This meme from Lori Sagarin seemed appropriate after the discussion in B’nai Mitzvah Seminar this last Sunday. A friendly reminder about what it means to be a good guest…
“We came to visit Grandma”
For more resources on the understanding the Jewish value of Hachnasat Orchim, or Welcoming Guests:
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/welcoming-guests-into-your-home/
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/welcoming-guests-in-judaism
Two weeks ago, we began our next big adventure in 6th grade, the cantillation of Haftarah. We started with a discussion about how Haftarah trope and Torah trope are similiar:
1. The names of each symbol are the same (Mercha, Tipcha etc.).
2. The family or clause groups are still the same (and their color-coding): Sof Pasuk, Etnachta, Katon, T’vir, R’vi-i and Segol.
3. Each trope symbols still functions as it did in Torah, as a M’chabeir (connector) or Mafsik (separator).
4. The location of the trope symbol, above or below a word, still indicates the word’s syllabic stress. Continue reading
We had a visit from Naomi Segal, the NFTY Chicago Regional Director, yesterday. She came with information about the upcoming Junior Youth Group (JYG) Kallah at OSRUI. Here is the NFTY-CAR JYG_Brochure. TBI encourages all our 6-8th graders to attend. Questions, contact nftycar@urj.org.