Parshat Nitzavim
Generations Project:
"It is the seventh day of Adar. By the time night falls, the nation will mourn the loss of its greatest leader. Moshe announces to the nation that he is going to make a new treaty between Bnei Yisroel and Hashem.
The new treaty is needed because the generation that was at Har (Mt.) Sinai had already passed on and Moshe wanted this new generation to promise to keep the Torah. But the Bnei Yisroel must swear that they will be Hashem's people forever. From now on every Jew, in every generation, will be responsible for himself and his fellow Jew."
http://www.torahtots.com/parsha/devarim/nitzav2.htm
So we thought we would do some research into what happens in certain generations...
We decided to study four generations, set apart by fourty years, 2000's, 1960's, 1920's and 1880's.
We cut a round piece of card, stuck pictures of things that happened in that generation around the edge...
We wrote about each picture on the back...
Then placed another piece of card with a picture of the world on top and on top of that a picture of a boy and girl, joined it all together with a split pin and labelled which generation it was.
Water Purification Project:
"In our last episode Moshe warned the Bnei Yisroel of the consequences of abandoning the Torah: losing the land, exile, famine - about 98 different punishments! (in addition to the 49 previously mentioned in Vayikra, Parshat Bechukotai).
As our Parsha opens, the Bnei Yisroel are freaked out! How can Hashem expect the nation to be perfect? Moshe replies that a little punishment is good for the soul. You see, in the big picture there's this world and there's "Olam Habah," - the world to come. When a Jew sins, Hashem punishes him in this world so that his Neshoma (soul) will be pure for Olam Habah. It may seem harsh when there is famine or exile, but this world is only a front for the great reward of Olam Habah."
http://www.torahtots.com/parsha/devarim/nitzav2.htm
So we decided to research, in a chemical context, all the different methods of purification;
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_purification_methods_in_chemistry
We decided to make our own water filtration system...
You will need from your garden or local woodland; moss, sand, charcoal (from a previously made fire), stones.
FYI: Activated charcoal traps impurities in water including solvents, pesticides, industrial waste and other chemicals. This is why it’s used in water filtration systems throughout the world.
Press the moss down first...
Then a layer of crushed charcoal...
Then add sand...
Rosh Hashanah Mini Shofar project:
You'll need two loo rolls, scissors and tape...
Cut the loo roll into rings...
Cut the rings vertically as they will need to be different sizes...
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