This week, 5th-grade students at the Schechter School of Long Island received their very first Tanakh.

The Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, is a collection of Jewish scriptures written primarily in Biblical Hebrew. The canon contains 24 books divided into three distinct sections: the Torah (instruction/teaching), the Nevi'im (prophets), and the Ketuvim (writings).

SSLI held a special ceremony to mark the occasion, with the 5th graders leading an audience of their families and loved ones in Tefillah. They sang songs, played instruments, and presented their corresponding group project, the Timeline of the Tanakh. At the end of the program, each student received a Tanakh from their Jewish Studies teacher Morah Romano. 

Mazal Tov Kitah Hey!