Special Torah talk

Dear friends,

What a marvelous Torah Talk session our fellow congregant and parent, Rabbi Lon Moskowitz, led for our kids this past Sunday!  We all learned about what makes up the Tanakh (Torah, Nevi'im/Prophets, and Ketuvim/Writings), the number of books in it (39, and 5 for Torah), the number of sentences in the Torah (5845), and even its Gematria (Hachama, or blessing of the sun), plus so much more!  Quiz your kids and see what they remember!

Then Rabbi Lon rolled out one of TNS's Torahs to orient us to where we read from this past Shabbat in the book of Exodus.  The kids, teachers, and myself were all enthralled with the beauty and physicality of the Torah.



Our classroom time focused on Purim and Hebrew reading review.  The Nitzotzot class focused on making masks to express their feelings, and many of the kids are working hard with Binah and our TAs on their Hebrew reading/letters.  This coming week, we will have another Hebrew teacher visit us, Malca Stein, who will start to work with some of our kids on their reading who have not yet been with Binah.
 



It's almost Purim time.....here is what we need!
First off, a huge thank you to Kristin Horowitz who is organizing and directing the Purim Spiel - please find the script attached so you get an idea of how it will go.  Last Sunday we identified our 3 narrators for the play (who will be the voices for the attached script) - but we will still need to fill our main character roles!

• Purim Spiel!  Let me know if your child wants to be a lead actor for:
  • Queen Esther, Mordecai, King Achashverus, Haman, or Vashti 
  • Please bring to TNS any costumes that would be great for the spiel
• Hamantaschen!
  • I'd like to incorporate hamantaschen baking for Hebrew school on Sunday, 3/13.  I know some of you are fantastic bakers (I am not).  Please let me know if you can lead in this activity during school.
  • TNS needs hamantaschen for Erev Purim on 3/16.  Please let me know if you can bake and take, or order and ship to the synagogue!!
• Costume up for Erev Purim on Wednesday, March 16!
  • Come to watch the kids' Purim spiel and hear the Megillah read at TNS on Wednesday, March 16 (around 6pm).  The synagogue will provide pizza, but I'm going to create a sign-up for parents to bring extra snacks, libations, and hamantaschen.  Rabbi Micah will be there to lead all of us in our festive night.

Lastly, I beyond appreciate all the parents who sign up, or just show up, with extra snacks and supplies for the school.  Please be sure to fill out the Parent Sign-Up form to help as you can:
 Parent Sign-Up 2021-22

I hope to see many of you at Shabbat services this Friday (led by Rabbi Micah), and we'll start rehearsing the Purim Spiel this Sunday at Hebrew school!

All my best
Lauren

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