On Sunday, the state of Israel commemorated the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin 24 years ago. On Monday we dedicated our Hebrew class to learn about this day. First, we read and listened to an Israeli song called “שווים” (=equal). We discussed the message of the song, that tells about different people and different opinions and wishes they can all come together. We asked what is the benefit of having different people and opinions in society? The students came up with impressive answers and it was even more impressive that they expressed themselves in Hebrew to their best ability. They connected the song to our core value- empathy.
Then, we talked about Yitzhak Rabin and the assassination and we have participated in an activity led by Omer and Khen our shinshinim. The students visited an exhibition telling about the life of Rabin and about the protests against him before the assassination. Oner and Khen led a conversation about how verbal violence can cross the limits and how we as a society and as individual should be careful with our words. The students asked a lot of questions and were fully engaged in the activity.
