Ma Koreh
Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary
This has been a very busy end to the term with multiple Pesach events happening across the Primary School. Staff members of the Jewish Life Department have been engaged in activities mirroring home Pesach preparations – shopping, cooking, counting Haggadot, planning for the seder as well as preparing ritual items and Pesach food.
Our Informal Jewish Life Educators, Josh New and Mia Shapiro, were in the kitchen making batches of Ashkenazi Haroset (grated apple, kiddush juice, honey, cinnamon, sunflower and pumpkin seeds) and Sephardi Haroset (dried dates, apricots and sultanas, date syrup, spices, kiddush juice, sunflower and pumpkin seeds) for the students to enjoy at their seder.
Here is an overview of this week’s Pesach events:
Year 6: Their seder experience was led by Joshua New, Morah Jenny and the Hebrew staff. They had the chance to lead parts of the seder, sing songs, ask and answer questions, recite brachot and taste the symbolic Pesach foods.
Year 4: Students researched and gave presentations on the meaning and symbolism behind the number 4 in the Seder; 4 names of the festival, 4 questions, 4 cups of wine and the 4 children. After decorating an afikoman bag, students filled it with the highly sought after chocolate covered Matzah.
Year 2 and Year 3: Parents came to watch the students in a dramatic seder filled with acting, costumes, music, singing and brachot.
Year 1: Had an intimate seder experience all together and with opportunity to sing seder songs, recite the brachot and to learn and taste the symbolic foods.
Todah Rabah to all the Jewish Life staff involved in seder rehearsals and preparations. Todah Rabah to Joshua New for his piano accompaniment and Anna Maylis for her work with the students on the dramatic pieces. Thank you to Ms Rosenfeld for preparing and co-ordinating all the food and items for our multiple Pesach events and for the P&F parent helpers.
Wishing you and your families a festive, safe and meaningful Pesach.