Tzedakah

Charity vs. Tzedakah

 

Charity and tzedakah are similar in some ways and different in other ways. When we give to charity, we only give if and when we feel like giving. When we give tzedakah we give no matter what mood we are in. Jewish tradition says we must give tzedakah no matter how we feel.

 

Levels of Tzedakah

 

Listed below are the levels of tzedakah. These are based on the way you give tzedakah, they are listed from the lowest way to highest.

 

1.  Giving reluctantly and with regret.

2.  Giving graciously, but less than one should.

3.  Giving what one should but only after being asked.

4.  Giving before being asked.

5.  Giving without knowing the identity of the recipient, although the recipient knows the identity of the donor.

6.  Giving anonymously , knowing the identity of the recipient.

7.  Giving without knowing the identity of the recipient, and the recipient not knowing the identity of the donor.

8.  Helping recipient get a job so he/she no longer has to rely on someone else for money.

 

Can Kids Perform Tzedakah? Why Or Why Not?

 

In some ways kids can perform tzedakah and in some ways they can’t. A few ways that kids can perform tzedakah are by giving away items they no longer needed in their house, putting some change in a tzedakah box or organizing a fund raiser to help raise money for a cause. Remember kids sometime can be just as smart as adults and may understand the point of tzedakah just as much as an adult does. Some reasons why kids can’t perform it, is because sometimes people are prejudice against kids and don’t let kids volunteer until a certain age or sometimes kids can’t make as big of an impact as an adult could.

 

How To give Tzedakah

 

I think the way tzedakah should be given is by volunteering to do it and not by being asked to. If you are being asked to give tzedakah I don’t think that it’s a mitzvah at all because it wasn’t your idea and it isn’t coming from your heart. We should not be performing tzedakah only when we feel like it ,we should be performing  it regularly, whether we feel like it or not.It should be a part of our every day life.

 

What Does Tzedakah Have to do With Judaism?

In Judaism we are obligated to give about 10%-20% of our earnings to tzedakah. We as jews should care for those who are less fortunate than us and help them. One reason why a lot of jews celebrate things like weddings and baby namings is so that they can donate part of the gifts to people who really need them. “ We are reassured that jewish tradition will always help us become the best people we can be, no matter what our mood.”

 By: Isabelle

Tzedakah

Tzedakah

Charity v.s. Tzedakah
Most people think charity and tzedakah are the same thing, but they have similarities and differences. Charity means “from the heart”, which is true but people only give from their heart when they want to. So if someone is not in a good mood they probably won’t want to give money. Tzedakah
comes from the Hebrew word tzedek, meaning “justice”. As a Jew you have an obligation to perform deeds of justice.

Levels of Tzedakah
There are eight levels of tzedakah. The two I think are most important are giving before being asked and giving anonymously. I think giving before you are asked is a really good thing. It shows that you really want to do it from you not someone asking you to do it.

Can kids perform Tzedakah?
Yes, kids can perform tzedakah. Although kids might not be able to give as much money as adults, tzedakah isn’t only giving money. Tzedakah is also giving your time, such as helping at a food bank or soup kitchen.

What does Tzedakah have to do with Judaism?
Tzedakah has to do with Judaism because it comes from the Torah. It was written that Jews had to give 10% of their earnings to the poor. Also when you give tzedakah you are acting justly.

How should Tzedakah be given?
Tzedakah can be given however you choose. Whatever or however you decide to help such as giving money or giving time, you should do it all from your heart.


By: Sari Pullan 6B

Tzedakah by Adina

Charity vs. Tzedakah

Before the lesson in class today I thought that charity and tzedakah were synonyms. Once the class was over I realized that I was completely mistaken. Charity comes from the Latin word “from the heart” and that is exactly what it is. You donate when ever you want and as much as you feel is suitable. This is usually based on our emotions. When it is the case that you are feeling generous then charity is a very good thing. Although it may not be every day that we are feeling so kind. What will the needy do on theses days? This is where tzedakah comes in. Tzedakah is realizing that our emotions can not govern our acts. We are obligated to help the less fortunate whether we are feeling generous or not. It is our Jewish duty, it is not up to kindness. Tzedakah may not only be giving money it can be our time or talent.

Levels of Tzedakah

The Rambam talked about eight levels of giving. Although all of these steps are tzedakah the Rambam looks at the first as least praiseworthy. It is “giving reluctantly and with regret” an example of this is when you are forced to give and you try to bargain your way out of it. The second level is “giving graciously but less than you should” an example of this is when you have a very high income and you give what seems to be a large amount to most people but it is not close to ten percent (which is the minimum amount). The third one is “giving what you should but only after being asked”. The next step is “giving before you are asked”. The fifth is “giving with out knowing the recipient but the recipient knows the identity of the donor”. The sixth is “giving anonymously” which seems to me to be the same as the next one which is “giving with out knowing the recipient and the recipient not knowing your identity”. The highest level is “helping the recipient become self supporting through a gift or a loan or by finding employment for the recipient”. I agree that this is the highest level because you have not only helped them once but you have changed their lives and made them self sufficient.

Can kids perform tzedakah?

I believe that kids definitely can. This is because while you are young you have a lot of time and energy to give. Tzedakah is not only giving money but giving as much as you can like time and talent which most kids have a lot of. Kids may not be able to give as much money as adults but they can give just as much or more of them selves. Also kids learn the importance of tzedakah in school so they can be just as informed as adults

What tzedakah has to do with Judaism?

First of all the Talmud introduces us to tzedakah and teaches us about it. One thing it teaches us is that we should live each day of our lives with joy and appreciation but to also help someone else in need to experience the wonderful feeling of appreciation. Another reason I think tzedakah relates to Judaism is on Jewish holidays we do not only read from the torah and thank Hashem for the great occasion but we give tzedakah. Also a way we celebrate Jewish milestones is giving tzedakah. It is also a Jewish custom to give 10% of your income to tzedakah. All in all I think tzedakah has to do with Judaism but anyone Jewish or not can defiantly share a part of them selves by giving tzedakah.

How should tzedakah be given?

It should be given straight from the heart on a regular basis. While we are giving it we should realize how fortunate we and make sure it is not just based on your emotions. While you are giving tzedakah I feel it is important that you are giving a piece of your self that the recipient will be able to treasure and build off of the rest of his or her life.

Meaning of Tzedakah

Tzedakah is something very meaningful. It doesn’t just mean giving it means helping, sharing and taking some of your time to help others in need. There are different levels of tzedakah as the Rambam has taught us. There are 8 different levels in order from the least praiseworthy to the most praiseworthy: #1: Giving reluctantly and with regret, #2: Giving graciously, but less than one should, #3: Giving what one should, but after only after being asked, #4: Giving before being asked, #5Giving without knowing the identity of the person you are giving to, although the person knows who you are, #6:Giving anonymously, #7: Giving without knowing the identity of the person or the person knowing who you are, #8: Helping the person become supporting through a gift or a loan, or by finding the person a job.

