8.30.2013
We were very busy learning about Rosh Hashanah.
We learned a new song for the 12 Hebrew
month, and we know that Rosh Hashnah starts on the first day of the first month
of Tishri.
Rosh means "head" and Shanah means
"year", together the two Hebrew words means: "head of the
year". On Rosh Hashanh we go to "Bet-Keneset" (synagogue) and
pray for a year of good health and peace. We need to think about the good
things we did in the past year. We also promise to ourselves that in the year
to come we will try to become better people by doing t'shuvah (repentance). We
ask G-d to forgive us for any wrongs we have done.
- In "Bet-Kneset we pray from special
prayer book call "Machzor".
-another name for Rosh Hashanah is Yom t'ruah, the day of blowing
the shofar. The shofar is a ram's horn, and the sound reminds all Jews to
return to Torah and to good deeds.
There are three types of shofar blasts
blown on Rosh Hashanh, known as T'kee'ot:
T'kiah- a straight unbroken blast that
ends sharply.
Shevarim- three broken sounds, like a
shiver.
T'ruah- a group of nine short notes.
we made a circle with the symbols and
their meanings:
Round challah (challah agulah)- we pray
that our coming year will be unending just like the round challah
Apple and Honey (tapuach be dvash)- we ask
G-d to send us a year of sweetness.
Head of a fish (rosh shel dag) we ask G-d
to be as the head and not as the tail.
Pomegranate (rimon)- we ask G-d that our
merits increase like (the seed of) a pomegranate.
Please look for the Hebrew folder on Tuesday with our special
projects.
Parashat Hashavua - Parashat Nitzavim and Vayeilech
This Friday you will find in the folder a Parasha sheet with
pictures and a summary of what is in the Parasha. Please encourage your child to explain to
you what in the pictures.
Shabbat Shalom, Morah Irit.
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