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We finished up our Israel unit this week! We designed creations in Bonim based on different styles of Israeli architecture and used different materials to create found art in the style of Israeli artist Hanoch Piven. In chugim, we played Israeli games, and made Israeli salad with מְלָפְפוֹן (cucumber), עַגְבָנִיָה (tomato), מֶלַח (salt), a little bit of שׁוּם (garlic), and some juice from a לִימוֹן (lemon). We also made טְחִינָה (tahini)! We also learned about this week's parasha, Emor, and thought about what it means for something to be considered קָדוֹשׁ (holy). We added some pictures of holy things to the art Torah we've been creating all year!

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We had such a great Yom HaAtzma'ut celebration this week! We ate Israeli food at Misada, with פִּתָּה (pita), חוּמוּס (hummus), סָלָט (Israeli salad), and זֵיתִים (olives). We played Hebrew games, created our own innovations and Israeli symbols in Bonim, listened to Israeli music and guessed which cities the songs were about, and learned Israeli dances. We earned שְׁקָלִים (shekels) at different Mavoh stations and used them to buy special Israeli treats, including בִּיסְלִי (Bisli) and לִימוֹנָדָה (lemonade). We also got to make (and eat) our own pita and cook it on the fire pit!

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Shabbat shalom! This week, we created lots of different kinds of trees. The first graders created family trees, the Garinim used scrap paper and recycled materials to create their own tree artwork, and both groups made edible trees, too! In Omanut, we made drawings of different kinds of fruit, labeled them in Hebrew, and sorted them between מָתוֹק (sweet) and חָמוּץ (sour). We learned the Hebrew names for lots of different fruits, including בָּנָנָה (banana), עֲנָבִים (grapes), מַנְגּוֹ (mango), אֻכְמָנִיּוֹת (blueberries), and more! Plus, in our Cooking Around the World chug, we made shakshuka. The kids were involved in every step of the process, from chopping veggies to cracking eggs to grinding spices with a mortar and pestle!