CREATIVITY `FLOURS' FOR AREA KIDS; IN LEARNING MORSEL OF HISTORY, YOUNGSTERS BAKE UP A STORM.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the Daily News Staff Writer The flour-covered fingers and shirts of students visiting the Chabad Center in Westlake Village on Monday made it easy to see they were having a good time. The 50 preschool students from Temple Adat Elohim visited the center to learn some history and bake some matzot in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday. Rabbi rabbi [Heb.,=my master; my teacher], the title of a Jewish spiritual leader. The role of the rabbi has undergone a number of transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were primarily teachers and interpreters of the Torah. Yisroel Levine led the Model Matzah Bakery, which included a lesson about the Jews' quick exodus from Egypt and how they had no time to wait for their bread dough to rise. Levine then brought the lesson into present time by having the children, who were issued oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. chef hats, take their places at tables behind golf ball-size spheres of tan dough. The children rolled the balls in flour flour, finely ground, usually sifted, meal of grain, such as wheat, rye, corn, rice, or buckwheat. Flour is also made from potatoes, peas, beans, peanuts, etc. Usually it refers to the finely ground and bolted (i.e. , rolled them into round, flat cakes and poked them with plastic forks. Levine gathered the matzot, slid them into a 650-degree pizza oven and flipped Flipped (2002) is a young adult novel by Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a stand-alone teen romance in a he-said she-said style with the two protagonists alternately presenting their perspective on a shared set of events. them halfway through their seven-minute baking baking: see cooking. baking Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. time with an expertise that came from having flipped hundreds of the flat cakes in the past two weeks. In the weeks leading up to Passover, which will begin April 11, Levine gives his lesson and flips his matzot to help students understand the ancient reason behind their modern practices. On Monday alone he taught about 200 students with his hands-on method. ``They relate to it a lot more,'' Levine said. Most often people purchase Passover matzot rather than making them, so the hands-on experience of making the unleavened bread reinforces the religious and historical lesson, said Karen Persichetti, whose 5-year-old daughter, Sarah, rolled a matzo Monday. ``It's nice for them to learn this heritage,'' Persichetti said. ``When the holiday comes, they understand.'' The children remember the experience better because they made the matzot themselves, said Lesley Friedman, a teacher at Adat Elohim. ``A hands-on (lesson) is always best for the kids,'' Friedman said. ``They enjoy it. They know exactly what they're making and the meaning of it.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in Conejo Edition only) Jason Sakuto, left, Danielle Hauss and Devorah Gold all roll matzo dough Monday at the Chabad Center in Westlake Village. (2--Color--Ran in Conejo Edition only) Rabbi Yisroel Levine flips a matzo made by a child Monday. (3--Color--Ran in Conejo Edition only) At the Chabad Center, a ball of matzo is flattened flat·ten v. flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens v.tr. 1. To make flat or flatter. 2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch. by a child with roller roller, common name for brightly colored Old World birds noted for performing somersaults in flight. They include the rollers proper (subfamily Coraciinae) and ground rollers (subfamily Brachypteraciinae in hand. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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