There Can Be Miracles? - ðñéí
Resource
Type:
Peula
in:
English
Age:
8-12
Group Size:
20-40
Estimated Time:
60
minutes
Ask your chanichim what is a miracle. Do you believe in miracles? Has a miracle ever happened to you? If so, let them share their experience.
There can be miracles?
Introduction:
Ask your chanichim what is a miracle. Do you believe in miracles? Has a miracle ever happened to you? If so, let them share their experience.
Game:
Split your chanichim into five groups. Every group must make a skit that will show a miracle from the tanach. (give them the sources sheet)
The five miracles are:
1.The burning bush
2.The ten plagues
3.Kriyat yam suf
4.Manna in the desert
5.David and Goliath
After ten minutes, each group should present its skit, and the other chanichim should guess the miracle. One chanich from the group that presented will read from the source.
The burning bush:
"åÌîÉùÑÆä, äÈéÈä øÉòÆä àÆú-öÉàï éÄúÀøåÉ çÉúÀðåÉ--ëÌÉäÅï îÄãÀéÈï; åÇéÌÄðÀäÇâ àÆú-äÇöÌÉàï àÇçÇø äÇîÌÄãÀáÌÈø, åÇéÌÈáÉà àÆì-äÇø äÈàÁìÉäÄéí çÉøÅáÈä. â,á åÇéÌÅøÈà îÇìÀàÇêÀ éÀäåÈä àÅìÈéå, áÌÀìÇáÌÇú-àÅùÑ--îÄúÌåÉêÀ äÇñÌÀðÆä; åÇéÌÇøÀà, åÀäÄðÌÅä äÇñÌÀðÆä áÌÉòÅø áÌÈàÅùÑ, åÀäÇñÌÀðÆä, àÅéðÆðÌåÌ àËëÌÈì. â,â åÇéÌÉàîÆø îÉùÑÆä--àÈñËøÈä-ðÌÈà åÀàÆøÀàÆä, àÆú-äÇîÌÇøÀàÆä äÇâÌÈãÉì äÇæÌÆä: îÇãÌåÌòÇ, ìÉà-éÄáÀòÇø äÇñÌÀðÆä. â,ã åÇéÌÇøÀà éÀäåÈä, ëÌÄé ñÈø ìÄøÀàåÉú; åÇéÌÄ÷ÀøÈà àÅìÈéå àÁìÉäÄéí îÄúÌåÉêÀ äÇñÌÀðÆä, åÇéÌÉàîÆø îÉùÑÆä îÉùÑÆä--åÇéÌÉàîÆø äÄðÌÅðÄé. â,ä åÇéÌÉàîÆø, àÇì-úÌÄ÷ÀøÇá äÂìÉí; ùÑÇì-ðÀòÈìÆéêÈ, îÅòÇì øÇâÀìÆéêÈ--ëÌÄé äÇîÌÈ÷åÉí àÂùÑÆø àÇúÌÈä òåÉîÅã òÈìÈéå, àÇãÀîÇú-÷ÉãÆùÑ äåÌà. â,å åÇéÌÉàîÆø, àÈðÉëÄé àÁìÉäÅé àÈáÄéêÈ, àÁìÉäÅé àÇáÀøÈäÈí àÁìÉäÅé éÄöÀçÈ÷, åÅàìÉäÅé éÇòÂ÷Éá; åÇéÌÇñÀúÌÅø îÉùÑÆä, ôÌÈðÈéå, ëÌÄé éÈøÅà, îÅäÇáÌÄéè àÆì-äÈàÁìÉäÄéí"
(Shmot\3)
The ten plagues
