Shalom!
Hard to believe that the Spring semester is close to winding down for all of us at JQuest! Omanut has done a great project in conjunction with Teva and Bonim, all about how we see God in each other and in ourselves as part of our curriculum. It was a wonderful experience two years ago in Omanut, and I was eager to share that with our fellow students in Teva and Bonim. To begin, we all talked about what we had learned in Genesis earlier in the year-- how Jacob, after seeing his brother after being estranged for many years, finally sees him face to face and says, "I see God in you". It is beautiful to think all the different ways in which we see God in other people as well as in ourselves and it promoted a sense of community and connection between all the 3rd and 4th graders.
Students worked on building masks in Bonim, and ultimately painting a self-portrait in Teva and Omanut. All three classes began with multiple sketches to plan, getting constructive criticism from peers and getting more in depth with their feelings surrounding how they see God in themselves through a short explanation on paper that will coincide with their finished piece.
All in all, a fun time was had by all and we enjoyed working with each other!
We continue to sing and learn about different styles of Judaic music with Maya, and move our bodies while speaking Hebrew with Tammy and Yardena in Hebrew Through Movement.
The time spent before Spring break was utilized to finish up any projects that students may have missed or needed to catch up on and we are all looking forward to Omanut's Art Show in May!
Here are some pictures of us all in action... Enjoy!
B'Shalom,
Heather
Purim!
