Ganon Aleph Has Fun With Parashat Vayera

The children in Ganon Aleph have been acting out this week's Parashat Vayera in our classroom tent, complete with floor pillows to sit on, a small table with pretend food, and a water pitcher for washing the feet of Avraham's guests!

They also enjoyed snack and singing in the large outdoor tent which was put up outside for all the early childhood classes to use.

We put into practice Avraham's favorite mitzvah of "hachnasat orchim" when we invited Ganon Bet to our classroom for Shabbat party!

Building a Sukkah in Ganon Aleph

The children in Ganon Aleph created a "life-size" sukkah out of a large appliance box for our classroom. 

After painting it and decorating it with Bruchim Ha-baim signs and paper chains they made themselves, we went outdoors to collect some s'chach. 

They have been having lots of fun entertaining guests in their very own sukkah!

Avraham's Tent

Last week's Parashat Vayera took us to Avraham and Sarah's desert home where they especially enjoyed performing the mitzvah of "hachnasat orchim" (welcoming guests.)  The children in Ganon Aleph and Ganon Bet have been enjoying acting out this parasha in our classroom tents, complete with floor pillows to sit on, a small table with pretend food, and a water pitcher for washing the feet of Avraham's guests!

Special Guests Visit Gan Bet

Gan Bet received a special visit from Shabbat Man and Yom Kippu Man this week. As our visitors greeted the giggling children, Gan Bet immediately started to notice some distinct differences in their choice of clothing and accessories. The children observed that Yom Kippur Man was wearing sneakers, an overcoat named a "kittel", and a lot of the color white. As Yom Kippur Man groaned loudly while glancing at Shabbat Man's bag of snacks, the children realized that he must be hungry from all of his fasting. While we noticed all of the similarities and differences between the two visitors, we charted our observations in the form of a venn diagram. What a great way to learn about Yom Kippur!