Am I Awake

Throughout the year on Wednesdays we have focused on the T’filah Project – your students teaching the class the prayers of Seder Kriyat HaTorah through the concluding prayers of Aleinu and the Mourner’s Kaddish.  On Sundays for the last month or so, we have approached prayer from a different angle, examining traditional prayers on the right-hand pages of the Siddur and then comparing and contrasting to the alternative prayers on the left-hand pages of the prayer book.  The students have also had a chance to write their own prayers based on a given theme such as Hodaah (Thanksgiving), Ahavat Olam (G-d’s Everlasting Love), T’filat HaLev (Prayers of the Heart), and Mi Shebeirach (Prayers of Healing). Continue reading

Coming to a close

We have had quite a year, and it is amazing to me that we are almost at the end of it. Our final T’filah (prayer) Project group presented the Mourner’s Kaddish today.  I am exceedingly proud of the effort, work and presentations of this class.  Your projects really inspired me!  Kol HaKavod.

Another major accomplishment, is our Tzedakah collection.  Thus far, this class has raised $290.90 to benefit the Wright-Way Animal Rescue in Morton Grove.  I am sure by the end of the year, we will be able to give them a check for $300.  Feel proud of your efforts – we are going to help a lot of animals. Continue reading