From the Joy of Purim to the Joy of Freedom!!!
This week we continued the idea of happiness.
Were the Jewish people happy in Mitzrayim?
No, the Jewish people were very sad.
Why were they sad? Was it because of the hard work the Mitzrim forced upon them?
Not exactly!! It was because the Jewish people were far from Hashem and they didn't have the freedom to learn Torah and do Mitzvos. This took away their happiness and made them feel stuck.
When a person is stuck it can make them feel sad. When a Jew is far from learning Torah and doing Mitzvos he can feel stuck and sad.
This is how we can understand what the Jewish people and children felt when they were leaving Mitzrayim. They started to see Hashem and understand that they were going to be free and not feel stuck from working for Pharaoh.
This is true freedom! Leaving Mitzrayim- the sadness, and crossing the ocean and experiencing true happiness being closer to Hashem.
When we are sad it's like the Yetzer Hara telling us don't do the things you really love and want (we want and love to be close to Hashem). When we are happy we can become closer to Hashem and have the energy to make the right choice.
In class we spoke about how we can decide for ourselves. For example when a person makes the choice to be sad he makes the choice to be stuck and limited. When a person is happy he makes the choice of being free and close to Hashem.
Here we tried doing something in a limited way and then do it in a free way. They had to try writing in a limited way...
Here Rozie is using the opposite hand when usually she writes with her right hand here she is writing with her left hand.
This wasn't easy!!! I felt limited.
This week we learned all about Pesach and the Seder night!
We also got to do Bedikas Chametz and find the ten pieces that Morah Davina hid.
we got the bittersweet opportunity to taste Maror...
Motty and Dovi reacted accordingly
Working hard to make our very own charoset,
we were so excited to eat it!
Yam (sea) Yabasha (land)
This jumping game tested our listening skills and our reaction times
Hebrew Capit!!!
Can you believe we are almost done??
This is so exiting.
Here we are learning the Pretzel sound.
Colors, Crayons and More:
This week TK focused on learning and recognizing color words!
We spent some time working on mini color books that helped us practice recognizing and finding the word, as well as our writing skills!
Peeling crayons for a special rainbow art project
This was a surprisingly tricky activity that required fine-tuned motor skills.
Imagination at work!
Menachem was inspired to write words that he found on a wrapper.
watching the rainbow colors appear as he scratched and wrote.
Coloring by color words.
Happy 5th Birthday Evan!!!
Keep learning and growing!!!
We Love You
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