Jewish studies Bar and Bat Mitzvot

Apr8

Hi, Hermione 18 here and today I am going to tell you all about Bar and Bat mitzvahs. First of all  a bar or bat mitzvah is when a boy or girl is considered an adult in jewish law typically they start to take part in and get more involved in the torah’s teachings. Here are some things that change:

  • Ability to have an “aliyah” where one is called up to recite the blessings before and after the Torah is read (must be a male in the
  • Orthodox community)
  • Lighting the Shabbat candles (typically reserved for women but may also be completed by men)
  • Keeping Shabbat (do not work on Shabbat)
  • Keeping Kosher
  • Fasting on Yom Kippur
  • Learn and teach the Torah
  • Become responsible for your own actions
  • Honor the elderly/wise community members
  • Honor your father and mother
  • Do not take revenge on others
  • Do not shame others
  • Help a neighbor in need
  • Do not wrong a stranger with speech (talk poorly about another person)
  • Giving tzedakah to the poor

In different jewish communities you will notice a difference for example in a traditional orthodox communities you will never see women reading the torah in front of men.

Men take on the responsibility of wearing tallit and tefillin.

What is tefillin ?

Tefillin is two square black boxes made out of leather. Each box contains parchments with Torah verses and serve as a reminder of the mitzvot. In more orthodox communities only men are allowed to wear tefillin, but in conservative and reform communities women can wear tefillin. Men and women typically start to wear Tefillin after their bar and bat mitzvah.

What is tallit?

Tallit is a prayer shawl worn only by men in orthodox communities and in more reform and conservative communities by women too. There are two types of tallit

On the tallit there is a string called Tekhelet.

Tekhelet is a string dyed by a sea snail in hebrew called a chilazon. The chilazon was lost for hundreds of years until they found the snail using science and the torah as a guide. Some people do not use tekhelet because they are not sure that it is the right animals blood.

 

I hope that you learned something new. THANKS FOR READING MY BLOG AND DO NOT FORGET TO COMMENT.

 

Innovation Day

Mar26

Hi, Hermione 18 here today I am going to walk you through the emotional rollercoaster of innovation day. It all started when my amazing science teacher announced that we were making games that included circuits. I was excited but also nervous because 

  1. This year I would be judged ( Anxiety meter at 9.5)
  2. I was leaving to Edmonton for two days before presenting ( Anxiety meter 10.9999999)

It was also fun. I got to test out a hypothesis and see the results myself.  Overall I think I did quite well with the judges even though I felt anxious with my first judge but then me and my partner got into the rhythm and felt good. I hope you enjoyed coming on my rollercoaster ride. Until next time:)

Me and my partner at innovation day

 

Terme 1 en class français

Jan25

Bonjour Hermione 18 ici dans ce terme j’ai fait beaucoup de projets. Deux projets en études sociales.

Ici c’est mon  project sur l’organisation international… L’UNICEF

Je fais aussi un project sur les symboles de Canada

finalement un project très heureux sur l’équité de Harold

Dans ce Terme nous étudions sur un espris du croisants avec Will Smith.

 

Merci d’avoir lu mon blog  jusqu’à la prochaine fois 🙂

Les Vikings

Mar9

 Pendant notre cours d’Études Sociales avec Madame Sylvie, nous avons appris beaucoup de faits intéressants au sujet des Premiers Explorateurs. Pour conclure ce chapitre, nous devions choisir un groupe d’explorateurs de notre choix. Moi, j’ai choisi Les Vikings. Après ma recherche, j’ai préparé une présentation avec CANVA. Voici quelques faits intéressants que j’ai appris sur les Vikings Les viking restés au Canada pour 400 années,Les vikings restés au L’anse aux meadows 60 années et L’Anse aux Meadows vu dire “ GRASSLANDS BAY”.

les vikings by hermione

My bottle cap writing

Dec16

Hello everyone Hermione 18 here, this is my bottle cap writing. I had to design my own bottle cap and I chose a box here is why you should buy it. Tell me in the comments if you would or wouldn’t buy it and why, also if you have any questions about it ask in the comments.

   “Oh no…I forgot ice for my coca cola!”

“I can help you … just use my box bottle topper 2.0” 

“What is that?!”

“It is an invention to make your life easier. Awesomely, it has some admirable uses such as it can make crazy cool drinks, it has terrific travel use and it has interchangeable settings!”

The current bottle top is absolutely BORING! I mean it has no use except just keeping your bottle from spilling! We deserve something funky, something crazy! I am sure this will SAVE YOUR LIFE… because there is nothing worse than a warm coca cola!

 

I am certain that box bottle topper 2.0 will cool your drink to the point it might freeze! Let me share a story. My grandmother absolutely adores cold drinks (seriously she won’t drink warm water, coke, sprite, ginger ale, etc…) but when my parents forget to put her drink in the fridge or make ice she has to bring her own cold beverage!! This rounds me up to my first reason icy cold drinks. Box bottle topper 2.0 delivers accessible ice, think about my story imagine if my grandmother had box bottle topper 2.0. This means not needing to get up!

The time has come to reveal the most thrilling thing of all..

The Box bottle topper 2.0 can not only keep things cold… it has interchangeable spectacular settings that will blow your mind! It can be warm on the inside and cold on the outside and vice versa! Imagine your food cold and your coffee warm! Skiers and skaters like to bring drinks to the arena or ski hill, if they leave their drinks on the lid it will stay warm ! 

 

Clearly you should buy box bottle topper 2.0. It can provide crazy cool drinks, it has terrific travel use and it has interchangeable settings.