"åÇéÌÉàîÆø éÀäåÈä àÆì-îÉùÑÆä, àÁîÉø àÆì-àÇäÂøÉï ÷Çç îÇèÌÀêÈ åÌðÀèÅä-éÈãÀêÈ òÇì-îÅéîÅé îÄöÀøÇéÄí òÇì-ðÇäÂøÉúÈí òÇì-éÀàÉøÅéäÆí åÀòÇì-àÇâÀîÅéäÆí åÀòÇì ëÌÈì-îÄ÷ÀåÅä îÅéîÅéäÆí--åÀéÄäÀéåÌ-ãÈí; åÀäÈéÈä ãÈí áÌÀëÈì-àÆøÆõ îÄöÀøÇéÄí, åÌáÈòÅöÄéí åÌáÈàÂáÈðÄéí. æ,ë åÇéÌÇòÂùÒåÌ-ëÅï îÉùÑÆä åÀàÇäÂøÉï ëÌÇàÂùÑÆø öÄåÌÈä éÀäåÈä, åÇéÌÈøÆí áÌÇîÌÇèÌÆä åÇéÌÇêÀ àÆú-äÇîÌÇéÄí àÂùÑÆø áÌÇéÀàÉø, ìÀòÅéðÅé ôÇøÀòÉä, åÌìÀòÅéðÅé òÂáÈãÈéå; åÇéÌÅäÈôÀëåÌ ëÌÈì-äÇîÌÇéÄí àÂùÑÆø-áÌÇéÀàÉø, ìÀãÈí. æ,ëà åÀäÇãÌÈâÈä àÂùÑÆø-áÌÇéÀàÉø îÅúÈä, åÇéÌÄáÀàÇùÑ äÇéÀàÉø, åÀìÉà-éÈëÀìåÌ îÄöÀøÇéÄí, ìÄùÑÀúÌåÉú îÇéÄí îÄï-äÇéÀàÉø"
(Shmot\7)
Kriyat yam suf
"åÇéÌÅè îÉùÑÆä àÆú-éÈãåÉ, òÇì-äÇéÌÈí, åÇéÌåÉìÆêÀ éÀäåÈä àÆú-äÇéÌÈí áÌÀøåÌçÇ ÷ÈãÄéí òÇæÌÈä ëÌÈì-äÇìÌÇéÀìÈä, åÇéÌÈùÒÆí àÆú-äÇéÌÈí ìÆçÈøÈáÈä; åÇéÌÄáÌÈ÷ÀòåÌ, äÇîÌÈéÄí. éã,ëá åÇéÌÈáÉàåÌ áÀðÅé-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì áÌÀúåÉêÀ äÇéÌÈí, áÌÇéÌÇáÌÈùÑÈä; åÀäÇîÌÇéÄí ìÈäÆí çåÉîÈä, îÄéîÄéðÈí åÌîÄùÌÒÀîÉàìÈí. éã,ëâ åÇéÌÄøÀãÌÀôåÌ îÄöÀøÇéÄí, åÇéÌÈáÉàåÌ àÇçÂøÅéäÆí--ëÌÉì ñåÌñ ôÌÇøÀòÉä, øÄëÀáÌåÉ åÌôÈøÈùÑÈéå: àÆì-úÌåÉêÀ, äÇéÌÈí. éã,ëã åÇéÀäÄé, áÌÀàÇùÑÀîÉøÆú äÇáÌÉ÷Æø, åÇéÌÇùÑÀ÷Åó éÀäåÈä àÆì-îÇçÂðÅä îÄöÀøÇéÄí, áÌÀòÇîÌåÌã àÅùÑ åÀòÈðÈï; åÇéÌÈäÈí, àÅú îÇçÂðÅä îÄöÀøÈéÄí. éã,ëä åÇéÌÈñÇø, àÅú àÉôÇï îÇøÀëÌÀáÉúÈéå, åÇéÀðÇäÂâÅäåÌ, áÌÄëÀáÅãËú; åÇéÌÉàîÆø îÄöÀøÇéÄí, àÈðåÌñÈä îÄôÌÀðÅé éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì--ëÌÄé éÀäåÈä, ðÄìÀçÈí ìÈäÆí áÌÀîÄöÀøÈéÄíäÇãÌÈí, áÌÀëÈì-àÆøÆõ îÄöÀøÈéÄí"
(Shmot\14)
Manna in the desert
"àÆì-äÇîÌÈï òÅéðÅéðåÌ. éà,æ åÀäÇîÌÈï, ëÌÄæÀøÇò-âÌÇã äåÌà; åÀòÅéðåÉ, ëÌÀòÅéï äÇáÌÀãÉìÇç. éà,ç ùÑÈèåÌ äÈòÈí åÀìÈ÷ÀèåÌ åÀèÈçÂðåÌ áÈøÅçÇéÄí, àåÉ ãÈëåÌ áÌÇîÌÀãÉëÈä, åÌáÄùÌÑÀìåÌ áÌÇôÌÈøåÌø, åÀòÈùÒåÌ àÉúåÉ òËâåÉú; åÀäÈéÈä èÇòÀîåÉ, ëÌÀèÇòÇí ìÀùÑÇã äÇùÌÑÈîÆï. éà,è åÌáÀøÆãÆú äÇèÌÇì òÇì-äÇîÌÇçÂðÆä, ìÈéÀìÈä, éÅøÅã äÇîÌÈï, òÈìÈéå."
