First Graders Learn Matzo Making Ahead of Passover
Students from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School engage in a hands-on educational experience to prepare kosher matzo, highlighting traditions of the Jewish holiday.
- First graders at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School participated in a 'Model Matzah Factory' field trip, learning to make kosher matzo.
- Under the guidance of Rabbi Levi Raskin, students had 18 minutes to mix, roll, and bake the matzo, adhering to traditional Passover practices.
- The educational event included demonstrations of wheat grinding and baking in a high-temperature oven, emphasizing the historical methods of matzo preparation.
- Students learned about the significance of matzo and the historical context of Passover, which commemorates the Israelites' exodus from Egypt.
- The hands-on activity aimed to teach students about Jewish traditions and the importance of following specific rituals for Passover.
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