It was so wonderful to see everyone back here this week after our Passover break. There are only a few more weeks left of classes until summer vacation. Please be sure to mark May 22nd on your calendars. It is our last day of school and we would love all students and their families to join us on that day.
Jerusalem (K/1) – Today we talked about the Counting of the Omer (Hebrew: Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira or the Omer) is an important verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot. The parashat ha’shavuah, Aharei Mot, talks about the sepcial sercivices we participate in during Yom Kippur. God told Aaron all the things the Cohanim needed to do to help the Jewish people ask for forgiveness. Today we also learned the letter Mem. Words that start with the letter Mem are Mathah and Mezuzah.
Haifa (2/3) – Today in class we learned about the counting of the Omer, created Omer calendars, and practiced the bracha we say each night of the Omer. The class learned that the Omer is the 49 days from Passover to Shavuot. We start counted the evening of the second Seder. Each night, a bracha is said before the day is counted. After the class finished their Omer calendars, they went through the bracha, practiced saying the words, and circled any letters they did not recognize. We then practiced saying the bracha together as a class.
Saturday, May 7 – Junior Congregation. This is our last Junior Congregation of the year! Open to all 3rd-6th graders. Join us for this fun interactive youth-led service in the Flax Library Annex from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Sunday, May 15 – Truck Touch. The ECC will be hosting its annual Truck Touch on May 15th. That morning the parking lot will be blocked off. Please park next door at Rockville High School and walk your children into the building for classes. All families are invited to join the truck touch after classes are over at 11:30 am. Please see the flyer for more details of the event.
Sunday, May 22 – Last Day of Atid Learning Center. Celebrate the end of the school year with Aitd Learning Center students, families, and staff. Our end of the year siyyum will take place from 9:00 – 11:30 am followed by a community picnic. More information to come.
Sunday, May 22 – Family Hands-On Art Experience & The Work of Our Hands Omer Project Events. There will be two Omer Project Events on May 22nd after the Aitd LC Picnic. The Family Hands-On Art Experience is open to families with children ages 3-9 years from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Join Maxine Pearlmutter and other TI families in creating a mural of Mt. Sinai. The Work of Our Hands event is open to all congregants and children ages 10 and up, will be from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Join Shirely Waxman and other artists in various art projects. Registration Information to come.
