Yesterday we hung up our boots that we made
in hopes that St. Nicholas would come.
This morning we found that he brought us some goodies, and a stick
(switch). This is because children are
never all good or all bad so they get both.
We also learned about Hanukah today. In 165 B.C.E., the Jewish Maccabees managed to drive the Syrian army out
of Jerusalem and reclaim their temple. The legend of the menorah: When the Jews
prepared to rededicate their temple by relighting the "eternal
flame," after driving out their oppressors, they had just enough
consecrated oil to burn for one day, but the oil miraculously lasted for eight
days until new oil arrived to fuel the flame. This is why Jewish families
light candles or burn oil in a menorah for the eight days of Hanukkah, adding
one candle each day. We also made
Latkes! Most of the children loved
them! We read a book called I have a
Little Dreidel. They may come home
singing Oh
dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
then dreidel I shall play.
Read more: How to Teach Children the Meaning of Hanukkah | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/how_5890_teach-children-meaning.html#ixzz2EJ3EdvcK
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