SHABBAT AND HAVDALAH SEMINAR May 27, 2015, 1:00-6:00 Hebrew College The Early Childhood Institute www.hebrewcollege.edu The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time. It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world. The Shabbat- Abraham Joshua Heschel This day of learning is sponsored by: CJP Boston Haifa Connection & the JCC Early Learning Center of Greater Boston 1
SCHEDULE 12:30-1:00 Welcome Berenson Hall 1:00-2:00 1:15 Rabbi Danniel Lehman A Pluralistic Learning environment 1:30 Rachel Raz Uncover & Discover the Beauty of Shabbat and its Contribution to Civilization Shabbat & Havdalah exhibit Shabbat at Israeli preschools, the ritual of Challah making, Shabbat candlestick exhibit MAKING THE SABBATH HOLY KIDDUSH Rabbi Dr. Michael shire Room 101 OR 102-103 2:00-2:45 SESSION I The blessing for Kiddush is a beautifully constructed poem on the themes of Shabbat and the activation of holy time. We will look at the blessing and its language with a view to analyzing the themes of the Shabbat day as well as the special poetic style that is used to convey these themes. CHALLOT SHABBAT: THROUGH MIDRASH, PLAY, BAKING AND THE RITUAL OF HAFRASHAT CHALLAH." Abayniesh Yitzhak and Orna Avigad-Shapira Berenson Hall Challot Shabbat has a special place of the Shabbat table and helps us remember the exodus from Egypt and the miracle of the Manna. In this session participants will learn the midrash challot of miracle and explore ways to share it with young children. Likewise, the ritual of Hafrashat Challa (separating a portion of the dough before braiding, as a tithe) will be discussed and take place as part of the challa making. EXPLORING NEW RITUALS FOR SHABBAT Marion Gribetz Rooms 102-103 3:00-3:45 SESSION II How do contemporary Jews in Israel and the US create and find meaning in new rituals for Shabbat? We will study a variety of innovations happening in Israel and the US to explore how new rituals are created. We will look closely at alternative siddurim and celebrations of Shabbat and explore together ways we can innovate for ourselves and for the families we work with in our settings. 2
FAMILY ENGAGMENT: EXPANDING THE LEARNING TO THE HOME Ilana Kasso, Eti Applbaum, Lindsay Harvey & Marceline Marsan Rooms 102-103 Connecting between the learning at school to the home is at the core of this session. Educators from Haifa and Boston will share best practices of meaningful family engagement. Ilana Kasso will share the Shabbat suitcase of orthodox schools in Haifa; Eti Applbaum will share the Shabbat suitcase of a secular Jewish school; and Lindsay Harvey and Marceline Marsan will share the Mitzvah box. TORAH STUDY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Sharon Cores & Martha Deitsch Berenson Hall 4:00-4:45 SESSION II The weekly Torah portion or Parashat hashavua is often challenging for adults to read, understand, and apply to their own lives. It is even more of a challenge to explore this with young children. Sometimes there is only one word or passage that is easily shared with our children. At the Jewish Preschool of Lexington children gather together every Friday morning for a "Torah Story." With a large felt Torah and figures that have been created by Morah Martha and her Cricut electronic cutting machine, the people, places, and stories of the Torah come to life. Educators don't have to own a fancy machine to make this happen, however. Join this session to brainstorm about this week's Torah portion (Naso) and create a figure to start you off on your own Torah Story adventure. INTERACTIVE SHABBAT CELEBRATION AT THE PRESCHOOL Shlomit Katzav Rooms 102-103 Based on the Israeli children book Anati s pocket (adapted from the book Olwen Twelve Pockets ) Shalomit developed an interactive curriculum for Shabbat. The children are engaged in the development of the program through games, songs, stories, and much more. 4:45-5:10 Light dinner, Berenson Hall 5:15-6:00 HAVDALAH: EXPLORING THE PLACES IN BETWEEN Dr. Nehemia Polen Berenson Hall Havdalah is a time of transition, of savoring the places in between, of memory and hope, of warmly glowing candles, fragrant spices, of song, spirit, dance, and radiance. Most of all, it is the moment to see each other with eyes of blessing and joy. We will explore the stories and traditions surrounding this time of taking leave of Shabbat and entering the week with confidence. 3
