With Thanksgiving a few days away I decided to write a post dedicated to the Turkey day. I was having a discussion with a friend of mine who has a family member in a Jewish frummer B”Y type school; she was saying how the kids do arts n’ crafts for Mothers Day, Fathers Day & Thanksgiving even though they’re secular holidays and not everyone in the school keeps them.
This friend claimed that it causes jealousy amongst the students, because some have Mom’s & Dads who welcome the crafts, while others give a whole lecture against them. My view is that Kids will be Kids, and jealousy will come anyway. There is no reason why a teacher cannot use an excuse for arts n’crafts (it keeps the kids occupied). Also, if the teachers are smart they can turn secular holiday arts n’ crafts into a learning experience as well. Thanksgiving is a clear example. Have the kids cut out boat shapes and spell out the Mayflower on it… around Columbus day you can have them cut out similar boat shapes with Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria spelled out. Sure, Mothers and Fathers Day complicates the lecture, but if a teacher so chooses she can say “Many frum Jews don’t celebrate days specifically dedicated for Mom’s & Dad’s –and say why- but you can get great gifts, so sometimes taking advantage of the cheapness is the Jewish way too J…” Something, anything… Why is it that we have to completely screw around with such innocent holidays and allow “jealousy.”
Some kids hold by Cholov Yisroal and cannot experience the deliciousness of the Kit Kat or the Snickers bar, or DUNKIN DONUTS!!!.. how come they don’t complain about Cholov Yisroal ?
6 comments:
Kit Kats and Snickers rock but Dunkin Donuts? Bleh. Not worth the dollar.
ferrero rochers are not OU-D. THOSE PUT snickers bars and kitkats to shame!!!
I don't think it's a good idea for chareidi kids to bring home anything with Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria on it. The school is gonna get calls the next day about why are their kids being taught by some Mexican Catholic.
actually the rumors are that ferrero rocher will soon be OU-D
artie- they're already OU-D!! :)!!!!
i pulled my kids out of a chabad yeshiva and put them in public school. i had to teach them all about columbus, george washington and other figures in american history just so they would be somewhat up to date. schools don't want to celebrate card store holidays like mother's day, fine, whatever, but at least they should teach the history of their country instead of every non-jewish holiday being called a "legal holiday" and ignored as if we're living in some kind of shtetl.
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