(Bamidbar\11)
David and Goliath
"åÀäÈéÈä ëÌÄé-÷Èí äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄé, åÇéÌÅìÆêÀ åÇéÌÄ÷ÀøÇá ìÄ÷ÀøÇàú ãÌÈåÄã; åÇéÀîÇäÅø ãÌÈåÄã, åÇéÌÈøÈõ äÇîÌÇòÂøÈëÈä ìÄ÷ÀøÇàú äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄé. îè åÇéÌÄùÑÀìÇç ãÌÈåÄã àÆú-éÈãåÉ àÆì-äÇëÌÆìÄé, åÇéÌÄ÷ÌÇç îÄùÌÑÈí àÆáÆï åÇéÀ÷ÇìÌÇò, åÇéÌÇêÀ àÆú-äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄé, àÆì-îÄöÀçåÉ; åÇúÌÄèÀáÌÇò äÈàÆáÆï áÌÀîÄöÀçåÉ, åÇéÌÄôÌÉì òÇì-ôÌÈðÈéå àÈøÀöÈä. ð åÇéÌÆçÁæÇ÷ ãÌÈåÄã îÄï-äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄé áÌÇ÷ÌÆìÇò åÌáÈàÆáÆï, åÇéÌÇêÀ àÆú-äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄé åÇéÀîÄúÅäåÌ; åÀçÆøÆá, àÅéï áÌÀéÇã-ãÌÈåÄã. ðà åÇéÌÈøÈõ ãÌÈåÄã åÇéÌÇòÂîÉã àÆì-äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄé åÇéÌÄ÷ÌÇç àÆú-çÇøÀáÌåÉ åÇéÌÄùÑÀìÀôÈäÌ îÄúÌÇòÀøÈäÌ, åÇéÀîÉúÀúÅäåÌ, åÇéÌÄëÀøÈú-áÌÈäÌ, àÆú-øÉàùÑåÉ; åÇéÌÄøÀàåÌ äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄéí ëÌÄé-îÅú âÌÄáÌåÉøÈí, åÇéÌÈðËñåÌ. ðá åÇéÌÈ÷ËîåÌ àÇðÀùÑÅé éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì åÄéäåÌãÈä åÇéÌÈøÄòåÌ, åÇéÌÄøÀãÌÀôåÌ àÆú-äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄéí, òÇã-áÌåÉàÂêÈ âÇéÀà, åÀòÇã ùÑÇòÂøÅé òÆ÷ÀøåÉï; åÇéÌÄôÌÀìåÌ çÇìÀìÅé ôÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄéí, áÌÀãÆøÆêÀ ùÑÇòÂøÇéÄí, åÀòÇã-âÌÇú, åÀòÇã-òÆ÷ÀøåÉï. ðâ åÇéÌÈùÑËáåÌ áÌÀðÅé éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, îÄãÌÀìÉ÷ àÇçÂøÅé ôÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄéí; åÇéÌÈùÑÉñÌåÌ, àÆú-îÇçÂðÅéäÆí. ðã åÇéÌÄ÷ÌÇç ãÌÈåÄã àÆú-øÉàùÑ äÇôÌÀìÄùÑÀúÌÄé, åÇéÀáÄàÅäåÌ éÀøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí; åÀàÆú-ëÌÅìÈéå, ùÒÈí áÌÀàÈäÃìåÉ."
(Shmuel\17)
Discussion:
Do you think its good that there are miracles in the world? Do you think that it makes people put less effort, because they just rely on miracles?
Why when people talk about miracles they refer to huge things? Maybe it could be a small everyday occurrence.
So how it is connected to Chanukah? In Chanukah the Chashmonaim won the Greeks although they were the weak and with less people. The victory was a huge miracle!
Learning “Al Hanisim” with the Chanichim.
Make a Bristol board with the words of Al Hanisim, and take out some words, and let them fill in the blanks with cards that you’ve prepared.
"úôéìú "òì äðéñéí
òì äðñéí åòì äôåø÷ï åòì äâáåøåú åòì äúùåòåú åòì äîìçîåú
.ùòùéú ìàáåúéðå áéîéí ääí áæîï äæä
áéîé îúúéäå áï-éåçðï ëäï âãåì çùîåðàé åáðéå ëùòîãä îìëåú éåï
: äøùòä òì-òîê éùøàì ìäùëéçí úåøúê åìäòáéøí îçå÷é øöåðê
åàúä áøçîéê äøáéí òîãú ìäí áòú öøúí, øáú àú øéáí, ãðú àú
ãéðí, ð÷îú àú ð÷îúí, îñøú âáåøéí áéã çìùéí åøáéí áéã îòèéí
.åèîàéí áéã èäåøéí åøùòéí áéã öãé÷éí åæãéí áéã òåñ÷é úåøúê
åìê òùéú ùí âãåì å÷ãåù áòåìîê åìòîê éùøàì òùéú úùåòä
âãåìä åôø÷ï ëäéåí äæä : åàçø ëï áàå áðéê ìãáéø áéúê åôðå àú
äéëìê åèäøå àú î÷ãùê åäãìé÷å ðøåú áçöøåú ÷ãùê å÷áòå ùîåðú
(éîé çðëä àìå ìäåãåú åìäìì ìùîê äâãåì. (îúåê äúôéìä
Summary:
We learned that miracles happen everyday, all around us, and maybe we just need to pay closer attention to these miracles, and not just think about the large miracles of the Tanach. Maybe we all need to appreciate the small things a little bit more.
