| November 30, 2012 |
9 Kislev, 5773
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MJCDS Maggid
the weekly newsletter of
Madison Jewish Community Day School
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| Shalom! | |
A Chanukkah Candle Fact: The candlelight in your menorah shouldn't be used for anything other than your enjoyment and publicizing the miracles of the holiday when placed in the window of your house. For instance, you shouldn't use the Chanukkah candles to light your kitchen as you grate potatoes for latkes. The light of the candles provides warmth for our spirits, not help for our eyes.
(By contrast, the custom of lighting Shabbat candles came from a real and practical need for light in the home after sundown. It has since taken on beautiful spiritual meanings as well.)
Fourth and fifth graders studied by candlelight this week as part of Colonial Day. You can read more below about their day, including how they made their own ink from berries.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Rebecca
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| Colonial Day for Grades 4-5 | |
 On Thursday, fourth and fifth grade students dressed up for Colonial day and had fun learning about the lives of children in the 13 Original Colonies. The girls worked by candlelight, rewriting some of the Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation with modern English vocabulary and grammar. They also wrote poetry and memorized and recited verses from the New England Primer.
Students used traditional colonial names for the day: Charity (Lena), Hope (Ilana), Love (Lena), Patience (Anna), and Comfort (Zoe). Students referred to Ms. Goldman as "Mother," since learning took place in the home during colonial times. The girls made their own ink from berries, and they each had a chance to try their hand at writing a letter with a quill and ink in old-fashioned handwriting. The girls partered up to play a common game from colonial times called Nine Men's Morris(similar to Tic Tac Toe). They also enjoyed playing Penny Farthers (tossing pennies into a hat from various distances) and Cat's Cradle, a game played by looping yarn around the hands. |
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| Kippah Sale |  Kippah Sale to Benefit MJCDS
Order a customized, reversible, 100% cotton, machine washable kippah (or a few) and 20% of sales will go to MJCDS.
Order forms went home with children on Thursday, or you can email Ariel Hoffman ( portillonyc@gmail.com) if you need another. Return your form by Dec. 14. Todah Rabbah to Ariel for organizing this sale!
Yes, Another Reminder to Register your REDcard! Do it now!
Choose MJCDS as your designated school and Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target to our school. Visit www.target.com/tcoe and use our school identification number 152938. This is a national program, so friends and family who live far away can help, too!
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Announcements
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Hanukkah & Havdalah Party
Saturday night, December 15, Greenspan home
Join us for an MJCDS community Hanukkah party Saturday evening, December 15. Festivities will begin after Shabbat and will include Havdalah, Hanukkah candlelighting, and of course, food and friends. Madison's Shlichim Yehonatan and Eden will be with us to lead a discussion on the Maccabees & Jewish Heroes. Todah Rabbah to Dan and Leslie Greenspan for hosting!
Madison Community Hanukkah Celebration
Sunday Dec. 9, 3:30-5:30, Goodman Campus in Verona
Students will perform Hanukkah songs at this annual event sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Madison. Plan to come and celebrate. Sponsored by the JFM Family Education Committee. JFM will be collecting donations (suggested amount is $5/family) for The Road Home and the Camp Shalom Scholarship Fund.
Hanukkah Coat Drive
Also at the Hanukkah Celebration listed above, w e will collect clean child-sized winter coats that will be donated to the Community Action Coalition, along with no-sew fleece scarves that kids can create at the MJCDS booth. Many thanks to Nancy Brower, Sarah Byer and Trista Warrich of our Kehillah Committee for organizing! Volunteers are needed to staff the booth. Please contact Sarah Byer at sarah.byer@hotmail.com to help.
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| Community Events |
K'tantanim - Israeli Dance for Preschoolers
Sunday, December 2, 3:30-4:00 pm, Beth Israel Center
The Yonim Israel Dance Troupe offers a special class about once a month for 3- to 5-year-old dancers. The next opportunity for these young dancers is Dec. 2. Cost is $5 per session. Send questions or RSVP to Dana Prager via email at yonim@jewishmadison.org.
Rosh Chodesh Program
Wednesday, December 12, 7:00pm
Celebrate Rosh Chodesh Tevet and light the fifth Hanukah candle with Yehonatan and Eden Hazani Zion, our community shlichim (Israeli program coordinators). Enjoy hot wine and share stories of Jewish and Israeli heroes. Email israel@jewishmadison.org with questions and to RSVP.
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| Calendar |
Fri. Dec 7: Kabbalat Shabbat 1:25 pm
Sun. Dec 9: Student Performance/Tzedakah project at Madison Hanukkah Celebration, 3:30-5:30 pm, Goodman Campus
Mon. Dec 10: Students perform Hanukkah songs at senior living centers
Fri. Dec 14: Kabbalat Shabbat 1:25 pm
Sat. Dec. 15: Evening Hanukkah and Havdalah Party
Wed. Dec 19: Program with Madinah Academy of Madison
Fri. Dec 21: Kabbalat Shabbat 1:25 pm
Mon. Dec 24-Fri. Jan 4: Winter Break-No School
Mon. Jan 7: School Resumes
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Let's stay in touch! Keep the lines of communication flowing with your child's teachers by calling school at 608-204-9900 or by emailing them at:
Marla Becker marla@madisonjewishdayschool.com
Geri Goldman geri@madisonjewishdayschool.com Clara Lazimy clara@madisonjewishdayschool.com Rabbi Ben-Gideon rabbi@madisonjewishdayschool.com |
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