Overheard at MJCDS this week:

"Math is our superpower!"  --kindergartener Sheleigh and first grader Juliette as they practiced their math facts using the Sushi Math app.

"Mi Kamocha Ba'elim Adonai!" --singing K-1 students as they colored pages about this week's parashah, Beshallah, which features this line from the Song at the Sea.  It was lovely to see them make a connection between the week's parasha and a line they sing every day in tefillot!

"Did you ever want something so bad?"  In book club, second grader Charley helped brainstorm emotional connections to the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  The way she related feelings our students have in their own lives to the intense longings Charlie and the other children feel in the book struck me as very insightful both about the literature and about emotions!

"I was afraid to pet a goat at the zoo!" --kindergartener Heshy, thinking of a time when he was scared but overcame his fear, just like the Israelites in this week's parashah when they crossed the Red Sea.

"What letter is the match?"  --first-grader Lincoln (in the photo above) who created a matching game between ancient Hebrew letters and modern Hebrew letters. In the picture he is quizzing Morah Clara!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Rebecca