Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary

It was with relief we were able to host the parents of K Eilat for our Pathways event two weeks ago, having made last minute adjustments to our ceremony to conform to the recent COVID restrictions.

This week we celebrated our second K Pathways ceremony with the students and parents of K Haifa, without restrictions! This event included an upbeat and musical K-2 Shabbat celebration, led by Morah Bar-On and Morah Sarit that was filled with ruach.

The theme for this Pathways ceremony is the meaning and significance of the names we are given and the name we earn for ourselves. In thinking about what it means to have a שם טוב – shem tov (a good name), students thought they could earn a good name by being kind and sharing with others. Before receiving a beautifully designed and inscribed hamsa frame, parents blessed their child using the beautiful words of the birkat banim.  

Thank you to all the Year K parents for their involvement in the ceremonies and the Year K teachers, Mrs Strub and Ms Hynek for their care of our Year K students. Todah Rabbah to Morah Shirley and Morah Martine for their work in preparing Hebrew musical items for the ceremonies and for preparing the hamsa frames. 

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