JCDS second-graders become Tu b’Shevat explorers at Eastside Marketplace

To celebrate Tu b’Shevat, Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island (JCDSRI) second- graders went on a search for the essence of life at a place where you’ve been many times.

They recently headed to the Eastside Marketplace, where they went on a mission to collect fruits from trees and vegetables from the earth. The other shoppers asked, “What is this beautiful language the children are speaking?” We answered in one voice: “It is an ancient language; it is a modern language. It is the language of our people, the Jewish people. It’s the Hebrew language!”

We return to school filled with the bounty of our mission, satisfied and eager to come together to enjoy a taste of the upcoming spring bounty.

Rotem Goldshmid and Rhonda Mills are Hebrew and Judaic Studies teachers at the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island.