RABBI DANNIEL LEHMAN, President, Hebrew College Biography of Presenters: RACHEL RAZ, Director, Early Childhood Institute, Hebrew College RABBI DR. MICHAEL SHIRE Dean of the Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education at Hebrew College. DR. NEHEMIA POLEN is a Professor of Jewish Thought at Hebrew College. He is the author of The Holy Fire: The Teachings of Rabbi Kalonymus Shapira, the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto (Jason Aronson, 1994, 1999), and is a contributing commentator to My People s Prayer Book, a multi-volume Siddur incorporating diverse perspectives on the liturgy (Jewish Lights). He received his Ph.D. from Boston University, where he studied with and served as teaching fellow for Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. In 1994 he was Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellow at Harvard University, and has also been a Visiting Scholar at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is an ordained rabbi and served a congregation for twenty-three years. In 1998-9 he was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, working on the writings of Malkah Shapiro (1894-1971), the daughter of a noted hasidic master, whose Hebrew memoirs focus on the spiritual lives of women in the context of pre-war Hasidism in Poland. The research culminated in his book, The Rebbe s Daughter (Jewish Publication Society, 2002), recipient of a National Jewish Book Award. His most recent book is Filling Words with Light: Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish Prayer (with Lawrence Kushner), Jewish Lights Publishing, 2004. A member of the Association for Jewish Studies and the Society of Biblical Literature, his active research interests, in addition to Hasidism, include Bible (Book of Leviticus) and Rabbinics (Mishnah and Tosefta). During his recent sabbatical in Jerusalem, he taught a course on Polish Hasidism at Hebrew University with Benjamin Brown. MARION GRIBETZ is on the faculty of the Shoolman School of Jewish Education at Hebrew College. One of her areas of interest is how art is used for identity building for Jewish communities. She has also written and taught about connecting American Jews with Israel, the people, the land and the state through culture. ABAYNIESH YITZHAK, ORNA AVIGAD-SHAPIRA, SHLOMIT KATZAV, ILANA KASSO AND ETI APPLBAUM are early childhood educators from Haifa, Israel. SHARON CORES & MARTHA DEITSCH are early childhood educators from the Jewish Preschool of Lexington. LINDSAY HARVEY & MARCELINE MARSAN are early childhood educators from Yal-Day-New Day care. Lindsay Harvey is the Director.! רב תודות Many thanks to the presenters who shared their wisdom and experience with our community of learners 4
ב ר אש ית Genesis 2 1-4 1 The heaven and the earth were א ו י כ ל ו ה ש מ י ם ו ה אר ץ, ו כ ל-צ ב אם. finished, and their entire array. 2 And on the seventh day G-d finished His work which He had made; and He ceased on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. 3 And G-d blessed the seventh day, and declared it holly, because on it G-d ceased from all the work of creation that He had done. 4 These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD G-d made earth and heaven. ב ו י כ ל א לה ים ב יו ם ה ש ב יע י, מ ל אכ תו א ש ר ע ש ה; ו י ש ב ת ב יו ם ה ש ב יע י, מ כ ל-מ ל אכ תו א ש ר ע ש ה. ג ו י ב ר ך א לה ים א ת-יו ם ה ש ב יע י, ו י ק ד ש א תו : כ י בו ש ב ת מ כ ל-מ ל אכ תו, א ש ר-ב ר א א לה ים ל ע שו ת. ד א ל ה תו ל דו ת ה ש מ י ם ו ה אר ץ, ב ה ב ר אם: ב יו ם, ע שו ת י הו ה א לה ים--א ר ץ ו ש מ י ם. 5
