Transcript If_You_Were_in_Israel_Right_Now_6_In_Linda`s_Gan

Tu bishvat in Linda Pereg’s Gan
in Ramat Bet Hakerem, Jerusalem
With special thanks to Margalit Kavenstock
For taking the photos!
This is the supermarket in Bet Hakerem Jerusalem in honor of Tu Bishvat
On Rosh Chodesh Shvat (the beginning of the Hebrew month of Shvat)
the children in Linda’s gan have a special meal in honor of the day.
This year,
Linda and the
children are
learning about
medicinal
herbs that
grow in Israel
and that were
used in the
Torah.
They examine
the plants,
hear stories
and learn
about how
each plant
can be used
to make you
feel better.
This is a
display of all
the different
kinds of
herbs the
children are
studying.
The children crush herbs with a
mortar and pestle and make
mixtures that can be eaten or used
to make your skin feel better or to
heal a cut.
The children crushed the spices with a mortar and pestle and made a
tasty spread from Olive oil and zaatar – a spice called hyssop that grows in
Israel. When they finished they ate bread and zaatar for their morning snack.
The oil that comes from some of the herbs
is very nice for a massage! Linda, the teacher
knows how to give massages. The children
signed up, made tickets and stood in line to
get a massage. Linda used Aloe Vera gel that
the children made. After everyone got a
massage, they volunteered to give Linda a
massage.
This shelf is right when you walk
Into the gan. On each shelf is a
different kind of leave or spice.
On the top shelf are aley dafna –
Bay leaves, on the second shelf
cloves. The children and parents
touched and smelled the spices
and leaves and wrote down
what it reminded them of. On the
bottom shelf is a placemat made
with leaves that were collected in
the neighborhood.
Another thing the children did was to make shekadiyot – almond trees
from popcorn!
Every child has an individual garden outside in the play yard.
Together with their parents, they planned and planted
the mini gardens.