Holiday learning is abuzz in 8G1. Our first unit focuses on ויקרא פרק כג, a perek that outlines the Jewish calendar. After analyzing the text through chevruta style learning, we have spent the past few weeks delving into all the interesting aspects of this perek. Do you know what a מקרא קודש really means? What's the difference between שבת and other מועדים? What is a יום שבתון? Why do we have to add leap years? How is שבועות the holiday that is also known as חג הביכורים? What are the חמישה ענייום of יום הכיפורים? What are the two main reasons for sitting in a sukkah on סוכות? What is the difference between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar? These are just a few of the questions and issues we have covered. We also learned and discussed many important moral lessons related to the holidays, or as we call them, מוסר השכל.
As you get ready for the next holiday, ask your daughter what the following phrase means and how we can make sure to apply it to this chag: יום טוב חציו לד' וחציו לכם.
חג כשר ושמח!
