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candy on Shabbat."
ressed in their finest,
It was Terri Farber's second
singing "Adon Olam"
party,
this one for her middle
and "L'Chah Dodi," 95
child, Reuben Maxbauer.
Hillel Day School first-
"This is a big event for the
graders showed their skills
families," Ms. Farber said.
Thursday evening.
"When the children begin
Proud parents, grandpar-
school in September they have
ents and siblings filled the
no Hebrew knowledge. Now
main sanctuary of Adat
they know their alef bet, they
Shalom Synagogue as the stu-
can put it into prayer and sim-
Sid-
dents received their first
ple conversation.
(prayerbook).
The
dur
"This is the foundation;
youngsters recited prayers,
their Yiddishkeit begins here.
sang songs and passed under
They don't forget it."
a chuppah formed from the
tallit of their headmaster be-
fore receiving the special gift.
The PTO gave out plain,
"Their
blue-cloth book covers — some
Yiddishkeit
needlepointed, others hand-
painted — early in the fall
begins here."
for parents to decorate espe-
cially for the occasion. — the
Terri Farber
36th annual Hillel Siddur par-
ty.
The faces of Hillel's class of
It was Hillel's largest Sid-
2001
were all smiles; some
dur party and first-grade class.
children waved discreetly as
Many parents stood to be rec-
their relatives snapped pic-
ognized as alumni.
tures.
But before
Shelly Shindler,
handing out
PTO president, said
the books, an-
the organization
nouncing stu-
sponsors and pays
dents' name,
for
the life-cycle
headmaster
event party each
Dr. Mark Smi-
year.
ley offered
"It's so worth it.
these words:
children are
These
"Yeladim
not just getting an-
(children),
other book to put in
tonight you
their library. They
have proven to A personalized boo k cover.
are
receiving their
me that God
very first Siddur. It means
hears the prayers of little chil-
something to them. They have
dren. Right now you know
studied their alef bet; their
more of the service than most
parents have specially de-
of American Jewry. You
signed covers; it's a gift they
should feel comfortable on the
will
have all their lives," Ms.
and
running
up
these
birnah,
Schindler said. 0
stairs to gather the shower of

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