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Mrs. Frank taught the lava chicken song in Hebrew

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Mrs. Frank taught the lava chicken song in Hebrew

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Sunday we closed out the school year celebrating all the hard work students accomplished. They made a lot of progress in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. I really enjoyed working with our students, and appreciate all the support from parents as we worked together. We hope everyone has a great summer!

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We had a WONDERFUL last day together! We began our day with a "moving up ceremony" and t'filah with Dan, Rabbi Weiss, and our songleaders. We then had a closing kehillah (community) activity with our grade before attending a popsicle party with the rest of 3-6th grade in L'mata!

Wishing everyone a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you back in the fall!

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We had a WONDERFUL last day together! We began our day with a "moving up ceremony" and t'filah with Dan, Rabbi Weiss, and our songleaders. We then had a closing kehillah (community) activity with our grade before attending a popsicle party with the rest of 3-6th grade in L'mata!

Wishing everyone a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you back in the fall!

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We had a WONDERFUL last day together! We began our day with a "moving up ceremony" and t'filah with Dan, Rabbi Weiss, and our songleaders. We then had a closing kehillah (community) activity with our grade before attending a popsicle party with the rest of 3-6th grade in L'mata!

Wishing everyone a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you back in the fall!

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We had a WONDERFUL last day together! We began our day with a "moving up ceremony" and t'filah with Dan, Rabbi Weiss, and our songleaders. We then had a closing kehillah (community) activity with our grade before attending a popsicle party with the rest of 3-6th grade in L'mata!

Wishing everyone a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you back in the fall!

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4th grade finished strong with an impromptu play and a Hebrew obstacle course.  Have a great summer!!

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4th grade finished strong with an impromptu play and a Hebrew obstacle course.  Have a great summer!!

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Today we enjoyed a fun filled final day at Machane! 5th grade got to move up to their new seats in the sanctuary as they prepare to be the big kids next year!! Thanks again for a great school year - Sara and Emily

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Today we celebrated the completion of a year of Machane.

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Last Morning T’filah for our 6th grade!

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Today we had a great day of learning as we approach the end of the school year! We continued to make good progress with our Hebrew, and learned about the holiday of Shavuot. We studied the meaning of the Ten Commandments and made a cutout version of the tablets. We also had a visit from our puppet friend Avraham. Next week will be our final session, with an early dismissal at 11:45.

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We closed out our Hebrew learning with help from some of the 4th graders who were in Ms. Gail's class last year. It's fun for our 3rd graders to get help from their peers. For Judaics, we learned about Shavuot and receiving the 10 Commandments and Torah. See everyone next week for our last week of Machane!

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3 rd grade learns about the 10 commandments and the holiday of Shavuot

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3 rd grade learns about the 10 commandments and the holiday of Shavuot

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Today 4 th grade learned about the 10 commandments

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Today 4 th grade learned about the 10 commandments

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Figuring out an 11 th commandment

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Today we discussed and reviewed the ten commandments and our understanding of how they apply to life in 2025.

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This week we are learning about the 10 commandments

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This week we are learning about the 10 commandments

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6 th grade is finishing learning prayers for a Torah service.

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6 th grade is finishing learning prayers for a Torah service.

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Mr Gelmans class

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Creating water colors to honor the work of Raphael Perez

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We are making happy thoughts!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we had art! We learned about an Israeli artist and his signature technique. We then created our own pieces using his design as our inspiration. Ask us all about it!

Next week is the last Sunday of Machane this year. We will be spending the morning wrapping up our learning and participating in kehillah (community) building activities to launch us into summer! As a reminder, we have early dismissal at 11:45!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we learned about Jewish Relics. We explored a variety of photography techniques and then hunted for relics within the Temple to capture.

Next week is the last Sunday of Machane this year. We will be spending the morning wrapping up our learning and participating in kehillah (community) building activities to launch us into summer! As a reminder, we have early dismissal at 11:45!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we learned about Jewish Relics. We explored a variety of photography techniques and then hunted for relics within the Temple to capture.

Next week is the last Sunday of Machane this year. We will be spending the morning wrapping up our learning and participating in kehillah (community) building activities to launch us into summer! As a reminder, we have early dismissal at 11:45!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we learned the value Bikkur Cholim- visiting the sick. We made boredom buster bags to donate to the Children's Hospital. Ask us all about it!

