Our Kitah Dalet class has started to explore the lifelong lessons our Torah teaches us. Students compared the handwritten text found in the Torah to the printed words in the Chumash, better known as the Five Books of Moses, or the big red book found in the seat backs in the sanctuary. Students learned to navigate the Chumash, looking for book, chapter and verse. We had a mini Torah Scavenger Hunt, searching for clues hidden in the words of Torah. We learned many of our customs and traditions start with a basic phrase in the Torah, interpreted through time to keep Judaism alive and well. Our discussion continued with the basic understanding that the Torah teaches us to live a Jewish life.
As our fall holidays come to an end, we unrolled the Torah and learned the last word in the Torah is Israel, and the first word in the Torah is Bereshit. If we take the last letter, or lamed, and the first letter, vet, and put them together, we can make the word Lev, or heart. We talked about the phrase "Torah is the Heart of the Jewish People," and we had a lively discussion about what happens when Jews no longer live by the words of the Torah. We talked about the heart being the life line for people, and the Torah the life line for Jews around the world.
Please ask your students to share their ideas of Torah with you, they have much to say, and Torah is always better when shared with others. Finally, please feel free to post a message or a comment on the blog, and encourage your children to read the blog with you. It provides a great learning opportunity and reinforces the thoughts and ideas we talk about in class.
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