 10 commandments that the Jewish people received by Har Sinai. On the top of the Aron there were two angels.
When the Jews had Ahavas Yisroel and were nice to each other. The angels faced each other.
And when the Jews were doing the opposite, the angels turned around and faced away!
There was also a big miracle with the Menorah! Hashem formed it himself from one block of gold.
We experimented to try to do this ourselves and it seemed impossible!
Trying to mold a menorah out of one block of clay.
The Mishkan was a very holy and special place for Hashem and the Jews. The lesson we learned from this weeks parsha is that we can make any place holy like the Mishkan. For example; our home, our bedroom or our classroom.
Morah Avigayil asked the kids how do we make a place holy?
Max: "By doing Mitzvos"
When we do Mitzvos or learn Torah we bring down the Shechina that was in the Mishkan into the room.
We wanted the Shechina in our classroom so we decided to have ahvas yisroel and to help each other with the class material.
The Science of Growth
Menucha carefully transplants her beans from a Ziploc bag to a pot.
We also learned about how different vegetables grow
and each kindergartener chose a vegetable to plant.
Fish Fright
When we walked into the classroom after vacation, the fish tank looked brown and dirty. Yisroel helped Morah Davina scrub it out and fill it with fresh, clean water.
Practicing hand writing
Even though we know our letters well, we still practice hand writing every day. The more we practice the better we get!
Max is doing an excellent job.
Learning how to tell time
The children were so excited to learn how to tell time.
We started with the round hours, like 01:00, 07:00, 11:00, 12:00.
We started with the round hours, like 01:00, 07:00, 11:00, 12:00.
We played a game matching the time to the clock.
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