We read and discussed the story of Joseph and his wonderful colored coat - and made our own. We talked Joseph's forgiveness of his brothers and why forgiveness is a mitzvah.
We learned and practiced "nun" and learned a few new words: "ner" is candle and "nin" means "grandchildren". "nehesh" means snake/serpent and we turned our nuns into snakes.
We began discussing miracles "nas" like all of those that occurred in Eygpt for and by Moses.
Each child was responsible for drawing one part of the synagogue: for example, the rabbi, the torah, the Shabbos candles. Then, they attached them to our drawing of an empty synagogue and we discussed why each component is important.
We learned the meaning of the word "tov," or, "good". Joseph was a "tov" man and his brothers were "lo tov" (not good). We talked about why mitzvahs are tov, and what makes a tov Jew, family member and student.
That's all for this week! Enjoy the break!
As always, e-mail me with any questions about the curriculum at: ELubitz@brandeis.edu
-Erica
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