Ann Arbor's Hebrew Day Schoo
welcomes its kindergarteners
with an old tradition.

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t's a Jewish custom dating back to the Mid-
dle Ages.
Children embark on their Jewish learn-
ing by licking honey off a slate of Hebrew
letters. That way, the words of the Scrip-
tures will always seem as sweet as honey.
As sweet as sugar, too, for kindergarteners
at the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor, who
were greeted with an entire spread of goodies
at the school's first "Taste of Honey" event.

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Hannah Rose Alexander enjoys the sweetness of a cookie.

In addition to a variety of sweet foods, the
boys and girls picked out rulers, cards and
games featuring the Hebrew aleph-bet. They
also got to meet their teacher, check out the
classroom and select colorful new yarmulkes to
wear.
Hebrew Day School, Ann Arbor's only Jew-
ish day school, is located at the Jewish Com-
munity Center of Washtenaw County. 0

JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER

KRISTA HUSA PHOTOGRAPHER

Siew Hong Teoh and David Hirshleiter pose for a photo with their son, Michael, as
part of the night's activities.

Sam Zivot tests the art supplies in his new classroom while his mother, Pam, looks on.