A question that has been asked often, is if kids can perform tzedakah? My opinion is yes. Kids do not have to do something huge but one little thing can make a difference. Let’s say that every kid in our school would give around 1 dollar every Friday to the tzedakah box. After only 1 month there will be over two thousand dollars raised! You don’t have to give money in order to perform tzedakah, as long as you give something or offer your abilities. It is a mitzvah just to even take the time and think about it. I also think kids can take action. The earlier the better. Kids can get involved with fundraisers, walkathons or just helping out someone in need. It can be anything from helping a senior across the street to visiting a friend or family member in the hospital, or to helping raise money to build a school in Africa.




Some people think that charity and tzedakah is the same thing but actually charity and tzedakah are totally different. Yes, they do have some similarities but overall they are very different. Charity is voluntary and tzedakah is mandatory (for Jews if you can) no matter how horrible you feel. If you’re feeling really angry you won’t give charity but with tzedakah it doesn’t matter how angry you feel. Some people have made a lot of money so they just write a 100 dollar cheque to some fund. Tzedakah is more than just an action of writing a cheque. Tzedakah requires you to want to give and to understand the meaning of your giving. Tzedakah can also mean taking action and helping someone.

There are many ways tzedakah can be given. It can be in a simple way or a more complex way. You can donate money. You can give anonymously, give some of your profit to several funds, volunteer in soup kitchens and different programs that help people with special needs. Always give tzedakah from the heart and don’t just do it because someone told you to. You really have to understand what you’re giving and why you’re giving it. You should give enough money to a person so he can get somewhere but not to much that he becomes dependant and lazy.

Does tzedakah have to do with Judaism? I personally think yes because first of all tzedakah is a Jewish word. Even though tzedakah is mandatory for Jews, I definitely think other religions can perform tzedakah too. It doesn’t matter who you are, tzedakah was meant for anyone to do for everyone.

paragraphs on tzedakah

Paragraphs on tzedakah

The levels of tzedakah were created by Moses Maimonides. Moses Maimonides was a famous rabbi, author, philosopher, physician and a community leader. The levels are listed below from most important to least important.

1. Giving reluctantly and with regret
2. Giving graciously but less than one should
3. Giving what one should but only after being asked.
4. Giving before being asked.
5. Giving without knowing the identity of the recipient, although the recipient knows the identity of the donor.
6. Giving anonymously
7. Giving without knowing the identity of the recipient , and without knowing the identity of the donor
8. Helping the recipient self supporting through a gift or a loan, or by finding employment for the recipient

I think kids can perform the mitzvah of giving tzedakah because it does not matter how old you are to give tzedakah it matters how much that cause means to you. If somebody doesn’t care about that cause he or she might give less than what they would give if they did care. In the Jewish law it tells us we must give the minimum of 10 to 20 percent of our income to tzedakah. There are many ways kids can contribute to tzedakah like picking up garbage at a local park or give food to the food bank.

The word “charity” in Latin means from the heart .When you give charity you can give as little or as much as you want however charity isn’t when your parents ask you to give half of your allowance every week to the cancer foundation. It is when you give it voluntarily. We are not obligated to give charity but we are obligated to give tzedakah. Tzedakah reminds us all what we have been given and that we have to give back. If you are one of the people that live of tzedakah you are still obligated to do acts of kindness instead.

In biblical times the Jewish farmers used to leave the corners of their crops for tzedakah. This is one of the many ways that tzedakah and Judaism are related. The Jewish tradition requires us to give tzedakah. In most Jewish schools we are given tzedakah boxes and we are tought about how we are obligated to give tzedakah and why. The Talmud teaches us that that even if you live off tzedakah you still have to do acts of kindness.


When you give tzedakah it should come from the heart. When you give tzedakah you should be thinking of how lucky you are to be in the position of giving and not getting. When giving tzedakah the minimum is usually 10 to 15 percent of your income.

-Mikaela

Tzedakah

Between 1135 and 1204 there was a great rabbi called Moses Maimonides. He made 8 levels of tzedakah. The levels were from least praiseworthy to most praiseworthy. Some of the levels are, #1 giving reluctantly and with regret, #4 giving before being asked and #6 is giving anonymously. The Jewish law would like people to give tzedakah from level 4-8.

People should give tzedakah from the heart and not being asked to do it. Everybody is obligated to give 10 to 20% of ones profit. We do not want to give away to much money or we will risk becoming poor. It is better to give time than money for tzedakah.

Kids can always perform tzedakah. Kids might not be able to do giant campaign for tzedakah, but we can give a $1 or $2. We can also raise some money. Some kids even go out and do some charity work.

In Judaism every body is obligated to give tzedakah. In Judaism tzedakah is repeated over and over again because it is important if you want to live a spiritual life. In the Jewish law tzedakah acts as three main acts of forgiveness.

Charity is given from the heart and should but you only have to give if you feel like giving. Tzedakah asks us for giving time or money frequently whatever our age and ability.

About Tzedakah

Tzedakah vs. Charity

When you donate to charity, kids our age usually donate by collecting money for a charity, and if you collected the most, then you win a prize. The problem about that is that the kids don’t care about the donation, they just care about winning the prize. Also if you are giving money to a charity you usually only give if you are in a happy mood, right? Well, it is a lot different with tzedakah. When people give tzedakah they give it by working hard and giving their time to it, and they do it because they want to and that it’s truly from the heart. But the Jewish tradition also makes sure that we give what ever our emotions are, even if we are angry or sad.

Can kids perform Tzedakah?

I think that kids can perform tzedakah as much or even more than a fully grown adult. Kids are taught about tzedakah in school, and we learn what it really means and that it’s not just giving, but most adults haven’t been taught about tzedakah and don’t know what it really means and how to perform it. So when kids perform tzedakah, they understand it and they actually know that they are doing more that just donating. Some people say that kids have limitations for performing tzedakah, but even though we don’t have as many resources as adults, we can still put our time effort into it just as much as anyone else can.

What does Tzedakah have to do with Judaism?

Judaism teaches us to live each day with gratitude. During the happy events, like weddings, when we are given so many gifts, we are taught to give back to charities and to perform tzedakah. “When we give tzedakah we remind ourselves that we have been given much and that we have much to give.”

How should Tzedakah be given?

When we give tzedakah we give it because we want to, not because we have to. When you give to the less fortunate, Jewish tradition teaches us that we should help them for a life, not a day. What I mean by this is that instead of giving them enough money for one meal, we help them get a job so that they get enough money to get them going for life, not just for one day. We should also set aside parts of our profit for the needy, but not so much that you will have trouble, and not so little that you barley helped them at all. When you give tzedakah, you can also help out in a homeless shelter or you can get a part time job and donate your profits.

Levels of Tzedakah

Moses Maimonides was a great rabbi who defined the eight levels of tzedakah. They teach us that there is more than one level of tzedakah, and that some are more praiseworthy than others. I’m not saying that the worst one, “Giving reluctantly and with regret,” is horrible, but instead of giving when you don’t want to and if you don’t want, you should give with an open heart and give without the other person knowing who you are so that they don’t feel like the have to pay you back. The different levels of tzedakah help define if you really give tzedakah with generosity or if you give you give it with regret.

Danny

Levels of Tzedaka:

Giving reluctantly and with regret

Giving graciously, but less than one should

Giving what one should but after being asked

Giving before being asked

Giving without knowing the identity of the recipient, although the recipient knows the identity of the donor

Giving anonymously

Giving without knowing the identity of the recipient, and with the recipient knowing the identity of the donor

Giving someone a job or a loan so it will help him or her for a lifetime.

