Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary

Morah Jenny has been working with her students to learn about the meaning and significance of the shofar and its different calls. Students created their own artistic representations of the shofar and created videos of imitating the sounds we hear from the shofar. 

During the month of Elul it is customary to hear the shofar being blown each day. The daily schedule on Stile has a video recording of the shofar being blown by Theo Salek in Year 5.

The word ‘שופר – shofar’ comes from the verb ‘לשפר – leshaper’ which means ‘to improve’. 

The sound of the shofar is a wake up call for us think of actions we might do  ‘לשפר – leshaper’ to improve ourselves and our world. 

Year 4 has been exploring virtues or מדות midot that are part of Jewish tradition and wisdom. After selecting a particular virtue – students reflecting on this quality, studied a Jewish text relating to it and set themselves goals to bring this virtue to life. Here is a sample of the posters designed to teach and encourage others to consciously bring virtues into their lives.