Welcome back Havurah! It was great to see everyone again and get back into the Havurah swing of things. Although February will be a short month for Havurah (we do not meet February 15th and 22nd) we are off to a great month!
We started out our day by discussing and exploring Brigitte's family torah scroll, prayer book (siddur) and bronze chai (life). We thought about the question "why do people keep the torah and prayer books?" In agreement, our friends answered "to read!"
It was great to see these objects being used and appreciated with respect and thoughtfulness. We then had a real treat as Ani actually read from the handwritten torah scroll!
Joyce then came by for some fun and exciting storytelling. We worked more on collaborative storytelling and worked together to create an exciting story of kings and queens, witches and dragons!
As we reflected on the year so far, we thought about some of our most memorable learning moments. Our work with the hebrew word aretz came to mind and we decided to work more with words that we use often at Havurah, and turned to our blessings that we say each time for snack! We decided to explore the word OLAM or ''Ha'olam" meaning THE WORLD.
We began by creating our own world, by collaboratively drawing it!
We considered what the actual earth looks like, the universe we live in, and the things on earth that we have. Some favorites were beds, chairs, people and the sunset. We will continue to think about Ha'olam and our place in it.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone next week! In the meantime, continue to think about stories! As we move forward we will begin to think more about our own personal stories and how we share them with the community. Have a great week everyone!
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