A Jewish Wedding!

Parashat Chayei Sarah.

We learned about the story of the very first Jewish wedding. Eliezer, Avraham’s trusted messenger, went on a special mission to find a wife for Yitzchak. He met Rivka, and right away he knew she was the perfect match because of her incredible kindness. She worked so hard drawing water from the well and giving drinks to all of Eliezer’s thirsty camels — a true act of chesed (kindness).

To bring this story to life, our class took a walk around the block and discovered a real-life well!

(Well… it didn’t actually work — it was just for decoration — but it was still so exciting!) The children loved pretending to draw water and imagining what Rivka’s big mitzvah was like.

We also celebrated with a mock wedding in our classroom! The kids dressed up, learned about the special parts of a Jewish wedding, and danced with so much joy. It was such a lively, magical way to connect to the Parsha.

The Chossan is coming to greet the kallah.

He’s gently covering her face with the veil, and now it is a big time to daven!

The kallah is walking to the chuppah.

The chuppah!

Dance time! It is a big mitzvah to make the Chossan and kallah happy!

"כשושנה בין החוחים כן רעיתי בין הבנות"

Hashem tells us that Rivka was like a soft, beautiful rose growing between prickly thorns. Even when the people around her weren’t kind, she stayed good and did mitzvot.
Hashem says Am Yisrael is just like that too, a special rose that brings light and kindness to the world!

Yossi C. said "oh it's spiky!"

We had an amazing time celebrating with our dads on Tuesday at our “Doughnut for Dad” event! The room was filled with happy energy — you could hear the bang, bang, bang of hammers as fathers and children worked together on their special crafts. We also had a meaningful visit from Rabbi Lang, who reminded us that each one of us is a big, big, BIG light in the world. It was a morning full of joy, connection, and so much nachas!

One morning, our classmates discovered a little caterpillar in our classroom! We wondered how it found its way inside, but together we decided the best thing to do was help it get back to nature so it could grow into a beautiful butterfly. With gentle hands, Ashira scooped it up in a cup and set it free outside.

A big shout-out to Morah Rachel for our new wiggle cars! The children are absolutely loving them!

Pre-K Kria

We’re saying HEY to the letter HEY!

K Kria

In our Kria class, we had a tzirei party! The kids had so much fun creating their own tzirei “bike,” decorating it, and writing a letter with the tzirei sound. They were so proud to see their work displayed on our brand-new bulletin board, a special spot where everyone can enjoy it and remember the tzirei sound!

Academics

At Circle Time we played a game about weather and the seasons.

Eli working on his fine motor skills.

Shabbat Shalom!