Passage to Passover

We have been working like slaves in Kitah Dalet, and many of us have some interesting tidbits to share, and  some great questions to ask at our Passover Seders. We have been talking about our life as slaves in Egypt and what it means to be free. In our classroom discussions we talked about free will and having the ability to make choices that we are in control of. We talked about the Torah giving us multiple stories to turn and twist, encouraging us to find the hidden meanings that speak to us.  Some of our students struggled with the actual events revealed in the Torah text, and we talked about looking at the bigger picture when reading.  To address this scepticism, we turned the tables and talked about the message GOD is trying to teach.  Students were asked to think about the lessons we can learn to build better relationships with others and what we can do to make our relationship with GOD more meaningful.  

Using the Haggadah as our text book, we have been brushing up on our Seder skills. With a little bit of practice, I am sure all of our students will do a great job asking the four questions at your family Seder. In our classroom discussions, we talked about the fifteen steps to the Seder, and asked our students to look for the evolution from slavery to freedom in each of the steps. We talked about Moses being born a slave, being raised as royalty, and then joining his people as an adult. We talked about making this choice to help his community, and the sacrifices he made for the good of others.