Ramaz Lower School

B.R.A.V.E. Baseball Day
Baseball, Hotdogs, Equal Rights, Math, Science, Poetry, Music. . . and the Mets!

Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebrations
All classes celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the State of Israel

Owen and Mzee
Lower School Book Day

Chumash Celebration
Second Graders Receive Their First Chumashim

		Chumash Celebration Torah transmitted to another generation
By RamazKids.com After much preparation, second graders were ready to receive their first chumashim at the Chumash Celebration. The children learned about the Torah, how a sofer writes it, how to locate perakim (chapters) and pesukim (sentences) and more. At the celebration, the children were each called up with their families to the Torah where they recited birkot haTorah, thanking God for giving us this treasure. Their parents handed them their new chumashim, symbolically showing the transmission of Torah and the performance mitzvot from generation to generation. Teachers welcomed families and guests on this momentous occasion. Rabbi Alan Berkowitz, Lower School headmaster, commented on importance of the festivities. "We should sing about this, we should celebrate this, and we should carry the joy we feel today in our hearts as we learn Torah throughout our lives." The students performed several songs in celebration of this memorable milestone in their lives including shehechiyanu, to mark this new beginning. Click here to view photos from the event