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What did Sophie offer the Tiger to eat? • What did he end up eating? • How do you think she felt when he arrived? • How was Sophie hospitable to the tiger? • Do you ever have guests at your house? • What do you offer guests when they come over? • What types of special treats do you have when guests come over?
Abraham, rather than waiting for visitors, went out looking for guests, when he found them he would invite them into his home. Somebody who wasn’t used to eating wheat bread, he would feed him wheat bread; someone who wasn’t used to eating meat, he would feed meat; someone who wasn’t used to drinking wine, he gave wine to drink. Not only that, but he also stood and built big palaces on the roads, and left food and drink in them, and whoever came and entered, would eat and drink and bless the Heavens and so he was satisfied (happy). And whatever anybody might ask for was to be found in Abraham’s house. Avotd’RabbiNatan 7
Who should you invite to your sukkah? • Where could the party take place? • Who could be your ushpizin? • What special foods would it be nice to serve?
What is Chanukah? The Rabbis have expounded: Beginning with the 25th of Kislev, eight days of Chanukah are observed, during which no eulogies are delivered, nor is fasting permitted. For when the Greeks entered the Sanctuary, they defiled all the holy oils used for the Menorah in the temple, and when the Hasmonean house prevailed and vanquished them, they searched and found only one remaining jar of oil with the KohenGadol’s seal. Although it contained only enough oil to burn for one day, a miracle occurred, and the oil burned for eight days. A year later they (the Rabbis designated these days as YamimTovim (holidays) on which praise and thanksgiving were to be said. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbat, 21b
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The oil of the menorah provided the symbol of God’s existence in the temple. We have a commitment to bring God into our lives every day by caring for the world that God gave us to look after. We can do this by conserving energy at school and at home.
This midrash recalls our duty to be committed to investing in the future by planting and caring for the environment. The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Israel, “even if you find it full of all good things, you will not say, “let’s settle and not plant”, but be careful in planting, as it said, “and you will plant all manner of tree for food”. As when you entered [the land] you found trees planted by others, so you will plant for your children so that a man will not say, “I am an old man and might die the following day, so why should I toil for others…?” Therefore, a man should not desist from planting but as he found [the land], he should add [more trees] and plant, even an old man”. Midrash Tanchuma, Kedoshim
I shall bring you an example of what this resembles. It is like a man, who wanders in the desert, weak with hunger, exhaustion and thirst, and finds a tree with sweet fruits and shady leaves, beneath which is a source of water. He eats the fruit, drinks the water and rests in he shade. When it comes time to leave, he thinks: “O, tree, how shall I than you? If I say ‘May your fruit be sweet’ – they are already sweet; shall I say ‘May your shade be beautiful?’ – it is so; or, ‘That the water supply passes beneath you’ – they already have the water. So I shall say, ‘May everything which comes from you resemble you.’” Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Ta’anit, 5b
He used to say: One whose wisdom exceeds his deeds, to what may he be compared? To a tree whose branches are many but whose roots are few, so that when a wind comes, it uproots it and overturns it; as it is said ( Jeremiah 17:6): He shall be like a lonely tree in the desert; when good comes he will not see it; he will dwell in the parched places of the desert in a salt land that is not inhabited. However, one whose deeds exceed his wisdom, to what may he be compared? To a tree whose branches are few but whose roots are many; so that even if all the winds in the world come and blow against it, they can not move it from its place; as it is said (Jeremiah 17:8): He shall be like a tree planted by waters, that sends out its roots by a stream and does not notice when the heat comes; its leaves are ever green; in a year of drought it is not troubled and never fails to bear fruit. Mishnah, Tractate Avot 3:17
We are learning: • to sequence a story • to understand how much we need trees and what they can provide us with • to appreciate and consider our relationships as carers of the world • that God gave us the world to look after and therefore we have a duty to protect nature today and for the future.
