Be’chol Lashon Kid’s Zone
Interactive Performances:
Circus School Acrobats :
Students will do multiple performances with hoops, showcasing their gymnastic, balancing and tumbling skills.
West African Drum Circle and Dancing:
Rhythm Village founder, Gabe Harris will be leading both drum and dance workshops for children and adults. They are accomplished performers and educators, with a dynamic teaching style that conveys their unique understanding of the powerful role of music. Gabe other Rhythm Villagers will leading drum circles through out the day in the children’s area. This interactive performance encourages everyone to participate and express creative energy! Rhythm Village is committed to creating positive change through rhythm based on the premise that music has the power to diminish social, racial, cultural, and economic boundaries.
Arts & Crafts:
Israeli Orange Havdallah Besamin Balls or Besamin Havdallah Spice Sachet Bags
Reciting Havdalah on Saturday night, when Shabbat ends, is one of the 613 commandments (Mitzvot) of the Torah. Havdalah prepares us for another week of work, creation, production and study. We smell the spices during Havdalah, to infuse our week with sweetness. Besamim (spices) remind us of the beautiful fragrance of the season. Use a variety of African, West Indian, and European spices to create a potpourri sachet for Havdalah or your room.
Shavuot First Fruit Asian block prints
In the Torah, Shavuot is celebrated as the Festival of the First Fruits of the spring harvest. Asian cultures have also traditionally celebrated the first harvest of the year Make block prints of typical "bikkurim" (harvest fruits and vegetables) from China and Israel using hand-carved linoleum block prints. For younger children, we will provide paper copies of the harvest fruits to color in with markers and crayons.
Portrait Magnets
Personalize a refrigerator magnet with thumbnail photos, Hebrew words, and other decorations. We will take your photo and print on the spot to sticker on the magnate. Add extras such as Bruchim Ha’baim, Shalom, Be’chol Lashon, mispacha, toda and others to celebrate the language that ties us all together.
Latino Paper Flowers
Make your own bright tissue paper flowers or colorful construction paper "picado" to adorn the walls of your house. One of the names for tissue paper in Mexico is papel de China. In the 16th century Chinese paperwork was imported to Mexico, where it became the basis for many folk art forms. Examples of papel picado, colorful strings of paper cut decorations used for holiday celebrations, date back to the early 20th century. During the 18th and 19th centuries, European and North African Jews used paper cuts as sukkah decorations, birthing amulets, and mizrachim (hung on the eastern walls to remind the viewer of Jerusalem). Make your own bright tissue paper flowers or colorful construction paper "picado" to adorn the walls of your house.
Make your own Tzedakah Box
Create your own Tzedakah Box to learn about the tradition of giving and show gratitude, care, and friendship to the members of our community. Reach out and connect with Jews around the world. Be’chol Lashon is raising funds to help the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda build a medical clinic. These life saving services are available to Jews, Christians and Muslims in the region, promoting peace and security. Celebrate the spirit of Tzedakah year round by making giving part of your life, and making the security and well-being of the Abayudaya part of your world.
