This week we are discovering what kinds of brachot (blessings) we say over smells! We are delving into smell’s relationship with taste, memory, and how we feel. We are exploring the way smell enriches our lives and brings us into the present. Read on to hear about the smelly activities we have been doing! We are making bath fizzies using…
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Thunderbolts and Lightning, Very Very Frightening!
This week we are learning all about thunder, lighting and rainbows and exploring the ways we can appreciate them as parts of creation, even though they can be scary. We are spending time talking about how these elements feel, what they look and sound like, how we feel about them, and the science behind them. We are learning the brachot…
Noticing Nature
This week at Makom Community, we are paying attention to the parts of creation that make us gasp in amazement. We began with a nature walk through the city. We noticed nature and took lots of pictures along the way. Read on to see what we noticed: I made that face because a bug just tried to go in my eye! The flower was the shape of a bell pepper. …
Makom Community Leaves Egypt
Last week, we completed the final stretch of our Pesach (Passover) unit. We did Bedikat Chametz (checking for bread products) by playing hide and seek games with chametz (bread products). And we did Biyur Chametz by destroying all the chametz. We closed out our week with a camp day about the leaving Egypt story. Read on to get the details! We had lots of fun hiding chametz around Makom Community. One day our older and younger students hid chametz for each other. For Biyur Chametz we…
Now Hiring!
Makom Community is growing in a variety of exciting ways. That means we need to find just the right people to add to our dynamic staff team. We now have positions open for one part-time and two full-time positions. Click the links below to see the full job descriptions. Stay tuned for more part-time teacher positions in June, too! BMitzvah…
Sweet Freedom
This week we have been enjoying our status as free people! What are things that free people get to do? Read on to find out! Free people get to make music! We were fortunate enough to have Ami Yares come visit. He helped us write a song, and performed a fabulous concert! Check out our song writing process: These are…