I would first like to shout a hearty MAZEL TOV to Dylan Holzman! His Bar Mitzvah was Saturday...marking the first in the class! Yasher Koach Dylan!
Now to this Sunday...a whirlwind!
Our day started with Hebrew. The holidays are over and its time to start rolling with our Saturday Morning Service prayers. This week's focus: Ein Kamocha. We recite Ein Kamocha to mark the beginning of the Saturday morning Torah service. This prayer is meant to build congregational anticipation for the Torah reading. For the Bar/Bat Mitzvah the prayer is meant to prepare our hearts and our minds for the coming reading. Much like we anticipate our B'nai Mitzvah with study and preparation, so we anticipate the Torah reading with Ein Kamocha.
We moved from tefillah into judaics as we began to explore the great migration of Eastern European Jews to the United States - the Land of Opportunity. What was pushing us away from Europe and what was pulling us toward the US? What challenges did we face? What was the journey like? Once we arrived, where did we go and what did we do? Next week our very own Barry Nove will come and present to the class about his family's immigration experience. He has written a book about this story and it is a treat to hear his retelling of the story. He even comes in costume!
I have sent the kids home with a mission. I want your families to discuss your individual immigration stories. When did your family arrive? From where did you come? What drove your family to leave home for a far-away land?
We closed our day in the kitchen with Chef Elliot. We made caramel apples to celebrate the new year and the fall harvest! The kids loved it! The apples were delicious and the company sweet.
REMINDER! Our next TeenConnect event will be this Saturday, October 25th from 7-9pm. The kids should meet at Monster Mini-Golf in Jessup, MD for pizza and putt putt! Costumes are encouraged! $12 per attendee!
Have a wonderful week! Shavua Tov!
Morah Mikey
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