Dear Netivot Shalom Preschool Families,
Pesach (Passover) is coming!! This is going to be so much fun for us, for our kids, for the whole Netivot community!
I've pasted below the email I sent to the whole shul last night, because it has good info, and an online PDF of the Seder Toppings order form. But this email is a chance to point us all in a few directions, since Pesach songs are both so much fun, and also full of meaning for children and adults. I remember sitting at the Seder table as a child, trying to stay awake long enough to hear the songs (which traditionally happen at the very end of the Seder), trying to get the Aramaic and Hebrew words right, etc... And three of my favorite songs were, and are, Mah Nishtana, Dayeinu, and Chag Gadya. Here is a great website with Pesach SongSheets & Audio Files. The links below include online resources for learning the songs, practicing them as family, and also some short reflections from me on the meaning and content of Chad Gadya.
Mah Nishtanah: Here are some great links for Mah Nishtanah: TotShabbat - MyJewishLearning.com
Dayenu: Here are some great links for Dayenu: HaggadahsRUs - Wikipedia
Chad Gadya: I began singing Chad Gadya with the Nevonim class yesterday, who also read a book about Chad Gadya (the book is available at Afikomen and here). The images in the song are strong, it is a compelling "adevnture-song", and the images are not gentle. There is a lot to talk about, but the adult struggle with the images (including "the Angel of Death") only happens when the song's melody and traditions are experienced in childhood. In a certain sense, we learn the song to ourgrow our comfort with its message. I have a lot of thoughts about this, and wanted to begin our conversation here, so that our children's explorations can be supported and joined by our own. Here are some great links for Chad Gadya: Wikipedia - Jewish Heritage Online Magazine
Can't wait to share more pesach Journeying with our kids and families!
menachem
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Rabbi Menachem Creditor
-- www.netivotshalom.org
-- www.shefanetwork.org
-- menachemcreditor.org
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Pesach (Passover) is coming!! This is going to be so much fun for us, for our kids, for the whole Netivot community!
I've pasted below the email I sent to the whole shul last night, because it has good info, and an online PDF of the Seder Toppings order form. But this email is a chance to point us all in a few directions, since Pesach songs are both so much fun, and also full of meaning for children and adults. I remember sitting at the Seder table as a child, trying to stay awake long enough to hear the songs (which traditionally happen at the very end of the Seder), trying to get the Aramaic and Hebrew words right, etc... And three of my favorite songs were, and are, Mah Nishtana, Dayeinu, and Chag Gadya. Here is a great website with Pesach SongSheets & Audio Files. The links below include online resources for learning the songs, practicing them as family, and also some short reflections from me on the meaning and content of Chad Gadya.
Mah Nishtanah: Here are some great links for Mah Nishtanah: TotShabbat - MyJewishLearning.com
Dayenu: Here are some great links for Dayenu: HaggadahsRUs - Wikipedia
Chad Gadya: I began singing Chad Gadya with the Nevonim class yesterday, who also read a book about Chad Gadya (the book is available at Afikomen and here). The images in the song are strong, it is a compelling "adevnture-song", and the images are not gentle. There is a lot to talk about, but the adult struggle with the images (including "the Angel of Death") only happens when the song's melody and traditions are experienced in childhood. In a certain sense, we learn the song to ourgrow our comfort with its message. I have a lot of thoughts about this, and wanted to begin our conversation here, so that our children's explorations can be supported and joined by our own. Here are some great links for Chad Gadya: Wikipedia - Jewish Heritage Online Magazine
Can't wait to share more pesach Journeying with our kids and families!
menachem
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Rabbi Menachem Creditor
-- www.netivotshalom.org
-- www.shefanetwork.org
-- menachemcreditor.org
To join Rabbi Creditor's email list, send a blank email to thetisch-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
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