Moses Maimonides also known as the Rambam defined the eight levels of Tzedaka.

Can Kids Perform Tzedaka:
Yes, I think everyone should give Tzedaka. Of course we cannot give as much Tzedaka as adults but kids can still give money. In our school we are always told to give a little bit of money on Shabbat. If kids don’t have money to give to Tzedaka then they could go somewhere and give people your time.

How should Tzedaka be given?
It should be given from the heart not because someone is forcing you, you cannot regret giving money, time, and clothing. You can give anonymously if you don’t want people to know you gave it to them. You are supposed to give a portion of you income to Tzedaka.

What does Tzedaka have to do with Judaism?
It is related because ,Tzedaka is charity in Hebrew and comes from the root Tzedek that means justice. Jews are supported to give Tzedaka if you can.

Tzedaka VS. Charity:
Charity comes from the Latin word “caritas” meaning from the heart. And charity is meant to be given from the heart, voluntarily. Tzedaka should be given if you are feeling generous or not. We must give Tzedaka frequently and open our hand to others.

By: Sharon Ardon 6B

* Hope this helped you guys *

Tzedakah

There are eight levels of tzedakah. Maimonides said the lowest is to give but grudgingly and the highest is to help a person become self supporting. You can help someone by giving them a job or a loan so they can help themselves.

Charity and tzedakah are similar but not quite the same. Both can involve giving money. Charity is from the heart and given only when we feel like it. This doesn't help the needy, poor and sick who might need some help when you not feeling generous. Tzedakah means justice. It is a duty so we have to give it. It can be by volunteering our time or giving money. 

Everyone can perform tzedakah even kids. Kids can can save their pennies and put them in a JNF box. Kids can can create a fundraiser at their school or in their neighbourhood and donate the money. 

Tzedakah is a tradition of giving in Judaism. It has been around since biblical time when farmers would leave the corners of their crops for the poor. It seems like even though the grain was in the farmer's field it didn't really belong to him. Today we have to give 10% of our annual income to tzedakah and even though we made the money it is not ours to spend.

Tzedakah should be given to remind us that we have so much and that we have much to give.  It helps us make other peoples lives better. 

BY: Eli

Tzedakah

Tzedakah

Charity V.S. Tzedakah

Charity comes from the Latin word caritas meaning “from the heart”, while Tzedakah comes from the word Tzedek meaning, justice. Our booklet refers to charity as being only really good when one is in a good mood but not if they are not feeling so great. What it says about Tzedakah is that it does not matter what mood a man or woman might be in it just matters that they are prepared to give. I think one must give using the best aspects of charity and tzedakah. Combining both would mean creating justice from the heart. There should be no battle between Charity and Tzedakah, rather they should both join together making everyone create justice with their heart. If this is done, the world could be a better place.

People Who Give Tzedakah

In the little booklet on the side there is a little box that says “Did You Know? In the United States the poorest people give a higher percentage of their incomes to charity than the wealthy. Does this surprise you? Why or why not?”

How it Surprises me:
It surprises me because on the news channel and in the newspaper we are always reading articles about how charitable the rich are. For example, Warren Buffet gave 500 million dollars to build a hospital or Bill Gates gave 200 million dollars to children in Africa.

How it doesn’t surprise me:
In some ways it doesn’t surprise me because a lot of poorer people realize that you never know what happens in the future and they know that if their father doesn’t find a job they might be the person begging on the street next month needing donations to survive. So, they might be more likely to give knowing the need.

The Levels of Tzedakah

I do not think it is fair to make a list of the best way to give or the worst way to give. I think that if you are generous people should just say, “thank you and have a nice day” not “oh sorry, that’s the second worst way to give shame on you.” If you don’t respect people who give in different ways than you believe in, then you should not be asking for money at all. I think the levels of tzedakah list should not be shown, because it makes people giving feel badly about the way they are giving because they will look at the chart, sigh and then say to themselves “oh I’m only giving the fifth best way.” I think they should be walking away thinking to themselves that they did a mitzvah not that they didn’t give the best way so that they are no good.

How Should Tzedakah Be Given

I think that it is very interesting how G-D says that I want you to give but I do not want you to give too much. I do not think this applies to everyone though, as would be the case. If you're making two billion dollars a year. I think this is more of a guide line to the regular everyday person, because if you do make two billion dollars a year, I think you're able to give more than twenty percent of your total income. You could give fifty percent and still be able to live very happily, and even give so much that you leave yourself with only one million dollars and live happily. So I do not totally agree with this, but I understand it.

Can Kids Give Tzedakah

I do not think the question is “can they” but “should they,” because of course anyone can do something but should they? I can stab myself but should I? No of course not. Anyways, I think kids have an obligation to give charity. I do not think it is because they will make the biggest impact. Kids probably won’t, but if they do not give now then how will they know how later when they can make a bigger impact on the world? The answer is simple, later they will not know how to give with an open hand and who knows which one of us can end up being a multi billionaire. If children don’t learn to give now, that future billionaire will be giving squat not because he doesn’t want to help, but because he doesn’t realize that he can help.

Tzedakah...What's It All About?

A lot of people have heard of charity but how many do you think know about tzedakah? Tzedakah is something that Jewish people do to help others. What is the difference between charity and tzedakah? Who can do it? Are there any famous people who have written about tzedakah? Are there some rules about this tzedakah thing? Tzedakah…what’s it all about?

Charity is from the Latin ‘caritas’ which means ‘from the heart’. Charity is something a lot of people do when they are in the mood to help someone. Charity is when you give something when you feel like giving and only then. There are no obligations for a person to give charity. Tzedakah is similar to charity but it has one big difference. Tzedakah is charity with obligation. As Jews we are obligated to give tzedakah. It is something we have to do. And why do we have to do it? If we only give charity when we want to then some people will not get anything or only get things once in a while. Since we are obligated to give tzedakah all of the time we can make sure that people who can not take care of themselves will be taken care of.

Kids can help with tzedakah just as much as anyone else. In preschool on Fridays the teacher always told us to bring money for the tzedakah box. That’s one way that young kids can help give to others. The teachers set an example for us when we were young to give tzedakah and then we followed. Other ways that kids can give are: they can give part of their birthday, holiday or tooth fairy money to tzedakah. Most kids don’t have jobs so the only way they can get money to give to charity is to earn it by doing chores or by giving away some of the money they get as gifts. They can also give tzedakah by doing good deeds for others.

The Rambam, who was a famous Rabbi, philosopher and physician, made up 8 different levels of tzedakah. The lowest level is to give tzedakah to the poor with a bad attitude. People who give tzedakah this way are still giving it, but not with a good feeling. The best way to give tzedakah is to give a poor person the ability to take care of themselves so they don’t need tzedakah any more.

There are some rules in Jewish law about giving tzedakah. You have to give a minimum of 10% and no more than 20% of what you earn in a year. These rules are made so that you don’t give too little so that you are not helping anybody and you don’t give too much so that you hurt yourself. You don’t have to just give money you can also give things in your house that you don’t use anymore like books and blankets, your time like when you visit sick people, or your talents, like when you are giving someone help with their homework.

Tzedakah is a very Jewish concept. It is a way that we can show our appreciation for all the good things that we have in our lives by helping others have those good things too.

