Paae 16-THE NEWS-April 1989
LUBAVITCH OF N.C.
Thoughts From The
Lubavitcher Rebbe
Passover in Spring
By RABBI YOSSI GRONER
Preschool and Day School Activities
The Festival of Passover,
which commemorates the
Exodus from Egypt, was
ordained by G-d to take place
in the spring season. It is for
this reason that we add an
extra month every leap year,
as we did this year, in order
to celebrate Passover in the
spring.
The fact that the Exodus
from Egypt took place in the
spring is explained by our
sages as an indication of a
special Divine kindness...it
is a most pleasant time of
year.
In nature, spring reveals
all the natural forces which
were dormant and hidden
during the winter; the grass
grows and the trees bring
forth blossoms, which later
turn into ripe fruit.
The same idea may be
applied to people. There can
be a state of “winter,” or
apparent unproductivity, in
the life of a person. But no
one should consider himself
or another as being .worlds
ful, even if a long period of
fruitlessness has elapsed.
Given the proper inspiration
and stimulus, the state of
winter can easily be changed
to spring and blossom,
which eventually will ripen
into good fruits for G-d and
mankind.
The significance of spring
in Jewish life is indicated by
the very festival of Passover.
For two hundred ten years,
the children of Israel lived in
Egypt, in physical and spir
itual slavery, stagnating in
the abominations of Egypt.
It did not seem that there
could be a revival of Jewish
life.
Yet, there occurred the
' Exodus in the middle of the
spring, and the children of
Israel were completely free;
so free, even spiritually, that
in a very short time they
became worthy of receiving
the Torah, the zenith and
fulfillment of the entire
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SUNDAYS — 9-10 AM
Since winter usually
means cold weather, the
preschoolers have been
learning about the affects of
freezing weather. They par
ticipated in experiments in
volving freezing water and
other elements. They also
created simulated snow
flakes and learned about
weather safety.
The children experiment
ed with retail business by
opening a makeshift “groc
ery store” at the school.
Some children pretended to
be “stockers” and put gfroc-
ery items on the shelves.
Other children used shop
ping carts as they selected
their food items. Upon com
pleting their shopping, the
children proceeded to the
cashier who used an adding
machine, paper and pencil to
determine the cost of the
groceries. The shopper had
the option of paying with
paper money or a check.
During the trip to the Na
ture Museum, the students
learned how animals use
their five senses. They also
explored the Owl’s Nest
Room, where they applied
their senses to participate in
some very interesting activ
ities.
During their Judaica
classes the children have
Mitzvah discussions, which^
are led by Chanie Weiss,
Judaica teacher. The past
two weeks the Mitzvah dis
cussions have centered
around the Mitzvot of Hach-
nosas Orchim (hospitality)
and Ahavas Yisroel (loving
your friend like yourself).
The students made art pro
jects portraying each Mitz
vah and also learned a song
about each Mitzvah.
In preparation for Purim
the children made royal cos
tumes and learned much
about the Purim holiday and
its significance. They each
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