Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Writing with a quill like in a real Torah.
Making a 'Mantel' (the cover) for our Torahs for Simchat Torah.
On Simchat Torah, we celebrate the completion of the reading of the Torah. Every week in Shul/synagogue a portion-Parsha of the Torah is read. On Simchat Torah we have completed the Torah and we start again from Bereishit- the first Torah Portion).
We dance with the Torah.
Making Umbrella Cookies
We begin the prayer of 'Mashiv Haruach Umorid Hageshem'- we pray for rain so that the crops will grow nicely. (The reason we begin this prayer at this point of the year, is that, by now whomever lived a long ways travel from the holy temple, already had a chance to get back home after the high holidays, and the rain would not effect their journey.)
Our very own sukka!!!
Davening and shaking lulav and esrog (the Four Kinds) in our pretend sukka that we built
Playing with clouds
The Sukka is to remind us of long ago, when the Jews traveled in the desert. Hashem put clouds around them to protect them from the hot climate, wind storms, scorpions, and to provide them with shade. The clouds were like walls around them, a roof on top and a floor on bottom.
Kaporos chicken
Before Yom Kippur it is customary to do kaporos on a chicken. (see newsletter for more details).
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