Today we tired out something new for Havdalah! Instead of a helper going around with a spice box, now we have cinnamon sticks for each child to hold during our Monday Havdalah ceremony.
Today Aviva and Lily, our special stick people from this week and last week, were our fabulous Havdalah helpers. Aviva held the basket of cinnamon sticks and Lily passed out a stick to every child and told them to smell it. Thank you Havdalah Helpers for spreading your sweetness with all of us. We hope that everyone has a wonderful and sweet week!
This was such a beautiful experience. The sounds of the children singing, the sweetness of the spices (made all the sweeter by this week's adorable "stick people"!), the entrancing light of the candle - all of these made for a very spiritual, meaningful start to the week. We look forward to sharing this weekly tradition with all of you!
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