6TH GRADE TZEDAKAH EXPERIENCE

Shabbat School this Shabbat, Saturday, February 11, 2012

Tzedakah Experience at Temple Israel, Sunday, February 12, 2012

Don't Forget to bring your coins to donate. 

JEWISH HISTORY PRESENTATIONS

Many of our students have completed their Jewish History projects and they did an outstanding job presenting to the class. The purpose of the project was to give our students a broad understanding of how we ended up in America, and what caused us to be scattered throughout the world.  We have had extensive coverage on Poland, England, France, Germany, Canada, Egypt, Cuba, Lithuania, and  Spain, and  we are still waiting for several of the Scandinavian countries and Japan.  From the presentations so far,  we learned the importance of a strong community and  the importance of  showing a unified front to the world.  Ultimately, the enduring understanding for our students is to reinforce the importance of  maintaining a strong Jewish identity, and taking pride in our Jewish Heritage. 

In our Ethics class we have been talking about Free Will, and the idea that we are always faced with difficult choices in the course of our daily life.  We have the ability to chose right and wrong, and ultimately, the choices lie in our hands.  We are constantly confronted with good and bad choices, and we have the skills to make appropriate decisions, but there is always the urge to fall to temptation.  I guess that is what growing up is all about.  Take some time to discuss this very interesting topic with your students, because it is now when our students are beginning to truly recognize these very important issues

In our 5th grade Tikkun Olam Course, we have been talking about how we treat the poor. Your students are very concerned with doing the right thing, and have decided to collect mittens, gloves, hats and socks to donate to children in the Detroit area.  Please bring your donations to class on Tuesday, and to Southfield on Sunday.