Kesher קשר
Community Hebrew School After SchoolOur Community Retreat at Camp Grossman
It was so wonderful to be with Kesher families together on this past Sunday’s Retreat! I loved this relaxing day in the sun, where we could hang out and take part in the various activities together. Getting to know each others’ names around the parachute was lots of fun. I laughed so much when the [...]
Celebrating Pesach at Kesher
We celebrate Pesach in different ways: each family has its own customs and traditions. In some families, one person readis the whole text of the Haggadah. Others pass the Haggadah around the table; Some always have make sure to serve their grandma’s recipe for gefilteh fish; and, some families are convinced their traditional sweet charoset [...]
Geulah – redemption
At Kesher we place a lot of value on text-study, but this lesson was the first time that I tried reading to the Shorashim from the Torah directly, with no adaptation. I opened the book after just a short introduction, apprehensive that this was going to fall flat, maybe they are too young for this, [...]
Our Wild Purim Carnival
Our Wild Purim carnival was celebrated on Sunday at the Atrium school, Kesher families along with some guests from Kesher Newton came together, many in outrageous costumes, to play and make merry.
The Anafim (4th and 5th graders) created games for everyone, some of them were really crazy!! The games included: Shaving Mordechai’s ’s beard (off [...]
The Mandel Center at Brandeis Uni. publishes article about Kesher
Beit Midrash Research Project, Piloting a School-Based Research Initiative
The Mandel Center for Jewish education at Brandeis University publishes an article about the work our tzevet (staff) does on the Havruta project, as part of our teacher development, here it is:
This year, the Beit Midrash Research Project has partnered with the Kesher Community Hebrew School in [...]
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Splashing around, Summer at Kesher
Posted on July 28th, 2010 No commentsOn the first week of Macheneh, Kesher ’s summer program, we went on a trip Back in Time. We looked for the traces that fossils leave for us and created our own story using Playdoh. We dressed up as 19th century immigrants who came to America, and we made murals depicting our own history.
In week three, we made a special visit to Hanscom airport with our own pilot, Asaf Magen. The the kids got to sit in the pilot’s seat and learn about the controls in real airplanes!!
Splashing around at the pool was a frequent activity this summer, and on Fridays each week, we celebrated the coming of Shabbat by baking challah and acting out the week’s Parasha- Torah portion.- making fossils out of playdoh, we learned about different ways to read history
- 19th century immegrant sitting on the rocking chair and her two young daughters
- Baking Challa for Shabbat
- Our Madricha in the big pool
- visiting the airport and trying out some planes
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Kesher Macheneh visits the airport, from inside!
Posted on July 26th, 2010 No commentsYesterday, we had a really amazing field trip led by our own resident pilot, Asaf Magen! We got to go into an actual control tower and watch and listen as people directed planes to land—which we then got to see land (and take off). Asaf then took us out to look at different models of planes, which we got to actually get inside and try out the controls! It was a great day and a great learning experience for all of the campers.
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Erev Ivrit Groovin’
Posted on June 26th, 2010 No comments- Kesher kids watching themselves performing in Ivrit (Hebrew) : buying, selling, preparing food, and hosting a talk show
- Israeli Shkalim, now we can buy stuff in the Shuk!
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Z’man Chofshi at the end of the year
Posted on June 8th, 2010 No commentsThe kids were so sweet today at Zman Chofshi. Towards the end of the year there’s real feeling of confidence and calmness coming from the kids. They took out some board games and played so nicely together at Free Time.
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Kesher Sprouts play with bubbles
Posted on June 6th, 2010 No commentsAt Kesher Sprouts, our toddler group, the kids and their parents or caregivers explore the world each week through a variety of fresh and fun activities. Some of our recent get togethers have featured finding toys hiding in playdough, discovering what happens to ping-pong balls when they enter a tube, painting with different colors, experimenting with light, building with sticky sand, making music and singing together. We celebrate the coming Shabbat each week with a snack of challah. Here (in the pictures bellow), you can see the group playing at the water table, delighting in their discoveries of bubbles. Read more about Kesher Sprouts program here
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Talmud Torah
Posted on May 28th, 2010 No commentsThe Nitzanim have been experimenting with a little traditional pair-based text study (Chevruta) recently. They have been practicing the balance between listening to their partner and articulating their own ideas.
We are in the middle of our ‘Talmud Torah’ unit, in which we are exploring study itself as a Jewish value. The Nitzanim have been studying the ‘Ve’ahavta’ section of the Shema prayer (Deuteronomy 6), which pairs ideas about how and when to study Torah (‘at home and in the street’, ‘going to sleep and waking up’, placing them as ’signs on our hands’ and ‘between our eyes’).
The Nitzanim’s focus has been on comparing two different dimensions of Torah study’s impact a) on our actions (symbolized by our hands) and b) on our thought and perception (between our eyes).
Some kids chose to sit at the table, some on the carpet, but the level of concentration in the class could be felt in the air. We are very proud of our Nitzanim!
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Fun preparing for Erev Ivrit
Posted on May 12th, 2010 No commentsToday we were getting ready for Erev Ivrit! When the kids came in they found a soap making station with the letters of the Alef-Bet, some were making beautiful water colored pictures with Ivrit in them, others painted scenes from the life in Tel Aviv, cause we’re all getting ready for the night in which Kesher turns into mini-Israel, and everything is done in Ivrit. We also had lots of Zman Bachutz, time outside (early release), playing and hanging out together, the kids really got some quality time together today, you can see how close they are in the pictures bellow.
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Our Community Retreat at Camp Grossman
Posted on May 7th, 2010 No commentsIt was so wonderful to be with Kesher families together on this past Sunday’s Retreat! I loved this relaxing day in the sun, where we could hang out and take part in the various activities together. Getting to know each others’ names around the parachute was lots of fun. I laughed so much when the name ABBA was shouted and then all the dad’s in the game started running around to find a new spot
We hung out at this beautiful Camp all day long, playing, making crafts, learning a bit about Lag Ba’Omer, exploring the beautiful Hale reservation, and making nice wax paper boats to sail on the lake. We even got the chance to munch on some kosher s’mors made on the grill!
It was a lovely day to spend together amongst the Kesher community.
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Kesher Lag BaOmer Retreat at Camp Grossman
Posted on April 30th, 2010 No comments
The Kesher retreat is coming this Sunday, May 2nd , from 10:30am to 4pm. This is a flexible day and you are welcome to join in to any activity at any time. Feel free to initiate your own activities and join loosely to the day’s plan; we will have art supplies, story books and games, and you can bring your own favorite lawn games, board games or outdoor hobbies.Directions to Camp Grossman:
Take the Mass Pike to 128 and go South, From Rtes. 128 turn on 109 Westwood, (take exit 16B) follow 109 West to Dover Rd. Right on Dover Rd. about 1-1/2 miles to camp entrance on right. Follow the camp access road to the parking lot.Here is the link to the google maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=604+Dover+Rd,+Westwood,+MA+02090&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=53.564699,113.203125&ie=UTF8&ll=42.231091,-71.241531&spn=0.012361,0.027637&z=15&iwloc=addrNotice that if you search Camp Grossman on google/GPS the correct address you’ll find it at is:
#604 Dover Road, Westwood MA 02090
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Happy Yom HaAtzmaut
Posted on April 20th, 2010 No commentsCelebrating Israel’s independence day at Kesher, we had a sweet ceremony celebrating the things that unite us as a community of Bnei Israel, the people of Israel.
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