Volume 30 Issue 12 07 May 2021 25 Iyyar 5781

Ma Koreh

Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary

Pathways ceremonies back on track (ish)

We are excited to be holding multiple Pathways ceremonies this term and to be catching up with events that were cancelled last year.

Students and families in Years K and 1 have Pathways ceremonies to celebrate the beginning of their Jewish learning journey, with a focus on the meaning and significance of their English and Hebrew names. Towards the end of this term, families in Years 4 and 5 will be invited to join our Thursday morning Torah service and then present a Tanakh, personalised with family photos, histories and messages, to their child.

Today we celebrated our first Pathways ceremony with Year K Eilat and their parents, who were invited to join  our Friday morning Shabbat celebration. Parents were invited to decorate and inscribe a ‘hamsa’ outline of their child’s hand with a personalised message based on the Birkat Banim (Blessing of the Children) and their child’s name. The students recited the Shechiyanu prayer to celebrate the occasion and performed a pre-recorded Hebrew song.  

Our Year 11 Hospitality students prepared Aleph Bet Shortbread biscuits for the students to enjoy.

Todah Rabah Morah Martine and Morah Shirley, who prepared with the students for the K Eilat and K Haifa Pathways ceremonies and their hamsa picture frames. Thank you Morah Bar-On and Morah Spira for leading the Shabbat celebrations and to Mrs Ephron and the Year 11 Hospitality students for making the delicious Aleph Bet shortbread biscuits for our Year K and 1 Pathway ceremonies.