Next week is the last Sunday of Machane this year. We will be spending the morning wrapping up our learning and participating in kehillah (community) building activities to launch us into summer! As a reminder, we have early dismissal at 11:45!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we celebrated Israel by visiting different areas; Shuk HaCarmel, the Dead Sea, and the Western Wall! We learned about each places significance and did an activity that represented what we might find there! We also learned some Israeli Dancing! It was a fun day celebrating Yom Haatzmaut!

Next week, we will be closed. On May 11th, we will do a program on the value of visiting the sick!

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Today 5th grade celebrated Israel’s Independence Day through song, dance, writing notes for the Western wall and doing a science experiment recreating the Dead Sea. A fun filled morning!

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Noah Bokman, former Machane student that made Aliyah came to visit

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To celebrate Israel, we choreographed a dance to an Israeli song. Here’s a short snippet (the full video is too large a file to upload to Padlet, sorry!).

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Celebrating Israel!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we celebrated Israel by visiting different areas; Shuk HaCarmel, the Dead Sea, and the Western Wall! We learned about each places significance and did an activity that represented what we might find there! We also learned some Israeli Dancing! It was a fun day celebrating Yom Haatzmaut!

Next week, we will be closed. On May 11th, we will have art where we will learn about an Israeli artist and his technique!!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we celebrated Israel by visiting different areas; Shuk HaCarmel, the Dead Sea, and the Western Wall! We learned about each places significance and did an activity that represented what we might find there! We also learned some Israeli Dancing! It was a fun day celebrating Yom Haatzmaut!

Next week, we will be closed. On May 11th, we will do a program learning about Jewish relics and looking at them through the lens of photography!!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we celebrated Israel by visiting different areas; Shuk HaCarmel, the Dead Sea, and the Western Wall! We learned about each places significance and did an activity that represented what we might find there! We also learned some Israeli Dancing! It was a fun day celebrating Yom Haatzmaut!

Next week, we will be closed. On May 11th, we will do a program learning about Jewish relics and looking at them through the lens of photography!!

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We go the moves!!!!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we celebrated Israel by visiting different areas; Shuk HaCarmel, the Dead Sea, and the Western Wall! We learned about each places significance and did an activity that represented what we might find there! We also learned some Israeli Dancing! It was a fun day celebrating Yom Haatzmaut!

Next week, we will be closed. On May 11th, we will do a program on the value of visiting the sick!

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6th grade celebrating Israel with some Israeli Dancing

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Today we had a great day participating in a selfie seder! We looked at different parts of the seder and took creative photos to represent them.

We wish everyone a great spring break, a happy passover and we look forward to seeing everyone back at Machane on April 27th for Yom Israel to celebrate Yom haatzmaut!

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Today we had a great day participating in a selfie seder! We looked at different parts of the seder and took creative photos to represent them.

We wish everyone a great spring break, a happy passover and we look forward to seeing everyone back at Machane on April 27th for Yom Israel to celebrate Yom haatzmaut!

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Today we had a great day participating in a selfie seder! We looked at different parts of the seder and took creative photos to represent them.

We wish everyone a great spring break, a happy passover and we look forward to seeing everyone back at Machane on April 27th for Yom Israel to celebrate Yom haatzmaut!

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Today we had a great day participating in a selfie seder! We looked at different parts of the seder and took creative photos to represent them.

We wish everyone a great spring break, a happy passover and we look forward to seeing everyone back at Machane on April 27th for Yom Israel to celebrate Yom haatzmaut!

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Sunday was a great class before Spring Break! We continued to make good progress in Hebrew, learning new letters and working on our reading skills. Then we prepared for Passover. We reviewed the Four Questions as well as the Haggadah and the key points in the Seder. We read the story of Passover, discussed passover customs and traditions, and had an unexpected guest crash our lesson.

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Chametz

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Reclining in honor of Pesach! Spending the day finding the symbols of Passover around Beth Ami!

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Today we reviewed the four questions and the ten plagues in the Haggadah in preparation for Passover.

I hope everyone has a relaxing Passover.

Also, everyone did very well in last night's service.

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We finished our Seder plates and Ms. Becky came in to work on the 4 questions with us. Have a great Passover/spring break!!

