FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 45
Farber Hebrew Day School
hosted a Saturday night,
community-building Melaveh
Malka on Jan. 14. More than
160 people were in attendance
for this fun event.
It started off with a musical
Havdalah led by fifth-grade
Judaic studies teacher Rabbi
Joshua Strosberg. Families
then joined together for
singing and dancing, bringing
the packed room to life as
students, parents and teachers
joined together to celebrate
the end of Shabbat and the
beginning of the new week.
After the singing and
dancing, students circulated
through Havdalah-themed
projects, such as creating
spice bags (besamim), a
Havdalah plaque and beautiful
Havdalah candles from
beeswax.
Families also had the
opportunity to play the highly
popular Fowling game (football
bowling) and the competition
was almost as strong as the
excitement in the gym.
Of course, what is a melaveh
malka without food? The
evening concluded with pizza
and fries for everyone, with a
d’var Torah by Head of School
Dr. Josh Levisohn.
This event was one of
several this year that has
filled the need for additional
community building following
the lonely years of COVID.
Families are responding
very enthusiastically to these
opportunities for coming
together in person with their
children and their peers.
Special thanks go to Rabbi
Ari Steinig, who conceived of
and planned the entire event
with the help of a number of
other volunteers.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FARBER
Melaveh Malka at Farber
Elishama
Ellis
Gila Leib
Shirli Gotlib
and Jacob Gotlib
Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation.
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