After a wonderful recap of the lesson about the Menorah we viewed a clip about a Jewish family celebrating Hanukkah. The children were amazing recalling the facts they remembered about King Antiochus, The Maccabees, Menorah and the meaning behind the 8 candles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsXQfCeMHs8
Today we learnt about the importance of
Gelt - money given at Hanukkah
Driedel - a game
Laktes - potato pancake (Ask your child why they were fried in oil?)
Sukkot and Sukkah
Sukkot is the Jewish Autumn Festival. The children watched and discussed the images and meanings on a powerpoint. We then designed and labelled our own Sukkah tent for the families to eat, pray and sleep in.
Shabbat - The Jewish Festival
We had a brilliant discussion today about what happens on the Jewish Sabbath when it begins on a Friday night. We labelled and wrote about the meanings of The Torah (bible), Challah (bread),
Kiddush Cup ( drinking wine/juice), Synagogue (place of worship), Tallit (prayer shawl) and the importance of lighting 2 candles.
The children began to decorate Star of David stain glass windows and make Star of David symbols.