Fourth grade tefillah
As mentioned below, Avery and her fourth-grade classmates have spent the last few months preparing for their tefillah. Though this year’s service featured traditional prayers and songs, the kids also spent time talking about specific Jewish values and what they meant to them; Avery’s was chased (kindness) and she gave a brief presentation on it on the bimah.
Tefillah is an annual tradition at Brandeis and this year I was struck by how much these kids have grown up – they practically look like grown ups when compared to how they looked at their big one in first grade! And they were also really poised and confident as they spoke about their values – no shaky voices here!
-M