Tzdakah 101

This essay covers five things about Tzedakah:

 

1.            Charity vs. Tzedakah

2.         Levels of Tzedakah

3.         Can kids perform Tzedakah?

4.         What does Tzedakah have to do with Judaism?

5.         How should Tzedakah be given?

 

1.            Charity vs. Tzedakah

Giving money to charity and giving money to Tzedakah are both great things to do but, in my opinion, Tzedakah is a better way of helping someone than charity.  Charity is giving money and to some people, like Bill Gates, is very easy to do.  All you have to do is write a cheque for some amount of money and send it to a charity.  Some charities are unreliable or keep a percentage of the money for themselves.  Also a lot of people give to charity just to have their name on a wing of a hospital or be put in the paper.  Tzedakah is more of a do-it-yourself approach.  When giving Tzedakah you are supposed to give anonymously and give from your heart not because you have to.  When giving Tzedakah you don’t just give money but you also give people your time.  Tzedakah is supposed to be given consistently.  Tzedakah is not only about helping people but it is also good to teach people how to help themselves and to make the world a better place.  In conclusion charity is good, but Tzedakah is like charity 2.0!

 

2.         Levels of Tzedakah

There are eight levels of Tzedakah.  In my opinion the key to Tzedakah it is not so much what you give to Tzedakah, but how you give it.  What I mean by this is, you could spend three years helping at Canucks place but not mean it and do it because you have to, or help for one month and do what your doing from your heart and enjoy what you are doing just because you are helping someone.  The second way, from the heart, is a higher level of Tzedakah and, even though you are helping for less time, you will be a higher level of person.

 

3.         Can kids perform Tzedakah?

Yes.  Kids can perform Tzedakah!  Kids can perform Tzedakah because a form of Tzedakah is giving your time to volunteer.  I think that giving time is even better then giving money.  You can never earn back time.  Also even giving one dollar or fifty cents is giving Tzedakah if you give it properly.

 

4.         What does Tzedakah have to do with Judaism?

I think Tzedakah has a lot to do with Judaism.  One thing is Tzedakah is a Jewish word and was created by Jews.  Jews have been giving Tzedakah since the biblical times.  In biblical times you were supposed to leave 10% of your field for the poor. Tzedakah has a little bit more meaning than charity, Tzedakah is about giving but also about making yourself a better person, and that is what the Torah is all about. Tzedakah is also a very important thing in Judaism, before Shabbat a lot of Jews give Tzedakah, and it is a part of becoming a Static (a righteous   person).  Tzedakah may be a Jewish thing, but that doesn’t mean that only Jews can do it. Tzedakah is something everyone can do!

 

5.         How should Tzedakah be given?

Tzedakah should not be given for selfish reasons!  In most cases you should give money anonymously, so the person you are giving to does not feel embarrassed or like he needs to pay you back.  That is the reason in the biblical time people would give Tzedakah by leaving 10% of their fields for poor people to take themselves.  You should be giving Tzedakah from your heart.  Meaning you should be giving for the sake of giving and helping or making someone happy.  Another fantastic way of giving Tzedakah is helping them support themselves.  If you give someone one hundred dollars they are set for a week.  If you give someone a job they are able to help themselves and no longer need you.  There is an expression that sums up what I am trying to say: “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.  Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.”  One last good way to give is to give a person Tzedakah before he or she asks you for it.

 

So remember Tzedakah is the charity 2.0!

-Sam

Tzedakah

Tzedakah plays a big role in the Jewish community, as it allows people in need to receive help from people that can give the help. Tzedakah is not charity because charity means giving money, but tzedakah means giving money,food, shelter, jobs, education, and time that many people that otherwise wouldn't give.

Moses Mimonides was a Rabi who defied the eight levels of tzedakah. The best way to perform tzedakah is by helping the recipient became self-supporting through a gift or a loan or by finding employment for the recipient. At the opposite or lowest end of the levels is giving reluctantly and with regret. In whatever level you perform tzedakah you should give ten to twenty percent of your earnings.

Everyone can perform tzedakah regardless of age, ability and wealth. Tzedakah isn't restricted to giving money. you can also give time and energy to help someone. Tzedakah extends from putting a simle on someones face to making someone self-supporting.

By: Marko

Tzedakah

Tzedakah vs. Charity

Tzedakah and charity are two different things. Charity means giving from the heart. You can give as much or as little as you want. The only problem is, is that on some days we don't feel as generouse as others so we don't give as much. Tzedakah is not only giving money. It is time,talent and money. We give no matter what are emotions are and no matter how much we have.

Levels of Tzedakah

There are eight different levels of tzedakah. The eight levels were created by a man named Rambam. He was a rabbi and community leader. The lowest one is giving without wanting to and the highest is giving anonymously. If you give anonymously it means that you don't need someone to thank you for what you donated because that is not the important part. Another very meaningful way to perform tzedakah is to find a person a job. Doing that you are making them able to earn money and they will keep getting it unlike donating a certain amount they will just run out.

Can Kids Perform Tzedakah?

Any age can perform tzedakah. Adults usually donate money. Kids can do that or they could help out somewhere like a soup kitchen. They should always know and understand what they are supporting before they help out. The only problem is that for some places to volunteer you must be over a certain age but you can find other ways to help. All ages can perform tzedakah.

What Does Tzedakah Have To Do With Judaism?

Hillel has a saying that basically means we should always take care of ourselves and others no matter how much we have. That also means that we give what we have. Tzedakah has been around for many years. Some of the occasions we give tzedakah are on baby namings and weddings. We also give on some holidays like Rosh Hashanah and Purim.

How Should Tzedakah Be Given?

In Biblical times people use to leave the corners of their fields to the less fortunate. We still do that today but in a different way. Today we leave a bit of our income and donate it to the people who need it. We should be giving from our heart and not because we were told to. If you cant donate any money then you can volunteer some were.

Tzedakah

Tzedakah vs. Charity

Charity comes from the Latin word caritas, meaning it should come from the heart. Tzedakah comes from the same root as tzedek meaning justice.
Tzedakah is us giving time, talent and money no matter what mood. Also Tzedakah is no matter if we are nice or mean caring or not. We give with an open hand at any age.
Charity is something that has to be given from the heart. If in generous mood and gave something to charity it mean something. If not in generous mood and gave it does not mean anything because it was not given from the heart.
Difference between Tzedakah and charity is Tzedakah is given in any mood. Charity is only given from the heart.

Can kids perform Tzedakah?

Why:
1. Because children have stuff animals and old toys that they don’t want anymore so they give it to children who do not have anything.
2. children at any age can still donate
3. if children taught Tzedakah then they can donate and understand what there doing
Why not:
1. children are limited
2. don’t understand
3. not taught
4. some do not care
5. don’t have time
6. don’t have the effort






What Tzedakah have to do with Judaism?

Judaism teaches us to live each day with good in our lives. That is why many Jews celebrate all sorts of occasions like namings and weddings. In that time we give much to charities and Tzedakah because we have just been given much so there is much to give to others. Plus it connects with our tradition. We give what we have.


How Tzedakah should be given?

With our heart. Also because we want to not because we are forced to. A portion of our income to the poor. With effort, time, devotion and daily. Free willing, thought, ability and generous. With nothing in return. An open heart or hand. A job so in the future they give Tzedakah and help another person like were helped and also so they build self worth in there self again.

