I missed getting pictures of some of the plagues, but Nitzanimers DID act out of the plagues!
Category Archive: Pesach
Mar 15
Shteelim Pesach Play
Written 100% as dictated by Shteelim – We used the Torah, a Haggadah, and some children’s books to help us figure out the details. When we got stuck on why Moshe took Aaron with him, we got out a Tanach, and read the actual Torah text to see what it said. The 5773 Shteelim …
Mar 15
What About the Plagues?
This year, I thought Nitzanimers were ready to understand the plagues not as cutesy little props to throw during the seder for entertainment, but as part of what took place for the Israelites to go free. I started by reminding children that the plagues happened to ALL of the Egyptians, and asked children if they …
Mar 15
We Should Replace Maror. (Or Maybe Not.)
Rabbi Rebecca: What are some things Jews might do on Pesach? {children had many ideas, and then…} Girl 1: We eat מרור (maror - bitter herb) because of the bitterness of being a slave. Boy 1: Why would they want to remind us about being a slave? ‘Cause that’s a bad thought. Girl 2: Yeah, maror …
Mar 15
Surprises in Shorashim
Like Shteelim and Netzanim, Shorashim is helping to create our beautiful community Ma Tovu tent! (Check out this post to explore this incredible project). When the Shorashimers approached the white fabric and began to sponge on paint, they were excited to discover Morah Naomi had painted their שמות shemot (names) onto the cloth with a special paint …
Mar 04
Under Here, Over There, Afikomen Everywhere!
To kick off our Passover exploration, the Shorashimers made all the parts of a seder plate. Then once our pretend matzah was made and our floor size seder plate set, we were ready for…an Afikomen hunt! At first the Shorashimers were excited and wanted to go searching alone. But soon we found new ways to …
Feb 28
Exploring the Pesach (Passover) Story
Shteelim started talking about the upcoming holiday of Pesach today. We introduced the story, and began to form some questions we had about the story. Over the next few weeks, we will explore the Passover story in more detail, as well as understand some of the rituals and symbols, and also explore the Passover story …
May 31
Culminating Project in Yetzirah
Both Shorashim and Nitzanim have been working on panels for their group quilts. These quilts have not only been a review of the main themes they have learned this year (Sukkot, Breishit, Shema, Pesach, and Tzedakah VaChessed), but a culminating project to be displayed in a public space over the summer. Shorashim children have been …
Apr 13
Aviv Heegi’a, Part 2 (Spring Has Arrived)
Last week, we sketched and painted watercolors of a sign that אביב הגיע (aviv heegi’a) – spring has arrived. This week, we took those paintings and used different materials to capture the same image in a new way. We used combinations of oil pastels or permanent markers plus watercolors to make our images come across …
Apr 13
Building Mitzrayim (Ancient Egypt)
Nitzanimers love to build. Our hands and imaginations work together to take our ideas farther. It’s great fun to build at the end of a unit, because we’re able to consolidate so much of what we’ve explored into a single scene that we envision. Here are some highlights from two days of building Mitzrayim (where …
