1st Night of Hannukah and Hebrew lesson

Last night after returning from our Walk Through Bethlehem, we looked at the "scrolls" the kids had received from their stop at the "Hebrew School". They were so excited! It was the Hebrew alefbet (that's Hebrew for alphabet).

We lit our candles. There is always one more candle then the number of nights. This is called the shamus or helper candle. Some think it represents Christ. He is the servant who was raised up. The shamus usually is higher than the other candles. As we light the candles, we can think of miracles that God has done as he did long ago with the oil in the temple. We can also think of the Light of the World, who came to earth and suffered and died for our sins, who is now ABOVE ALL.

As the light burned, Hannah got pencil and paper and sat and copied every letter carefully from her "scroll".

Josiah decided to do the same. For some time, even before today, he has been telling me that when he writes a letter illegably, "It is in Hebrew."