Yom Huledet Sameach to Israel

With our school's youngest children, the Levana class, we celebrated Israeli  Independence Day by talking about Israel as the Jewish homeland, singing Happy Birthday to Israel  in English and in Hebrew, and by creating our own versions of the Israeli flag using white and blue fabric. Two songs that are new to many of the children, Am Yisrael Chai and David Melech Yisrael, were introduced by Matt earlier in the week, and we have added them to our repertoire; singing in Hebrew is one of the ways in which we try to give our children a foundation for a strong, caring bond with Israel.