2nd Year Jewish Studies students, Jessica Nelkin, David Rigg and Tomas Hennessy were asked by Mrs. Walsh to write creative stories involving the observance of Shabbat.
2nd Year Jewish Studies students, Jessica Nelkin, David Rigg and Tomas Hennessy were asked by Mrs. Walsh to write creative stories involving the observance of Shabbat.
Shabbat With The Katz Cats by Jessica Nelkin (2nd Year)
I woke up with a fright, my pelt bristling. Something was dripping onto my back! I came out of the den, into the grassy clearing where my whole ‘family’ were rushing around, getting ready for Shabbat.
‘Hey, you finally woke up, sleepy-head!’ yelled Poppypaw.
‘Come help set the table!’ called my mother, Grapetail. I put out the two shiny candlesticks. Then everything turned into a mad rush, but I won’t waste my time explaining all that boring stuff!
I’m not like Challahpelt, always yak-yak-yakking and then kvetching.....
My whole family gathered around the table as my father, Sesamestar said Kiddush and all of us lapped at the wine. Walking over to the stump for Netilat Yadayim, Becherkit asked if I liked Shabbat.
‘Well yes, I do! It’s really nice, we get to light the candles and do Kiddush and sing Zmirot after the meal and, and oh the food is so nice and I LOVE challah and we go to Shul and rest and it’s just so COOL!’ I said, my tortoiseshell pelt fluffing up with excitement.
We had a feast of chicken and meat and lots of delicious food, then we Benched and sang Zmirot, then went to bed, tired out.
It only seemed like a few minutes before Kishkestorm was prodding me awake so we could go to Shul.
I put on my special paw decorations and off we went.
We davened, then we had Kiddush with tons of other cats. Then we went home to eat, and after that, a nice long rest dozing in the sun.
When the sun was starting to sink in the sky, we went back to Shul to daven and then had Se’udah Shlishit.
When we could see three stars in the night sky, Sesamestar did Havdalah and then Shabbat was over.
Another whole week until Shabbat!
But it is well worth the wait!
Jewish Pirate Mummies: The Play
by David Rigg (2nd Year)
Mummy: Ahr me mummies! We gonna have a sea shatterin' Shabbat meal aboard our mighty vessel!
Mummies: Ahr! We'll drink lot of rum !
Captain Mummy:Ahr! Let's light the candles, Ahoy!
Mummies: Ahr! We'll cover our eyes captain!
Captain Mummy: Ahr! Let's say kiddush!
Mummies: O'course Captain!
Captain Mummy: Vahei Erev Vahei Boker...
Mummies: Ahr! This'll calm the seas!
Captain Mummy: Ahr! We'll bless the chalah!
Mummies: Go on captain!
Captain Mummy: Hamotzi Lechem Min Ahr-etz!
Mummies: Ahr-Ahr-men!
Captain Mummy: Let's all pray not to end up in Davy Jone's Sarcophagus!
Mummies: Ahr!
The End
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