Jacksonville Jewish News • October 2013
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EDUCATION
Torah Academy of Jacksonville adopts Tal AM By Torah Academy
While Torah Academy has always had a strong base in Hebrew – students can read and write in Hebrew by the time they leave kindergarten – Hebrew as a spoken language was not a formalized course of study. It was important to the Torah Academy Board, Education Committee and parents to make Hebrew language studies an official part of the curriculum, so a decision was made this spring to adopt the TaL AM Hebrew Language Arts Program. TaL AM is a dynamic method of Hebrew study for grades 1 to 6 in use in over 340 schools across the globe. It employs sensory exercises – through books, music, games and more – to help learn Hebrew and strengthen students’ relationship to their Jewish heritage. It is one TaL AM mission to create a strong connection
between students and the state of Israel through a unifying language. Two of Torah Academy’s Judaic studies teachers, Rabbi Mayer Rabinowitz and Orit Kaiser, attended TaL AM’s training institute this summer and received certification in the program. “A core component of Torah Academy’s mission is a passion for the land and people of Israel,” says Torah Academy’s new principal Joshua Wise. “By adopting the TaL AM program, we are helping our students connect to Israel on a new level. Additionally, as students absorb the style and grammar of Modern Hebrew, they will develop confidence in their analytic skills, which will carry over into their text study of chumash and navi in the original sources. They will create key foundations upon which other exciting community-based programs, such as our Israel Partnership program, will flourish.”
We’ve got that Shabbat feelin’ at the DuBow Preschool year olds), Kofim (2 year olds) and twice a month by our Shalom Baby group. We meet in our special Jewish Studies room to open our mini-arc, take out our torah and celebrate with songs and stories. Next, our older children, lead by their class’s imas and abas, participate in a musical walk to the Jacksonville Jewish Center Chapel. Morah Rachel, Morah Miriam, Hazzan Holzer, Rabbi Olitzky, Rabbi Lubliner and Director Shereen Canady first sound
By SHEREEN CANADY DuBow Preschool
Fridays are extra special at the DuBow Preschool. Every week each class picks an ima (mother) and an aba (father). Their jobs are very important. These children are the leaders of their class for the week. The most exciting part of their job takes place on Fridays when our school celebrates Shabbat. Our first Shabbat celebration is attended by our Doobonim (1
PTA kicks off new year
before school began. The pool party brought out many new families. The following morning, the PTA provided a Back to School Parent Breakfast, which was well-attended and gave parents an opportunity to schmooze, and learn more about the PTA and how to get involved. The PTA calendar is full with fun and feel-good events for the school year. Should you want to get involved or volunteer for a specific event, please contact Yakov Feig at yakovf@comcast.net.
By The Galinsky Academy
Under the leadership of new PTA President Yakov Feig and a fabulous committee, it’s evident that it’s going to be a great year. PTA sponsored a fun backto-school pool party Yakov Feig the Sunday
their drums, guitar and noise makers outside the VPK classrooms. The sound begins the Shabbat parade. Next stop is to pick up the Parparim (3 year olds). The joyous sounds of the children, teachers and clergy fill the halls of the DuBow Preschool and Center. The parade ends in the chapel. The ruach and fun continues as each class leads the entire group in their favorite Shabbat songs, complete with props, masks and hats. The children proudly put change in the Tzedakah box or canned fruit in the Jewish Family & Community Services basket. We sing about the mitzvah of giving and, together, welcome Shabbat.
Parents also play an important role in our Shabbat celebrations. The parents of the ima and abas are invited to help set the Shabbat tables, read a story and join the
festivities. What a beautiful sight it is to watch our sweet preschoolers, their parents and our faculty join together, say the blessings and enjoy the challah and juice.
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