On Monday, we had a visit from two members of the Leicester Hebrew Community to teach us all about the Jewish faith. We learnt lots about the faith as well as key parts of their religion. This week is Judaism week and we will be learning lots about the Jewish faith and how this links to our own faith. Year 3 are really looking forward to visiting the Synagogue to learn more on Thursday.
Noah (Yr3) wore the prayer hat called a Kippah and the prayer shawl to show how these items might be used. We learnt that the prayer shall has many tassels to remind Jewish people about the many commandments given by God. This week, the children will be learning about different aspects of the Jewish faith:
EYFS: Menorah Candle
Year 1: God’s promise to the Israelites and Moses’ mission
Year 2: Celebrating Shabbat (Jewish day of rest from Friday evening through until Saturday night)
Year 3: The Jewish place of worship: The Synagogue
Year 4: The Torah and the Yad (Jewish holy book and traditions surrounding its use)
Year 5: The Passover meal and its celebration through the Seder plate
Year 6: The festival of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year and its traditions)
Please comment below what facts the children in your class can remember from this assembly and how it makes them grow in respect for other people’s beliefs!
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On Thursday, 3SF went to visit a synagogue in Leicester.
We learnt:
1) On Shabbat (Saturday), Jewish people light a candle. (Alisha)
2) We got the chance to see the Torah scrolls. This is the Jewish holy book. (Jaycen and Sam)
3) The shofar is a horn made from rams. (Noah)
4) Men wear kippahs, which is a hat, when they are 13 and over. (Charlie)
Kushar – I learnt that Jewish boys wear a kippar on their heads as a sign of respect and to remind them that God is great than them
Ronan – I really enjoyed the assembly because I got to smell a spice box that Jewish people use as part of their faith.
Stephy – It helped me remember what I learnt in Year 4 which was that the Jewish Torah is made up of the five books of Moses and that it is read from right to left. It takes over a year to be hand written and you can’t touch it out of respect, so they use a Yad which means hand in Hebrew. They use this to point to the line of scripture.
3TP really enjoyed the visit from the Hebrew community.
Erin: We learnt lots about Judaism. Thank you for coming to visit us.
Olivia: During our assembly, the visitors showed us what was in the Synagogue. When we visited the Synagogue, we saw the Torah.
Emmett: I liked seeing the Torah during the assembly.
Mikolaj: At the Synagogue, we saw lots of Torah’s.
Arrabella: I am very thankful to them for visiting us to teach us about their faith.