Levels of Tzedakah

It should be given without someone giving anything back. Without being asked and free willing. Without regret or sorrow. Try to give anything that you have. Given from the heart, do it because you want to, not because you are forced to. Finding who is in need a fresh new start.

Tzedaka

Why is Tzedaka so important? At first I thought that Tzedaka was the same as charity. But what I never new were the differences...When you give to charity its not that you want to, you usually give when your feeling generous. On the other hand with Tzedaka, as a Jew you are obligated to give ad least 10% of your annual earnings to Tzedakah.

As a very small religion we need to take care of each other or else there will be nothing left except a few Jews lying around here and there. We need to give Tzedaka or else there might not be a jewish religion with in the next month.

The 8 levels of giving Tzedaka are very important or else we would just be giving to Tzedaka as if we were giving to charity, with out wanting to. We wouldnt know the meaning of why it should feel so good to give to Tzedaka and why we as jews are obligated to care for everyone else and ourselves. Here are the levels of Tzedaka from how you should give Tzedaka and how you shoudlnt give Tzedaka according to Rambam.
1. Helping the recipient find a job or how to make money and by giving him a loan
2. Giving money to someone with the recipient not knowing who you are and you not knowing who the recipient is
3. Giving anonymously
4. Giving money to a recipient while you dont know who you gave to but the recipient knowing it was you.
5. Giving before being asked
6. Giving what you are obligated to give after being asked
7. Giving graciously but less than what you should
8. Giving reluctantly and with regret


Am I aloud to give Tzedaka? Of course I am, some people might not think that kids giving Tzedaka counts but I think that wouldnt it be better for a kid with a lot of knowledge about Tzedaka to give instead of an adult who maybe just converted to a jew and doesnt even know the difference between the 2 things? But on the other hand some places pre-judge kids and adults just like the example above.

I dont know if I have convinced my self if Tzedaka has anything to do with Judaism. Sure the word Tzedaka means Justice and come from the word Tzedek. But it might be possible that someone invented Tzedaka a long time ago, and thn a Jew found it and made a story to go with that word. This probably isnt true but anything could be possible.

Excuses for money. In which ever house you go to you'll here kids saying "Mom, could I have some money to get a new game for my wii" or "Can I have money to go to the movies?" but what you'll probably never here, is "Mom, could I have some money to give to Tzedaka?" which brings me to my next point, if you give Tzedaka, give it with will and proud of your accomplishment. There might be an incident where your mom or dad force you to give to tzedaka and you might not want to, thats OK. Its just like charity, you only give when your feeling generous. So if you dont want to give to Tzedaka you might want to consider that were all one nation and we have to take care of each other and even more importantly that some people dont have homes or anything to eat.

Tzedakah Paragraphs

Hey Mr.G. Noah and I made this together.

1. Levels of Tzedakah

There are eight levels of tzedakah. One being the lowest, and eight being the highest.

1. Giving Tzedakah when not wanting too.
2. Giving a lot but giving less than you could have given.
3.Giving Tzedakah because you are asked to give.
4.Giving before being asked to give.
5.Giving without knowing the recipient.
6.Giving without the recipient knowing the donor.
7.Giving without the recipient knowing the donor and the donor not knowing the recipient.
8.Giving somebody a job or loan so they can help themselves in the future.


2.Can Kids Perform Tzedakah?

Personally I think kids can perform Tzedakah because you can give it at any age. If young children give Tzedakah their parents should tell them why they are donating and where its going to. Children have more time to donate to Tzedakah because most adults have a full time job and don’t care about Tzedakah or don’t have the time to donate. In Jewish schools children are taught how to give Tzedakah and what it is for Tzedakah in class as for most adults weren’t taught when they were children. It is hard for kids to collect money for Tzedakah because they don’t bring as much attention or awareness as an adult can and they don’t have as much money as an adult. In most organizations kids are to young to volunteer in a fundraiser.

3.How To Give Tzedakah?

When you give Tzedakah it should come from the heart. Take time to think about others and how less fortunate they are. You should give 10% of your income to Tzedakah. Eve. Charity VS Tzedakah

The difference between charity and Tzedakah is, you give charity depending on your mood, but when you give Tzedakah your mood doesn’t matter. Also you could have any kind of intelligence to give Tzedakah.

5.What Does Tzedakah Have To Do With Judaism?

First of all Tzedakah come from a Hebrew word meaning justice but other religions also give Tzedakah. It is introduced in every Jewish school. Tzedakah relates to a say in created by Hillel. It is a custom that Jews give 10% of there income to Tzedakah. It’s a Tradition that Jews give Tzedakah it started in the Biblical times and it is still going on today.

We think Tzedakah has made big difference in many peoples live and we hope it stays the same.

By JaCoB and Bogey

Tzadakah Paragraphs

Charity vs. Tzadakah

Even though you may think that charity and tzadakah are the same thing they are very different from each other. Charity means from the heart. Charity you give when you want. Judaism does not command charity. Tzadakah means justice. You must give Tzadakah as commanded by Judaism. Tzadakah you should give whether you are feeling generous or stingy. Tzadakah is only commanded for Jews. They are the same because; they both involve giving, you can give more than one way, they both help, they both are important. Those are some of the similarities and differences between charity and tzadakah.

Eight Levels of Tzadakah

There are eight levels to tzadakah; these eight levels were created by, Maimondes (a.k.a. Rambam). One of the important ones is give anonymously, this means to give and not want anything in return. The highest level is giving so that a man can become self-supportive. A way to describe this would be to mention the saying: give a man a fish, he’ll have food for a day, teach a man to fish, he’ll have food for a year. This means to teach so that someone can provide himself or herself with food, and not have to rely on tzadakah as much. These are two of the levels I think are most important.

Can Kids Give Tzadakah

Yes, but not the same way as adults. First of all, kids usually don’t have enough money to give more than $1 for tzadakah, even though it sort of helps, it is only $1. But, kids can give time, and I believe that time is more important than money, because with time, you think about whom you’re helping; you don’t just say here you go, take it.
So next time you want to help, try volunteering at a soup kitchen or some other place.


How are Tzadakah and Judaism Related?

They are related because, first of all tzadakah is a Jewish word and it is commanded by Judaism to give tzadakah whenever you can, however this only applies to Jews. All though any other religious people can give tzadakah though. Tzadakah is basically Hebrew for Charity whenever you can. Tzadakah is for Jews mostly.

Ways to give

There are many ways to give. Several good ones are: giving money, giving anonymously, giving time, giving 15% of your profit, and giving help. There are many other things that I could mention but I wont mention any more. Basically this means that if you give time, money, etc., you’re still giving tzadakah. If you want to give tzadakah one of these ways, find an organization that you believe in, and start a fundraiser, do a raffle, get involved.

-Bram S. 6B, Apr. 29th, 2008

hey

hey do we still get 5 extra points if we put our paragraphs about tzedakahtomorrow

hey

Tzedakah

Hey All,

Here are a few paragraphs about tzedakah...


Tzedakah and charity are very similar but very different at the same time. For example tzedakah is all about action and actually "giving your body" to your cause, but giving money for charity all depends on what mood you are in. If you are in a great mood you would most likely give more and vice-versa. In the end they are both about helping others.