Chanuka quiz
1. Chanukah is known as
a. The Festival of Lights
b. TheHoliday of Rededication
c. The Jewish Christmas
d. The Yiddish Ramadan
2. The heroes of Chanukah lived in
a. AncientPalestine
b. AncientIsrael
c. The Occupied Territories
d. The Liberated Territories
e. A three-floor walk-up inBrooklyn
3. The Jews of the time of the first Chanukah worshipped
a. At theHoly Temple inJerusalem
b. At a less holy temple about ten miles west ofJerusalem
c. Wherever they could get High Holiday tickets
d. All of the above...except b. and c.
4. Suddenly, a new, cruel leader (what else is new?) came to power
the Jews, whose name was
a. Hafiz al-Assad
b. Yassir Arafat
c. Antiochus
d. Antisemite
e. Antibody
5. This evil leader abruptly commanded the Jews of his kingdom to
a. Eat pig
b. Eat at McDonald's
c. Eat everything on their plates
d. Become idol worshippers
6. There arose a brave elder among the Jewish people who helped
to lead a revolt against the Greeks, whose name was
a. Mattathias
b. Mattityahu
c. Matthew
d. Mendive the Poet
7. Mattityahu (what a relief-that's the answer to # 6) had sons by
the names of
a. Groucho,, Harpo, Zeppo and Gummo Chico
b. Huey, Dewey and Louis
c. Jacob, Joey, Jeremy and Christopher (his wife became less
traditional as she grew older)
d. Dah, could be Leroy, Leroy. Leroy and Leroy
8. The last name of this glorious family was
a. Marx (see #7a)
b. Duck (see #7b)
c. Abu ben Amir (it wasn't easy to be a Jew in those days)
d. Maccabee
9. The town in which the heroic family lived was
a. Modin
b. Mahwah
c.Crown Heights
d.Farfallen Heights
10. Where did the Jews fight the Greeks?
a. AtEntebbe
b. At Natanya
c. Through thick and thin
d. With blood, sweat and tears
11. In order to purify the, the Jews had to Holy Temple
a. Get a good cleaning person who would do floors
b. Get a good cleaning person who would do walls and windows too
(now that's a miracle!)
c. Get rid of the chazar-fleisch
d. Get some lamp oil
12. The oil the Maccabees found was sufficient for only
a. One day
b. Seven days
c. Seven days in, eight in the Diaspora (go figure) Israel
13. But there was a great miracle, as the oil used for resanctifying
theended up lasting Temple
a. Until it needed an oil change
b. Twelve days
c. Twelve days, but for you, eight days
14. Hannah was a heroine of the first Chanukah, who had
a. Five daughters
b. No, it was Tevye the Fiddler who had five daughters
c. Seven sons
d. Six sons
15. One of the great coincidences of history is that:
a. Chanukah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month Kislev
b. Christmas takes place on the 25th day of the Julian month of
December
c. Chanukah and charoset (from Passover) both start with "ch"
16. Among the Talmudic rulings on this holiday is that:
a. The Chanukiya must be lit at sunset
b. The Chanukiya should be placed outside the entrance of one's house
c. The Chanukiya should be set on a window nearest the street
d. a b and c are correct
e. Chanukah used to be the day before Tu B'Shvat but the rabbis
moved it to avoid forest fires
17. Jewish women are obligated to also light the Chanukiya
because..
a. They were included in the miracle, according to Tractate Shabbat,
b.they should’nt light
c. because it’s even more important than shabbat’s candels
18. One of the major debates in the Talmud involves:
a. The House of Shammai suggesting that we light eight lights on the
first night of Chanukah, and then one less each following night
b. The House of Hillel suggesting that we light one light on the first
night, and then one more each following night
c.a and b are correct
d.Rabbi Yehuda suggesting that you can do both as the house of Hilel or as the house of Shamai
19. Because Chanukah is considered such a joyous holiday, Jews are
a. Forbidden to eulogize the dead
b. Forbidden to make Melacha
c. Forbidden to cover their neighbor's Christmas lights, especially
since the concept was stolen from the holiday lights of Chanukah,
anyway
20. Al-Hanissim is added to Birkat Hamazon during the eight days of Chanukah.
It translates as:
a. "Thanks for the Miracles."
b. "Thanks for the Memories"
c.”Please we need a miracle”.
21. A long-accepted tradition of Jews around the world is for the
parents to give their children:
a. Chanukah gelt (money), over the eight days of the holiday
b.Sufganiot
c.i-pod
22. On the holiday of Chanukah, millions of Jews all over the world
a. Spin the dreidel
b. Hang the mistletoe
c. Book a cruise for Easter
d. Decorate a Chanukah Bush
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