Apr 17
Using hand-drawn pictures of each verse, we re-read the story of Avraham and Sarah’s חסד (chessed – acts of kindness). In each verse, we looked for ways that Avraham and Sarah showed חסד (chessed). Genesis 18:1-8 Children’s Ideas About Avraham & Sarah’s חסד (Chessed) 1) Adonai appeared to him near the trees of Mamre. He was sitting …
Apr 16
To do חסד (chessed), children need to grow in awareness of how their actions affect other people. Here are three things we did today to help children develop skills for doing חסד. 1. We played parachute games, mostly in Hebrew. It took all of us working together to have fun and play safely. 2. Later, when …
Apr 15
Today we started working on what חסד (chessed, sometimes translated as “lovingkindness”) means. We turned to the Torah and read Genesis 18:1-8. Here are a few snippets from our conversation after the story: “Why did Avraham call himself a servant?” “Who were the men who came? Were they strangers or not strangers?” “What if they were bad …