There are eight levels of tzedakah and I will give you the first way and the best way to practice tzedakah. 1) Giving without wanting to, for example: If your friend forces you to give tzedakah. 8) If you are helping the recipient be self supported, for example: Instead of giving your friend a fish you give them a fishing rod so they can not only get one fish but many fish!

Can kids do tzedakah? In my opinion it does not matter how old you are, what really matters is how informed you are about tzedakah. So yes, I think kids of all ages can do tzedakah in different ways, like: Walkathons, bikeathons, giving spare change to a tzedakah box etc. etc. etc.

How should one give tzedakah? Give from the heart and only to one's capabilities. If giving money, not too much money but not too little money. Usually 10% but no more than 20% is donated.

What if non-Jews want to practice tzedakah? They can, why not? Everything helps and the more help the better. Jews or Non-Jews. Like Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara in WWII who risked their lives to help the Jews with their visas.


I hope you have learnt a lot from these paragraphs :)
Marc L.

5 tzedakah paragraphs By Jonah (Comment)

5 Tzedakah Paragraphs

By Jonah 6A

1. Levels

There are eight levels for giving tzedakah. One is the lowest and eight is the highest.

1. Give tzedakah with not wanting too.
2. Giving, but giving less than you could give.
3. Giving because you are asked to give.
4. Giving before being asked.
5. Do not know where you are donating to.
6. Giving anonymously.
7. Giving to an organization but do not know which person they are giving your tzedakah to.
8. Give something they really need, for example giving a job to a unemployed person.

2. Can Kids Perform Tzedakah?

Kids can perform tzedakah because it does not matter what age you are. It’s important they understand what they are giving. Children have more time to donate, as adults are working etc. They don’t have the time like kids do. Children get to learn tzedakah in class as for most adult jobs, they don’t involve tzedakah. Also it is hard for kids to raise tzedakah because they don’t have as much money as an adult. In some organizations kids are not old enough to volunteer.

3. How To Give Tzedakah?

When you give tzedakah you should donate it with your heart. Take the time to imagine what other less fortunate people are like. “You donate a portion of your income to tzedakah. As a child you do not have much money to donate. But you have a “field” of time talent, skills, some of which you can dedicate to make the world a better place.”

4. Charity VS Tzedakah

The difference between charity and tzedakah is, with charity you only give when you are in a giving mood, but with tzedakah you give when you are in any mood. It also does not matter what age or condition you are in for tzedakah.

5. Do You Have To Be Jewish To Give Tzedakah?

You do not have to be Jewish because there are lots of people who give tzedakah, for example: Non Jews sheltered and feed Jews in World War 2. Non Jews give jobs to unemployed people. There are millions of way non Jews have done tzedakah.

Cool Line Illusions

Hey all,

Check out these cool line illusions. On C+D guess which line is longer. With A+E they are the same size as the black. On B the lines are actually straight.

Cool huh,

Bram.

P.S. Please comment.

8th level

Hey guys do any of you know what the 8th level of Tzedakah is it's kind of scratched out of the book. Thanks so much.

-Mikaela

Optical ilusion

Heres another optical illusion that has always stumped me a bit. Are the stairs going up or down?

Homework

Hey guys I hope you are all having a great spring break!  I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me the homework please because I forget it all.

Danny

Cool Optical Illusions

Hey All,

I was looking at some optical illusions on the Internet and this is the one picture that stumps me the most. I have no idea how it works! If anyone wants to help me out by commenting and giving me their thoughts that would be great!



Thanks,
Marc L.

9 Days

Hey grade six,

Guess what I only have nine more days of vacation!!!!
Time went by so quickly!
I miss everyone and I hope you are haveing a great spring break!!!

I am coming back on the 27 of April 1 day before school starts, and I hope you will enjoy my surprise for the whole grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the rest of your break!

Love Melody.

Spring Break.......

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is having an amazing break so far!

-Aviva

Birdie Heaven

Today I went to the Zapari.
The Zapari is a safari for birds!
We drove there and then bought our tickets. As we entered we saw a huge cage and on the sides parrots on a swing. My mom ran for the parrot. She wanted to hold him, but the parrot bit her really hard and then she got seeds and that tempted the bird so he flew on to her arm. She took her hand out with the seed's and fed him it was really cute! Then I wanted to try holding him! I took the seed's let out my arm and he didn't bite me he just hoped onto my arm. After five seconds of happiness I felt his weight. He was so heavy that my arm needed a rest. I kept him on my arm for a few more minuets and then I had enough my arm was aching! I tried to put him back but he wouldn't budge! Hewas so heavy I would do anything to get him off! It took a while longer I didn't manage! We moved on to Gunie Pigs! They were really cute but really small we got to hold them so I did! After me holding 1these kids were asking me if I could pick one up for them so I did. Next were the Flying Squirll's and Mice. They were interesting. We moved on to the forest. There we saw Chickens with feathers on their feet, birds with pinker feathers than a Flamingo, Ducks, baby Cockatiel's, and Rabbit's. They were so cute!!! As we exited we saw Peacocks. As we went closer I spoted an albino Peacock!!!!!!!I have never seen one in my life. And behind us I saw another place were you can hold birds! I ran for it beacause I saw a bird that I really wanted to hold. It was an African Grey Parrot. I held out my arm and he climbed on to my arm. This parrot was much lighter and smaller. I gave it food, he chewed it and then spat it at me! It was really funny! I put him down. Then picked up a white parrot. Shes really cute to hold. I kept on picking up birds until the show! The trainer and about 10 parrots. We were in the front row. He introduced himself and the birds. He asked for three volunteers. He picked me a girl and a boy. We had to play bowling. Fortunatly I am quite good at bowling so I was happy. The little girl went first. She missed. Thenit was my turn I hit down four. I was in the lead. then the boy went. He hit one. The first girl was illimanated and left the stage. It was my turn again. I missed. He missed. It was my lastry and I hit down two! I won the game. He lost and left the stage. Then he asked me if I think that one of the birds can knock down all of them? I said yes. So he brought a parrot, gave him a ball and off he went. He was walking right up to the cones and with the ball in his beak he pushed down the cones with the ball. Everyone was laughing. Then I left the stage. The show went on with birds riding skooters and bikes. The show was over and then we left through the forest had a pretzel and then left for home.

That was my birdie day!
I hope everyone liked their report cards!

Love Melody

S.A. School------ Herzliah Vitcemen

Hi guys I hope you had a great time at the shabbaton and the young entreprenuers fair. Today I went to my cousins school. It was very fun and I'll tell you some stuff about it. I went to micaela's class (older one, our age) and I learnt a bit of afrikaans, I also learned alot about the South African rand (=$). They did abit of history but it was just giving out homework. We then had a break. During the break I got some food from the TUK shop. I then went to go see a netball tournament. I later went to Avi's class (younger one, grade 3) and the were making bird feaders and putting a giant mix of things in it. After school the grade 6 guys invited me to play Basketball with them for there practice. If you do not know Basketball was just introduced to S.A. so they wernt that good. When we started doing layups they were amazed how many times I scored. I then went to the Presidents hotel. I went swimming with my youngest cousin Matthew (age 3, he is tall enough to touch my ribcage with his head). We then left and went to Synagouge. After we went to my cousins house for a "Pre" Bat mitzvah celebration for Micaela. Now here I am at 12:07 am. Writing to you guys well I got to go.

