Shavuos: With One Heart
ויחנו כאיש אחד בלב אחד
On Tuesday we celebrated Rosh Chodesh Sivan. The Torah says that on Rosh Chodesh Sivan the Yidden camped near Har Sinai and they camped there like "one person with one heart."
Not like a group of millions of people but like one person!
This is because they were all thinking about one thing, that they were about to get the Torah. The Bnai Yisroel felt tremendous Ahavas Yisroel among themselves. Everyone completed each other like a puzzle. When we put all the pieces together it becomes one. The closer they got to receiving the Torah the more they were prepared.
Bnei Yisroel were warned not to go too close to Har Sinai because it was very holy. The night before they received the Torah the Bnei Yisroel wanted to be closer to Hashem so they went to sleep and woke up late the next morning. When we go to sleep a part of our Neshama goes back to Shamayim and is close to Hashem. Even though the Bnei Yisroel wanted to be close to Hashem, Hashem wasn't happy that they were sleeping. Hashem wanted us to get ready in this physical world and not in Shamayim (heaven). When we learn Torah and do Mitzvos we make the place we are in holy. This is why we stay up the night of Shavuos and learn Torah to fix the mistake our Neshamos did.
The children were inspired by this and wanted to make sure that every little corner of our school had holiness in it.
Yisroel is saying a Pasuk and making sure that our playground is holy.
Every day during Davening the kindergartners count the Omer.
Every day we get closer and closer to the day we received the Torah on Har Sinai
Yisroel and Menucha worked together to show that
7 weeks include; 7 Sundays, 7 Mondays, 7 Tuesdays etc.
Yisroel is trapped in Mitzrayim!!
Morah Avigayil taught us that by Har Sinai the Jews were able to break out and free themselves so they can do Torah and Mitzvos. In class the children got to practice breaking free in order to do Mitzvos.
Devorah Leah picks up a mitzvah and reads it out loud to the class!
Math and More!
Elizabeth changes the form of the math problem on her paper!
Even though it looks different, its still 8-7
Practicing early division skills!
Muka discovered how many ways she could make a hexagon by
using different pieces to make a whole!
Using blocks to demonstrate different ways of adding. Using physical materials facilitates the learning of visual and tactile learners.
Plus, Max agrees they are very fun!
Reading and Writing
We want to be able to know the sounds like the back of our hand.
By testing our knowledge in different ways such as Sound Bingo,
we are getting better at recognizing sounds at a glance.
Malka works on coloring in only the vowel sounds.
A E I O U
Writers are able to draw a picture and label what is inside.
Menucha and Elizabeth enjoyed writing books and labeling their drawing.
Menucha even read her book to the class at lunch!
Cheesecake Factory:
Step 1. Read the Ingredients. ✔
Step 2. Smash the cookies to make a crust. ✔
Step 3. Add the cottage cheese and cream cheese. ✔
Step 4. Add the Greek Yogurt. ✔
Step 5. Cornstarch thickens the mix. ✔
Step 6. Don't forget the Sugar. ✔
Step 7. Do the eggs have blood spots? No. and ✔
Step 8. Mix, mix, mix. ✔
Cheesecakes made with love and Ahavas Yisroel are the best of all!
Happy Shavuos!
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