Today we had a wonderful workshop with Ruth from Judaism for Schools. She talked to us about the Jewish Home. We learnt about the mezuzah (a section of the holy Torah scroll that is displayed on Jewish doorways), the kiddish cup, Shabbat candles and challah bread used weekly on the Jewish holy day of Shabbat (Saturday). We tried on Kippah hats and prayer shawls that are worn to the Jewish place of prayer, the Synagogue. We saw the the Hanukkah candles used at the festival of Hanukkah in the Winter and played with the traditional spinning top dreidel game. We had great fun and it really inspired an interest in learning about things that are special to different people.