Bye.



PS. Tornados, they want us to tour South Africa and play with them.

PSS. I played with Marc L. cousin named Josh and Marc he says HI

Alex

Dear Alex,

Please write me an email on how the entrupaneur show went at (a_spicy_burger@hotmail.com)

I hope everyone had fun!!!

Love Melody

please reply adam cohen to the comment i left you

reply to the story i left you in the comment box and read the comment i left you from tomer 6b

Shrine/Kotel

Today I went to the Shrine of the book and the Kotel.

It was a fun and educational day.
We woke got dressed nicely, and drove to the Shrine of the book. We saw an exebition on paintings with no owners and orphanage art stolen by the Nazi's with no owners either. We saw some really nice painting that stare at you, any direction you go, like the one we saw last year in Victoria in the Parlement building of the Queen of England and her son. After that we went to the Shrine of the book. We saw some artifacts that are 100-200 years and more. Then we saw the Dead Sea Scrolls! In the middle of the room were the Dead Sea Scrolls but in picture. I was dissapointed but when you go down the stairs then you have glass covering the REAL DEAD SEA SCROLLS!!!!!!!!!!!! I read some of the words in hebrew and recognised some of the words but not all. After that we left the Shrine and went to see the mini model of Jerusalem. I thought that it would be much more interesting than what it was but oh well. The mini model was just little buildings of Jerusalem, and the Temple, all behind the rope. So it wasn't that great but it was special. I almost fainted from the heat it was boiling and I think it was only 20 degrees but Im not used to the sun so it was really hot! We got into the car and drove to the Kotel. We only had to drive for 10 minuets, and then we were there. We got out of the car and walked to the Wailing Wall. There was at least 4000 people there I have never seen so many people!!!! We got to the section for girls and wrote our prayers. Beleive it or not I didn't really wish for peace! I think I wished for something better but I can't tell. We only stayed there for 20 minuets, and then left. On the way home we stopped for my mom to buy groceries for dinner. She told us she bought the best strawberry's in the world and that we would use them for dessert. We got home and wanted to see the strawberry's but when we opened the bag they weren't there! My mom was so mad that we went back to get the strawberry's came home and made our dinner!

That was my day and I hope you had a great on too! And had a blast selling all your awsome products in the entrupaneur show!!!!

Love Melody.

WHEN IS THE SEDER?

HEY GUYS. WHEN IS THE SEDER? DO WE HAVE TO WEAR SPECIAL CLOTHES PLEASE REPLY.

seder

hey guys does anybody know if we can were diffrent clothes for the seder.thanks so much

-mikaela

Debates

Hi everyone,

Due to absences, Thursday's debates will be postponed until Friday. This will give the defenders (especially those that were missing today) an extra day to get ready. I hope this helps rather than complicates things for you. Please spread the word to those who don't check the blog regularly.

See you tomorrow.

My Japan Essay

Hey guys, this is my Japan essay about Japanese Sports.

In Japan there are a variety of different sports, both to play and to watch. Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan to play. The most popular sport to watch is sumo wrestling. Golf is a sport played by the upper class like businessmen.

Baseball is the most popular spectator sport after sumo wrestling. Baseball was introduced to Japan by American Missionaries more than 100 years ago. In Japan, baseball is played to the highest standard, both professionally and in the annual national high school contest. Lots of Japanese professional baseball players today are playing in Canada and in the U.S.A like Daisuke Matsuzaka who plays on the Boston Red Sox and Suzuki Ichiro who plays on the Seattle Mariners.

Sumo wrestling is probably the most well known and popular sport in Japan. Sumo wrestling is a sport that requires the contestants to force their opponents outside a straw rope. Ten day contests are held six times a year and the winners are considered national heroes. Sumo has been a professional sport for at least 200 years. Sumo will always be considered a traditional sport in Japan.

Golf has a very high status in Japan, especially among businessman. Japan is a crowded country so space is expensive and therefore the sport becomes affordable just for the rich (like businessman). It can cost up to a years salary just to join an exclusive golf club. Most people have to be satisfied with a golf driving range. However, people will pay this price if it means playing the sport they love.

Sumo wrestling, baseball and golf are all considered well-known sports in Japan. Sumo wrestling is a traditional sport, baseball is a western sport and golf is a social sport for the wealthy. Different sports are loved by different people in Japan.

Name of source: Passport to Japan. Published: 1988. Author: Franklin Watts.

Being Blind

Today.

Today we got up early and got ready to leave to the train station. We left the house at about 9:05 something like that. We got on to the train and had a long journey ahead of us. We were in the train for five stops. We were supposed to get off at culon but when we got to the door it started moving. We missed our stop so we had to take another train back. We got out of the train and took a taxi to the Kids Museum. We went to the exebition called" To Be Blind" We were in a group of about seven people. We put our bags away and gave us long red and white sticks. We went inside and inside it was all dark. They said it wasn't scary but it was. We had to use our senses more than ever! We walked and fell and felt and smelt and heard. After 15 min. I got the point and I wanted to leave. I was so stressed I didn't know where anything was I was really scared. Our leader was always calling our names and we would mostly call mine and my sisters. Everytime we enterd another room it was something else in the world. The forst one was a room of a child. The second was a shook. Then a street with a sidewalk. A park. And last but not least a resturant. In the first four places you had to smell and fell. But in the ladt place you actually had to buy and tell the coins apart, sit down and eat it! When I was drinking my Sprite I felt more relaxed. People asked questions and after that we went back to seeing things.

I really do like seeing things better than being blind. My experiance in this museum Pretending to be blind was fun but I dont want to do it again!

I hope you enjoyed hearing my story. And when you go to Israel maybe you can be blind too!

Love Melody!

My Trip

Hi guys this is Adam Cohen writing from South Africa. After I left school we soon left to the air port. We went to the new part of the airport. We left an hour or two later. After 9 hours we arrived in amsterdam. We got un packed and we walked through through almost all of amsterdam. We bought a few things then went back to the hotel. The next day we went to Anne Frank house, Van Goh museum, Jewish museum and a canal bus. The next day we had to get up at 6:00 am becuase are flight was at nine. are next flight was 11 hours and 30 min, down to South Africa. There was luckly a tv on the chair in front of us. We watch alots of movies and played a bunch of games. When we arived in South Africa half our family was tehre to pick us up we then went to our grand mothers flat (apartment)and ate some food. The next day I woke up at 11:00 am then we went to the southern suberbs. We passed my parents university on the way there. On the way back we were driving on the left wich felt wierd. My cousin knocked his head on a ping pong table so we went to there hous.We then went out to my other grand mothers flat and now im back at my cousins house well now I got to go bye.




THE FOOD

>on the plane to amsterdam we had a pasta chicken type thing and they gave us metal cultlery.
>in amsterdam we had argentinian steak, pizza, grilled chease, icecream, fries, panckaes, eggs, fruit, and crossonts.
> on the plane to S.A. we had icecream, macaroni and chease, sandwiches and chips.
> S.A. grilled chease and chicken so far.



Adam Cohen

does anyone know what are the few things that have to be in the booklet for the entrepreneurs fair.

