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This Week
On Monday I was away and the third graders practiced their Rashi script with a fun packet. I heard from their substitute that their behavior was exceptionalI am

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very proud of them. They are becoming better and

better at navigating the TalAm books and their Chumash. They are also becoming more comfortable with the Hebrew environment and some of the students are getting braver about speaking Hebrew. We had a great discussion about the meaning of Teshuva that connected beautifully to the Parasha and Rosh HaShana. Last year your children learned that teshuva means you say you are sorry when you do

For the Shabbat Table

Here are some questions to ask your child(ren) on Shabbat:
1. What two Parashot do we read this week? 2. What is the ( shoresh=root) of (teshuva)? 3. What were some of the things that Hashem promised Avra(ha)m? 4. How old was Moshe when he died? 5. What did Moshe say to the people to give them courage when they have to fight to conquer the Land? 6. Who will be the leader after Moshe? 7. What does Moshe tell Yehoshua to give him courage? 8. What did Moshe give to the Kohanim and Zekeinim (=Elders/Wise Leaders)? 9. What is the name of the mitzvah for the king to gather the people every seven years and read them the Torah? (hint: sounds kind of like Kahalsame shoresh too)

something wrong or not nice. We discussed how the

shoresh (root letters) of teshuva means return (see Shabbat Table questions). Using an example of a

sports player who started off his career being really good, then had a slump and then returned to greatness we explained the connection between returning and saying you are sorry. People dont start off being

badthey make mistakes. When a person is really sorry for something s/he did wrong s/he is returning to

what s/he was in the first place: a good person.

On Thursday, in the spirit of change and fresh starts I changed the seating arrangement. We used this as an opportunity to write about personal learning goals for this year in Jewish Studies. Ask your child(ren) about their goals.

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