"Let's sing for Shabbat!" announced Drew as he began to sign with the torah and dance around the room. "Shabbat shalom, hey!" he sang, with infectious enthusiasm. What a treat to see Drew's joy in anticipation of Shabbat. I was struck by the sense of kedushah, holiness, in Drew's actions. "Within Judaism, kedushah is viewed as separate realm; restricted, unique, limited, different, wholly other. Holy times are ones in which various mundane activities are either suspended or imbued with special meaning; holy places are those in which we feel ourselves to be fully present enough to appreciate the unique, the extraordinary, the divine." (Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative) As Drew danced and sang, what could have been a mundane school experience, became a holy one, drawing in others who stopped to notice how joyfully he was welcoming in Shabbat.
It's wonderful to see Drew loving Shabbat... I remember when as a really little one, just talking, he would love to sing on Shabbat at our Children's Center Shabbat Celebrations, as he visited big sister Lilly! Keep it up, Drew, and one day, maybe you'll take over for Max!
It's wonderful to see Drew loving Shabbat... I remember when as a really little one, just talking, he would love to sing on Shabbat at our Children's Center Shabbat Celebrations, as he visited big sister Lilly! Keep it up, Drew, and one day, maybe you'll take over for Max!
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