Fig Class

Friday, October 22, 2021

Dear Families,

This week has been a busy one! Here are some highlights of our week.

This week we discussed the Parsha of Vayeira. We learned that Avraham and Sara helped other people who were traveling through the hot desert. The tent they lived in had 4 doors and their doors would always be open so they could see all travelers coming from all directions. Once their guests were fed and had water to drink, Avraham would tell them about the ways of Hashem. One week Avraham was not feeling well. Suddenly, Hashem appeared to Avraham to help him feel better. Although Avraham was grateful Hashem came, he wanted real guests to come so he could serve and teach them. Soon after this Avraham saw three travelers in the distance. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, he ran out to welcome them in. Once Avraham and Sara got them settled the travelers told them they were special messengers sent from Hashem. They were there to heal Avraham and to tell them they were going to have a baby! Sara laughed, being so old she didn't expect to have any babies. One year later Avraham and Sara welcomed their baby boy, who they named Yitzchok, meaning laughter because he brought such joy to the couple. After eight days Yitzchok was the first baby boy to have a bris milah, a mitzvah for Jewish boys ever since then.

This week's Parsha inspired many invitations to play. We are taking advantage of this beautiful weather and had a tea party and built our very own tent outside!

Before his guests entered his tent, Avraham would wash their feet. Our friends were invited to do the same. This was a great sensory experience that the children really enjoyed.

Dramatic Play

In the dramatic play center, our friends were invited to take care of babies just like Sara cared for baby Yitzchok. They learn how to change Baby's diaper and feed Baby when Baby was hungry, building their social emotional skills and empathy.