KDH's Rosh Hashana Party

KDH spent most of the first two weeks of school preparing for Rosh Hashana. With a web that grew bigger every day the children contributed to how we celebrate our new year. 

The children told us about apples, round challot, kiddush, shofar, head of a fish, tashlich, teshuva and tefilla, listening to the shofar.....The singing of "Dip the Apple in the Honey," became louder and more spirited daily. Using our senses, we examined, touched and tasted as much as we could to experience Rosh Hashana. Art, literacy, math and science were also included with our drawing and painting cards and honey jars, examining apples, graphing our preferences, reading and introducing the letters R, A, G, and Y. Cooking and baking our tzimmes, round challot, and honey cake - the children proved to be real cooks and chefs.

Most exciting was the shofar factory where everyone got to make his/her own shofar.

Rabbi Sollish, the Mad Scientist visited and taught us how Hashem renews the world and we built and raced balloon cars. We got to call out the sounds of the shofar and he blew them, loudly!

After packing up their bags with honey cake, round challot, shofar, honey jar and Rosh Hashana card, the children were ready for making our Rosh Hashana party.We know that the children are capable, but it is always exciting to see them be full participants in setting the table, lighting the candles, reciting the kiddush, reminding us of the order of the food and asking for the all the good things that the symbolic foods represent. 

On Friday morning, the children came in and noticed that the tables were in one long line with white paper on top. "What was in the center of the table and why were there also markers on the tables also? The children moved around the table and drew the apples, pomegranates, honey, dates, and round challot. In a little while, we had a beautiful yom tov table cloth. Next, came the plates, napkins and cups, put out by the children. "What else did we need for a Rosh Hashana table? The class told us: candles, grape juice, a fish head (and fish crackers) and most importantly honey! What about the carrots, beets and dates! With Rafi as our Aba and Maddy as our Ima we were ready to begin! Maddy lit the candles and we all recited the special Shehecheyanu blessing - thank you for our being sustained and reaching this special day.

SHANA TOVA U'METUKAH

FROM KITAH DALED HEY!

Morah Ruth

Morah Yael

Morah Shoshi

Morah Gail