Max

The Great Debate!

Hey guys,

I have just been asked by Mr. G. to remind you that the debates are on Monday.

Prepare:

10 points (in note from)

or

A persuasion map (online or you can take one from Mr. G.)

Good luck on your debates!

-Aviva

My Day

My day was really fun today. Today we woke up at a normal time 8:30 and had בורכס and tea for breakfest. After breakfast we gave the presents to Nomi Gino( my moms friend) her mother Margalit, and Nomi's son Jonathan. We gave Jonathan six shirts, a jacket, three pants, two pyjamas, a teddy bear and a hat. For Nomi we gave her two really nice pants and for her mother, a shirt and hand cream for them both. After breakfest we got ready and left to the נמל( shopping center). We walked around. My mom bought a dress and a shirt. After that we went to eat. We had soup salad and chips. Instead of ordering dessert there we went to Max Brenner. It is a resturant with just chocolate. White chocolate, Milk and Dark. We ordered two fondues, one Milk and one Dark. It came with a little fire to roast Marshmelllows, and waffles. It also came with Bananas, Strawberrys, Apples and Pears. it was really messy. We even took the Lemon from our water and sank it in chocolate. It was really tasty! Then we walked around and we stopped at the beach. I was swinging on the swing and then I really wanted to go into the water. So I went, it was actually warmer than the water in Canada in the summer and its spring time. So I was splashing and running around in the water. Then we had to go. I dried off and we left. We were hungry so we went to Sun Shawarma. It is the best in the world! It was fresh and tasty. Then we left home. That was my day. Tomorrow I am leaving to Haifa to go see our friend Ronit. I heard on the news that in Israel on sunday it is going to be 30 degrees.

I will write tomorrow.

Love Melody.

Japan Presenations

Japan Presentations

Japan Presenations

Japan Presentations

My Flight

Hey grade six! Its Melody writing from Israel!
Its really hard to believe that im in the homeland of the Jews but I am.
I am sorry that I didnt write but let me tell you about my flight experiance flying to the homeland and that will answer why i did not write.
Lets Begin.

3:30 My Mom, My Sister, My Dad and myself are at the airport. We give the people our passports and our luggage and we talk to them to make sure that our luggage will get to Israel. Our bags were over the limit but the let us go threw. We finished with that and then carried on.
We walked around and then we dicided to eat because as you most probably know the food is really bad. We had really good sushi it was quite good for an airport, we paid and then said our goodbye's and went through our gate. Originally our flight to London was at 5:55 then they called to say it was at 5:30 but then the woman told us that it would be at 6:10 we were upset but oh well what can you do . We talked to people and figured out that the flight was delayed because the plain was missing a part and needed repair. We went to the bathroom got settled down and then we heard the flight to London will be delayed till 6:45. then we got really mad because we might miss our connecting flight to Israel. We got on the plain and took our seats. We thought that they would give us a new plain with a personal T.V but they didn't they gave us a plain probably older than us. Instead of the personal t.v there was a patch of the ugliest green fabric I have ever seen in my LIFE! The chairs were uncomfertable the whole plain was ugly and it was full we flew on AIR CANADA. Not the greatest air line but we got they flight off of points. We sat there and sat we were waiting one whole hour in the plain with out doing anything! It was so boring. We took off it wasnt so bad as we staeted but then the plain started going up and down and again and again during the whole flight it was bumpy. My sister and I did not feel well at all even my mother for her first time in her life. We got our food it wasn't so bad. Then we slept my sister got sick and you know what happend next. After they took care of her we went to sleep again 5 hours into the flight 4 more hours at least we thought so we were delayed in the air! another hour! It was really bad. Then when we landed it happend to me I threwup but In a bag of course. I threwup because when we landed we got on the ground and the pilot suddenly flew up again out of no where. We had a connecting flight to Israel and we were going to miss it. Our flight to israel was at 12:55 we landed at 12:45. We had 10 min. to get on our next flight it was going to be impossible we landed at terminal 3 and had to get to terminal 1 the agent said that we were going to miss our flight and had to take the next one at 10:30 in the evening so my mom got upset and she said no because I can't stay with my kids for 10 hours doing nothing so she sent us to go to Flight Connections. In order to do that we had to change terminals first we had to take a bus it was stuffed with people you could barely breath. We got to our terminal and we didn't know where to go to. It's so confusing in the London airport it was really bad. Once we got to the Flight Connections there was a huge line up no one could help us no one even knew if they took off or not. It was already 12:55 I told my mom that we missed it and to give up. We went to the bathroom and as we were washing our hands we heard on the intercom "The flight to Tel-Aviv will be bording aat Gate 27." We said at the same time they didn't leave! We ran 27 gates I felt horrible fron the flight and now running I felt even worse. We got there in time we were going to Israel. As we entered the plain we saw a difference the chairs were bigger nicer we were happy but we didn't feel good at all. We took off and then I and my sister threwup again then we fell asleep. It was a better flight but still bumpy. We didn't eat anything because of how we felt. We got delayed 25 min.
We landed. It was the first time in my life that no one clapped, no one kissed the ground nothing. So we dicided to start clapping we clapped but no one else did they just stared. We left the plain and there you have it 20 hours of travelling straight. But thats not the end of my story. We showed our passports and left to get our lagguge. We heard our names getting called on the intercom" Algom Iris, Hamburger Melody and Hamburger Eleane please come to the lost and found." We were all thinking maybe they lost our bags! We were really tired and could not understand because the woman sweared that they would come. I saw so may people there and they were really really mad. Some of there bags got lost. Some, they did not arive but they new where they were. When it was our turn they said they new where they were but that they did not arive. My mom was so mad and I was more mad because this was the worst trip I ever experianced. They said we had to fill up forms and that they would come on thursday and it was tuesday night 9:00 in the evening. Our friend was waiting for us there. She took us home and we left the airport. But in order to leave we had to give the ticket back. It wouldn't accept our card it was quite funny actually but then it did. So we drove and then got to her place. It was 10:00 she gave us some food and water. I felt much better. Then we went to sleep it was april 1. We slept till the next day. We woke up at 1:30 in the afternoon. We had no clothes so we went in our p.j's shopping. We bought some really nice clothes. Then we walked a little then we met my grandparents and had sushi it was really good. Then we drove home and here I am typing up my trip. I hope you have a good time because I am. It was 25 degrees today. Please write back I really want to here all your adventures.

Thanks for Listening. ( we have an 11 hour difference in time.)

Love Melody. Your classmate.

computation

hey guys do any of you know when the dog computation sheet is due.thanks so much

-mikaela

Japanese Presentations

Hey Guys,

Just to tell everyone, I have been getting so much info. from these projects it is crazy. I am saying all these Japanese words I have learnt and people are asking me what I'm saying. I fell like a Japanese brain man :)

Keep up the solid information

Marc L.

Freight trains

when is freight trains due. is it some time this week

Israel

Hey everyone its melody!!!
Tomorrow on Monday March 31 i am leaving school at 2:00 from school and leaving to Israel for a rreally long time

The Great Debate I: Battle of the Sources

Our debates will begin on Thursday. Please make sure that your part of the debate is ready by then. You may find it helpful to use a persuasion map and to put your points into bullet form.