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Some of our Passover pictures:

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Today we continued to make good progress learning new Hebrew letters and vocabulary, and building on what we have learned. We also began learning about Passover. We practiced the Four Questions, and began learning the Passover customs. In addition, our puppet Avraham made an appearance, providing some good examples of how not to learn. It was a good day!

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4th grade started to make Seder plates today…we will finish them next week. In Hebrew, they practiced singing the prayers they will sing at the 4th grade Shabbat service on Friday night and worked on reading these prayers in Hebrew. Have a great week!

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We had a great day today discussing the meaning of Passover, the symbols of Passover, and our family traditions. We also did Passover activities, played dart board alef bet games, and prepared to move on to the few remaining letters we haven't yet learned by finishing up our assessments.

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we learned about the holiday of Lag B'Omer and made s'mores brownies to celebrate!

Next week, we will be learning about Passover by doing a selfie seder!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we learned about an Israeli artist and began our work making water color mosaics.

Next week, we will be continuing our projects!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we learned about the history of Krav Maga and how we can defend ourselves and build our confidence!

Next week, we will be learning about Passover by doing a selfie seder!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we learned about Jewish relics through photography and learned how to take great photos of items that tell stories!

Next week, we will be learning about Passover by doing a selfie seder!

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Today 5th grade learned about Israeli artist Raphael Perez and had the opportunity to sketch out a drawing inspired by his artwork. They will get the chance to paint it in another week.

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Today we learned and reviewed our understanding of Passover and prepared for participating in the upcoming service on April 5.

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We love cooking!!!

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Can you guess what we are making!

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Making something special in 6th grade!

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Today we continued making progress in Hebrew with letters, vowels, vocabulary. Students continue working on their reading skills. In Jewish studies, we read a story set in World War II about Danish citizens who rescued Danish Jews and helped them leave the country to safety. This was done at risk of the lives of many. We then had a discussion about courage, and what real courage is, with students giving examples from their own experiences.

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During Jewish studies 4 th graders learned about Jews and the French resistance during wwII

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During Jewish studies 4 th graders learned about Jews and the French resistance during wwII

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3rd graders learned about very courageous ppl in Denmark that helped to keep their Jewish friends and neighbors safe during World War II

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Today 4th grade listened to a story about the holocaust called The Butterfly. After, students wrote their reflections on their own butterflies. Have a great week!

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Today the 5th grade got to participate in a cartooning workshop led by famous Jewish cartoonist Jordan B. Gorfinkel. Each student got to make their own cartoon based on one of the 10 plagues. Ask your child which one they did!

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Today we participated and engaged in Krav Maga where we learned about the Israeli sport teaching us about confidence and protection. We then did a 6th grade T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor), Rabbi Pokras and Mrs. Goodman where we started to practice for our Shabbat morning service.

Next week, we will be doing cooking in conjunction with learning about the holiday of Lag B'omer!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we will have art where we learned about an Israeli artist and his technique! Ask your child to share more, we don't want to give it all away!

Next week, we will continue with our art project!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we did a workshop on Jewish Cartooning with an emphasis on the Passover story! Ask us all about the fun!

Next week, we will have Krav Maga! We will learn about this Israeli sport and how it can provide confidence and safety to each of us!

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Today we participated and engaged in T'filah with Mr. Dan (Interim Cantor) and the song leading team. During our programming block we did a workshop on Jewish Cartooning with an emphasis on the Passover story! Ask us all about the fun!

Next week, we will be learning about Jewish relics and traditions through Photography!

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In classroom 14, we began Hebrew assessments for lessons 5-10 in our Hebrew workbook. Parents, please have your kiddos use the reading practice pages for lessons 5-10 over the next two weeks until we're together again for class. Extra practice helps make assessments easier by giving the kids more confidence. For Judaics, we illustrated a Purim story book. Most students didn't finish this in class, so it's a great activity to do at home home. 

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Today we continued working in Volume 2, Lesson 11 in Hebrew. In Jewish studies we learned about the story of Purim and had a hamentashen snack. In the spirit of Purim, we had a guest lecturer who is an expert in time travel and could speak about Purim from first hand observations.

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We acted out the story of Purim and then ate hamentashen 😁

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Mr. Beckers class

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Today we celebrated Purim together with ruach and fun. Conga lines, singing on the bima, and a Purim themed science show extravaganza with Eric Energy!