Back up and breathing

Two bust weeks of Mitzvah Fair, Lag Ba-Omer and Color War are behind us and we're back up and headed for the home stretch.

Shavuot is in the air and we're busy preparing several fronts for the upcoming holiday:

Megillat Rut - we're studying the story of Rut in increments. Each stage of the story will be presented in a small and manageable chunk, followed by reflective activities to help students internalize the myriad lessons related to the story. The overarching theme of Megillat Rut is chesed, kindness, and we're using that as our entry point into the story. Yesterday, students formed teams and debated whether Elimelech was justified in leaving his hometown of Beit Lechem to escape the throngs of people besieging him for help. Students used specific examples from the story to back up their arguments. Today, students wrote an obituary for Elimelech, also drawing on specific references from the Megillah.