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Matok @ BEKI News

Matok is young children’s programming at BEKI. Matok means “sweet” in Hebrew, and we hope that our programming brings sweetness to your world!

In This Edition

• Saturday: Shabbat Children’s Services and Miriam Hasbani’s Bat Mitzvah

• Sunday, 9 AM-12 PM: BINA Meets

• Sunday: Last Day to Pick Up Lost and Found

• Wednesday, 4-6:15 PM: BINA Meets

• Fun with the Parsha: Ki Teitzei

* Saturday Morning: Shabbat Children’s Services and Miriam Hasbani’s Bat Mitzvah

Shabbat Children’s Services will meet in their regular rooms:

Children’s Havura (Birth-Preschool) meets inside in the preschool classroom.

K-2 Kehila (Kindergarten-2nd Grade) meets in Classroom 6.

Junior Congregation (3rd-6th Grade) meets in the library.

This Shabbat, we also celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Miriam Hasbani, daughter of Sharon Hasbani. Children in every service will get to decorate a Mazel Tov card for Miri!

* Sunday, 9 AM-12 PM: BINA Meets

BINA will meet on Sunday morning.

When students arrive at 9 AM, kindergarten-1st graders should go straight to their classrooms; 2nd-6th graders should sit with their classes in the main sanctuary for Tefilah.

* Sunday: Last Day to Pick Up Lost and Found

Lost and found items

Sunday is the final day to pick up items from BEKI lost and found. Things we’ve found include children’s jackets, water bottles, toys, and other accessories. Smaller items are in the plastic lost and found bin in the lobby, while larger items are in the nursing alcove near the single stall bathroom.

* Wednesday, 4-6:15 PM: BINA Meets

BINA will meet on Wednesday afternoon. All students should go straight to their classrooms on Wednesdays.

* Fun with the Parsha: Ki Teitzei

Don’t do this–the ox and donkey don’t like it!

This week’s parsha, Ki Teitzei, includes a number of mitzvot on lots of different topics. But several of them are about being kind to animals.

Taking Care of a Lost Pet

One mitzvah in this parsha says: “If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep gone astray, do not ignore it; you must take it back to your peer. If your fellow Israelite does not live near you or you do not know who [the owner] is, you shall bring it home and it shall remain with you until your peer claims it; then you shall give it back.” (Deuteronomy 22:1-2)

• This is a rule about keeping an animal safe. Even if you are not normally in charge of this pet, you can’t leave it lost and alone! The pet is your responsibility until you figure out how to get it safely home.

Fairness to Farm Animals

Another mitzvah in this parsha says, “Do not plow with an ox and a donkey together.” (Deuteronomy 22:10).

• This is a rule that probably makes more sense to farmers! But an ox is bigger and stronger than the donkey. If you had them both pull a plow at the same time as part of their farm work, it would hurt the donkey. You need to think about your animals’ safety and comfort, not just the quickest way to get things done for yourself

Annie Norman-Schiff