The purpose of this email is to trigger memory and thought at the Shabbat table. Please print and share.
Last week we offered you the new 40 Meditations for the High Holidays.
All that you need to do is send an email.
This week, a new 1-pager for Rosh Hashana. See below....
First, here's a puzzle that some people at your table will get right away, others will say, "Wait, wait, don't tell me...!" and others will say, "I have no clue."
Can you complete the missing line?
1. Good boys do fine always.
2. All cows eat grass.
3. Every good boy does fine.
4. ___________________
I hope no one is griping at me about not including girls or transgenders or post-genders or whomever, or preaching about the role of 1,000,000,000 cows in global warming, at least not until you hear the answer:
4. Face.
OK, for those who are still scratching their heads, these four phrases are mnemonics to help remember the notes on bass clef (GBDFA - lines; ACEG - spaces) and treble clef (EGBDF - lines; FACE - spaces).
But....!
Ask your table: What does this have to do with Rosh Hashana???!!!
If they give up, remind them about the Simanim.
Such as apples in honey, pomegranate, etc.
What does the word "simanim" mean?
A: neumonic!
So here's the real clincher - what's a mnemonic and why do we have them on our dinner table on Rosh Hashana?
Shabbat Shalom
L'shana tova u'metuka - wishing you a good and sweet year!
PS - The new 1-pager mentioned above is this year's updated Rosh Hashana Simanim (translated and transliterated). send me an email or download it from our teacher's and parent's resource site, http://jewishspirituality.net.
PPS - Yes, the image above is clickable.
Enjoyed this Table Talk? Vote with your fingers! , , forward it....
Last week we offered you the new 40 Meditations for the High Holidays.All that you need to do is send an email.
This week, a new 1-pager for Rosh Hashana. See below....
First, here's a puzzle that some people at your table will get right away, others will say, "Wait, wait, don't tell me...!" and others will say, "I have no clue."
Can you complete the missing line?
1. Good boys do fine always.
2. All cows eat grass.
3. Every good boy does fine.
4. ___________________
I hope no one is griping at me about not including girls or transgenders or post-genders or whomever, or preaching about the role of 1,000,000,000 cows in global warming, at least not until you hear the answer:
4. Face.
OK, for those who are still scratching their heads, these four phrases are mnemonics to help remember the notes on bass clef (GBDFA - lines; ACEG - spaces) and treble clef (EGBDF - lines; FACE - spaces).
But....!
Ask your table: What does this have to do with Rosh Hashana???!!!
If they give up, remind them about the Simanim.
Such as apples in honey, pomegranate, etc.
What does the word "simanim" mean?
A: neumonic!
So here's the real clincher - what's a mnemonic and why do we have them on our dinner table on Rosh Hashana?
Shabbat Shalom
L'shana tova u'metuka - wishing you a good and sweet year!
PS - The new 1-pager mentioned above is this year's updated Rosh Hashana Simanim (translated and transliterated). send me an email or download it from our teacher's and parent's resource site, http://jewishspirituality.net.
PPS - Yes, the image above is clickable.
Enjoyed this Table Talk? Vote with your fingers! , , forward it....
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