This is a short school week but still it’s full of excitement. The 3rd graders spent time in the Sukkah, played a bingo game with terms of Sukkot that they all recognized really well, and said the blessing over the 4 species.
Then, we learned about the Jewish tradition of “Sweet Letters”- having the young children taste honey covered Hebrew letters before they start learning the Torah. This tradition existed in many communities in Eastern Europe as well as North Africa. We then renewed this tradition by baking “sweet letters”of our own: we baked Hebrew letter shaped cookies, and made the letters of our Hebrew names.
This is a wonderful way to get excited for our next step of learning- we will start learning the book of Bereshit (Genesis) right after Simchat Torah.
Thank you for bringing this tradition to MJDS. This is an experience the students will remember long after they’ve graduated.