Wednesday, December 1, 2010
What is Hanukkah all about?
Rabbi Jay joined the Rainbow class and spoke to us about the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah. We heard that long ago there was a mean king who made a law that said being a Jew was no longer legal. Judah Maccabbee and his brothers fought to regain the rights of the Jews to practice their religion. When the people cleaned up their temple, they found just enough oil to last one night. When the oil miraculously lasted for eight nights, the Jews decided to always remember their victory and this miracle in the celebration of the Festival of Lights!
The Rainbows enjoyed decorating paper dreidels with markers and stickers. They also made menorahs with playdough and adorned them with Hanukkah candles. Later, at lunch bunch, the Rainbows and a few Unicorn children also had great fun spinning a large variety of dreidels together. Now that's a chance to work on a tricky fine motor task!
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I love that first picture of the kids surrounding Rabbi Jay. They look so relaxed and comfortable. And it is great to see that even our youngest children are discussing such a complicated and important piece of history.
ReplyDeleteWhen we asked Nathan to tell us what he learned from Rabbi Jay about the Chanukah story, he said "It was dark. And then they saved the day!" :)
ReplyDeleteAbby keeps talking about Rabbi Jay and asking to see him again.
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