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Roz Keith
Special to the Jewish News
F
first-grade students at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit rejoiced in prayer Feb.
7 while demonstrating their fluency in
Hebrew at the school's annual Siddur
(prayer book) Party.
"After years of preparing first-grad-
ers for this milestone, where they can
share with parents, friends and other
family members how much they've
learned at such a young age, I am still
awed by the excitement, energy and
passion each grade exhibits:' said Saul
Rube, dean of Judaic Studies.
Each child received his or own sid-
dur, decorated with a personalized
book cover. In many cases, parents
spent countless hours creating the cov-
ers using needlepoint, fabric paint or
some other artistic medium so their
child(ren) will have a cherished keep-
sake representing the commitment to
Jewish communal prayer.
This is the third siddur party for
parent Susan Feber, whose daughter
Julia is in first grade.
"The siddur party is special every
time, but this year it was the most
beautiful for us because we can see
how confident Julia is becoming in
her use of the siddur," Feber said.
"Now when we open it as a family, she
will be able to keep up with her older
brothers, so prayer and spirituality
really become something the whole
family is involved in together:'
The giving of a personal siddur is
a decades-old annual tradition. The
prayer book is used by the students
for daily prayer services at Hillel
and will become an active vehicle
through which they dialogue with God
throughout their lives.
"The Siddur Party is at the heart
of so much of what we do at Hillel,"
said Rabbi Jonathan Berger, rabbi in
Talya Rotberg's decorated siddur
residence. "Because our students are
fluent in Hebrew, they understand the
prayers' themes and meanings. Our
students learn to become apprecia-
tive human beings, never taking their
blessings for granted. They feel con-
nected to Jewish communities all over
the world because they know they can
walk into any synagogue and find a
way to participate.
"Second language fluency, character
development, Jewish identity and a
chance to build a relationship with
God — all these emerge from the
Siddur Party and the act of praying
that it honors:'
The students proudly sang many
prayers that are part of the morning
Shacharit service as well as popular
songs in both Hebrew and Yiddish; they
even performed a Chasidic dance that
was a crowd-pleaser for all generations.
Several community rabbis blessed
the children on the occasion of receiv-
ing their siddurim.
Rabbi Aaron Starr of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek summed up the collec-
tive emotions when he said, "My hope
for all of you at this auspicious mile-
stone is this — may your siddurim
never collect dust!"
❑
Roz Keith is a publicist with
MindSeedCreative.