HSRS Newsletter Archive

HSRS Announcements (Hodaahot הוֹדָוֹת)

Important Dates & Upcoming Events

September 24- NO HSRS
​​​​​​​September 30- PJ Havdalah in the Sukkah, registration required
October 1- NO HSRS
October 8- NO HSRS
October 11- Bnai Mitzvah Orientation from 7:30-8:30pm for 6th grade parents (7th grade families who are new or want a refresher are welcome, too!)
October 15- BBYO event, details to come!
October 18- BBYO meeting from 6:30-7:30pm, feel free to come as early as 5:15 to hang/do homework.
October 29- Beresheet Day 1 from 10:30-12pm

BBYO & Teens
IST 2024 Registration is Open! (Israeli Study Tour)
CALLING ALL CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS! Register by November 1st for a discounted price. Visit our website to learn more about price, scholarship opportunities, dates, and register. Join us at one of the IST information meetings to learn more before signing up. Please email ist@jewishcolorado.org with any questions. 

Information Meetings:

• Tuesday, September 19th at 6pm at JEWISHcolorado building
• Thursday, October 5th at 6pm on Zoom

***BBYO Membership required to attend the above event.  Information coming soon regarding how to purchase a lifetime membership!***
 

Synagogue & Community News
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From Our Teachers

Kitah Gan (Kindergarten)
Shana Tovah.  Class Resumes October 15!

Kitah Alef (First Grade)
Shana Tovah.  Class Resumes October 15!

Kitah Bet (Second Grade)
Shana Tovah.  Class Resumes October 15!

Kitah Gimel (Third Grade)
Wednesday- We began by reading the “The Hardest Word – A Yom Kippur Story”.  We discussed that for ten days, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, we say sorry (the “hardest word”) to all people we treated unfairly or unkindly throughout the year. On the tenth day, Yom Kippur, we ask forgiveness from G-d. We then discussed the difference between the Hebrew calendar and our everyday secular calendar.  The Hebrew calendar is based on the cycles of the moon going around our earth, whereas, a secular calendar is based on the earth going around the sun. We then made Jewish Calendar Wheels to learn the names of the different Hebrew months and the secular months that they match up with, and which Jewish holidays fall at different times of the year.  Finally, after a short break outside, we worked on Lesson 4 of our Hebrew workbooks. 

Kitah Dalet (Fourth Grade)
Wednesday from Morah Merav- As we continue our work with the Aleph Bet, we have also started reading some words together in Hebrew. We also worked in our Time to Read workbooks. Everyone is doing a great job! Next week on Wednesday September 27, one of our students will be sharing a special book and presentation with the entire Kitah Dalet.



Wednesday from Morah Sophie- This week we discussed the next upcoming holiday, Yom Kippur! We talked about the purpose of the holiday, and what the students were going to focus on in the upcoming year. The rest of class was dedicated to the Mi Chamocha that we will master soon!!
     

Kitah Hay (Fifth Grade)
Wednesday from Morah Lauren- Kita Hay reviewed vowels, practiced reading words, played football, and read a story on The Days of Awe. Next week we will study with games, too many games is the plan for next Wednesday. L' Shana Tova, Kita Hay families.  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Kitah Vav (Sixth Grade)
Wednesday from Morah Leah- During this Wednesday class we focused our Hebrew on Yom Kippur vocabulary. Your student did very well discerning real words with the letters and vowels we have been reviewing. After our break we talked about traditions of Yom Kippur observance including wearing white, not wearing leather shoes and why we fast. We finished the night with reading Yettele’s Feathers by Joan Rothenberg, which lead to a good discussion about how we can say sorry and mean it does not completely erase bad choices or behavior. Over time, these can add up to negative feelings. Think before you speak or act , and how it might impact the person you are interacting with - and also the person receiving or hearing, has the responsibility to not assume the person’s speaking intentions. Shana Tova and Shavuah Tov

Kitah Zayin (Seventh Grade)
Wednesday from Rabbi Finestone- As a Hebrew reading exercise, we practiced reading the Avinu Malkeinu prayer. We discussed the meaning of each line of this prayer after reading it, and discussed the imagery involved.  After break, we looked at different texts from the Talmud about forgiveness. The main point was that forgiveness needs to take place between one person and another before it can take place between a person and God. We had fun discussing different examples of transgressions, and how to make them better.

From Our Specials

Shira News
Shana Tovah.  Shira resumes October 15!

News from the Sifriyah (Library)
Remember that High Holiday books are available in the classrooms and in the synagogue foyer for checkout.  Don't see something you want?  Ask Judy and she'll help you find it!

News from the Kitchen 
We have a few weeks before Morah Ellen will be returning to the kitchen! Get ready to whip up something delicious.