ס} ס} Exodus 20:8-11 שמות כ ח-יא The Fourth Commandment ז ז כו ר א ת-יו ם ה ש ב ת, ל ק ד שו. holy. 7 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it ח ש ש ת י מ ים ת ע ב ד, ו ע ש ית כ ל-מ ל אכ ת ך. work; 8 Six days shall you labor, and do all your ט ו יו ם, ה ש ב יע י--ש ב ת, ל יהו ה א לה י ך: לא-ת ע ש ה כ ל-מ ל אכ ה א ת ה וב נ ך וב ת ך, ע ב ד ך ו א מ ת ך וב ה מ ת ך, ו ג ר ך, א ש ר ב ש ע ר י ך. י כ י ש ש ת-י מ ים ע ש ה י הו ה א ת-ה ש מ י ם ו א ת-ה אר ץ, א ת-ה י ם ו א ת-כ ל-א ש ר-ב ם, ו י נ ח, ב יו ם ה ש ב יע י; ע ל-כ ן, ב ר ך י הו ה א ת-יו ם ה ש ב ת--ו י ק ד ש ה ו. } 9 but the seventh day is a Sabbath unto the LORD your G-d, in it thou shall not do any manner of work, thou, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your man-servant, nor your maid-servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within thy gates; 10 for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy. Deuteronomy 5:12-15 דברים ה' יב-טו The Fourth Commandment 11 Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD יא ש מו ר א ת-יו ם ה ש ב ת, ל ק ד שו, כ א ש ר צ ו ך, י הו ה א לה י ך. thy G-d commanded you. work; 12 Six days shall you labor, and do all your יב ש ש ת י מ ים ת ע ב ד, ו ע ש ית כ ל-מ ל אכ ת ך. יג ו יו ם, ה ש ב יע י--ש ב ת, ל יהו ה א לה י ך: לא ת ע ש ה כ ל-מ ל אכ ה א ת ה וב נ ך- וב ת ך ו ע ב ד ך-ו א מ ת ך ו שו ר ך ו ח מ ר ך ו כ ל-ב ה מ ת ך, ו ג ר ך א ש ר ב ש ע ר י ך--ל מ ע ן י נ וח ע ב ד ך ו א מ ת ך, כ מו ך. יד ו ז כ ר ת, כ י ע ב ד ה י ית ב א ר ץ מ צ ר י ם, ו י צ א ך י הו ה א לה י ך מ ש ם, ב י ד ח ז ק ה וב ז ר ע נ ט וי ה; ע ל-כ ן, צ ו ך י הו ה א לה י ך, ל ע שו ת, א ת- יו ם ה ש ב ת. } 13 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD your G-d, in it you shall not do any manner of work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your man-servant, nor your maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. 14 And thou shalt remember that thou was a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day. 6
Come, my friend, to meet the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath. "Observe" and "Remember the Sabbath day," the only God caused us to hear in a single utterance: the Lord is One, and his name is One to his renown and his glory and his praise. Come, etc. Come, let us go to meet the Sabbath, for it is a well-spring of blessing; from the beginning, from of old it was ordained, last in production, first in thought. Come, etc. Hineh ma tov uma na'im Shevet achim gam yachad. Hineh ma tov uma na'im Shevet achim gam yachad. Chorus Hineh ma tov Shevet achim gam yachad Lecha Dodi ל כ ה דו ד י Lecha dodi likrat kala, p nei Shabbat n kabelah! Shamor v zachor b dibur echad, Hishmi anu el ha meyuchad. Adonai echad u shmo echad; L shem ul tiferet v l tehila. Lecha dodi likrat kala, p nei Shabbat n kabelah! Likrat Shabbat l chu v nelcha, Ki hi m kor ha bracha. Me rosh mi kedem n sucha; Sof ma aseh b mach shava t chila. Lecha dodi likrat kala, p nei Shabbat n kabelah! ל כ ה ד וד י ל ק ר את כ ל ה. פ נ י ש ב ת נ ק ב ל ה : ש מ ור ו ז כ ור ב ד ב ור א ח ד, ה ש מ יע נ ו א ל ה מ י ח ד. י י א ח ד וש מ ו א ח ד. ל ש ם ול ת פ א ר ת ו ל ת ה ל ה : ל כ ה ד וד י ל ק ר את כ ל ה. פ נ י ש ב ת נ ק ב ל ה : ל ק ר את ש ב ת ל כ ו ו נ ל כ ה. כ י ה יא מ ק ור ה ב ר כ ה. מ ר אש מ ק ד ם נ ס וכ ה. ס וף מ ע ש ה ב מ ח ש ב ה ת ח ל ה : ל כ ה ד וד י ל ק ר את כ ל ה. פ נ י ש ב ת נ ק ב ל ה : הנה מה טוב Psalm 133 How good and pleasant it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. How good and pleasant it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. Chorus How good it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד. הנה מה טוב שבת אחים גם יחד הנה מה טוב שבת אחים גם יחד. 7
Oseh shalom bimromav Hu ya'aseh shalom aleynu Ve'al kol yisrael Ve'imru Amen עושה שלום (Job 25:2; end of Amidah prayer) He who makes peace in his high places He shall make peace upon us And upon all of Israel And say Amen עושה שלום במרומיו הוא יעשה שלום עלינו ועל כל עם ישראל ואמרו, אמרו אמן. יעשה שלום, יעשה שלום שלום עלינו ועל כל ישראל יעשה שלום, יעשה שלום שלום עלינו ועל כל ישראל. כל העולם כולו (Rabbi Nachman of Breslav) Kol ha'olam kulo Gesher tzar me'od Veha'ikar lo lifached k'lal The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is to have no fear at all. כל העולם כולו גשר צר מאוד והעיקר, והעיקר לא לפחד, לא לפחד כלל Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA 617-559-8629 www.hebrewcollege.edu 8