Dear Parents
Today we prepared food for the birds. Please read about our
parasha to understand why.
Tu Bishvat
This week we finished the
Tal-Am unit for Tu-Bishvat. We created a 3D tree and we wrote the tree
parts we learned in class on our own tree parts.
Purim Project:
Please send to
school an empty big size “Pringels” can. ( If you can send
more than one that will be great!) It is supposed to
be easier than sending Pictures J.
Homework:
-Please make sure the
homework notebook is placed back into your child’s backpack. It is extremely
important to have it in class on time, otherwise I can’t post their homework.
-Please make sure your
child is writing his/her homework only with a pencil!
“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "
This week’s book is called:"אריאות בראש השנה לאילנות”- Ariot on Rosh Hashanna La’ Elanot.
“My library” הַסִפְרִיָה שֶלִי "
This week’s book is called:"אריאות בראש השנה לאילנות”- Ariot on Rosh Hashanna La’ Elanot.
We learned that as a
Jewish people we are celebrating our Rosh Hashanna on Tishray month and the
trees have their own Rosh Hashanna on Tu bishavat.
Please read this week’s
book and find the similarities between both holidays.
Ariot:
This week Ariot is going
to Eliana B.’s home.
Parashat Hashavua:
This Shabbat is Shabbat Shirah, (The Shabbat of Song). The Shabbat on which the Parsha of Beshalach is read is called Shabbat Shirah, because it contains the song sung by Israel after the splitting of the Red Sea.
We learned that one of the customs associated with this Shabbat is to place crumbs outside for the birds to eat. We read in the Torah on this week about G-d giving the "מן" (“Maan”) to the nation of Israel, for their sustenance. Moshe told the nation of Israel that the Maan would not fall on Shabbat, and therefore they should collect a double portion on Friday. Datan and Aviram, who wanted to embarrass Moshe and weaken his authority, took Maan they had collected on Friday, and after dark placed it out on the ground. When morning came, they hoped that people would think that the Maan did indeed fall on Shabbat, and Moshe was wrong. However, no Maan was found on Shabbat morning. Why? Because the birds carried it away before the nation awoke. Therefore, the nation indeed trusted Moshe and respected the sanctity of the Shabbat. To reward the birds for this noble deed, we feed them the week on which we read of the surrounding incident, the week of Beshalach.
There is an additional reason why we feed the birds this week. The chirping of birds is not just idle song. It is the way that birds praise G-d for providing them with their needs. Because, this week, we too sing praises of G-d for providing for us in the desert, we recognize the constant song of praise chirped by the birds by providing for their needs.
This Shabbat is Shabbat Shirah, (The Shabbat of Song). The Shabbat on which the Parsha of Beshalach is read is called Shabbat Shirah, because it contains the song sung by Israel after the splitting of the Red Sea.
We learned that one of the customs associated with this Shabbat is to place crumbs outside for the birds to eat. We read in the Torah on this week about G-d giving the "מן" (“Maan”) to the nation of Israel, for their sustenance. Moshe told the nation of Israel that the Maan would not fall on Shabbat, and therefore they should collect a double portion on Friday. Datan and Aviram, who wanted to embarrass Moshe and weaken his authority, took Maan they had collected on Friday, and after dark placed it out on the ground. When morning came, they hoped that people would think that the Maan did indeed fall on Shabbat, and Moshe was wrong. However, no Maan was found on Shabbat morning. Why? Because the birds carried it away before the nation awoke. Therefore, the nation indeed trusted Moshe and respected the sanctity of the Shabbat. To reward the birds for this noble deed, we feed them the week on which we read of the surrounding incident, the week of Beshalach.
There is an additional reason why we feed the birds this week. The chirping of birds is not just idle song. It is the way that birds praise G-d for providing them with their needs. Because, this week, we too sing praises of G-d for providing for us in the desert, we recognize the constant song of praise chirped by the birds by providing for their needs.
Vocabulary
words:
This is our
word list.
The quiz
will be on Thursday 2/16/17.
מילים למבחן
Sitting (M) יוֹשֵב
Sitting (F)יוֹשֶבֶת
Riddle.- חִידָה
Letters אוֹתִיוֹת
Saying (M) אוֹמֵר
Saying (F) אוֹמֶרֶת
Shabbat
ShalomMorah Irit
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