HOW THE JEWISH CHILD IS INFLUENCED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9736, 31 December 1909, Page 3

HOW THE JEWISH CHILD IS INFLUENCED.

("American Hebrew.") J • i The Sabbath, including its cated preparations, is rich *nd impressive material for a child's imagination. On Thursday evening' ihV ;ino^ftßr .already prepares goe^f /to market, cleans thefish^etc^ ;; V^:V '/-..-V;^'* -.;, In the morning ' ''th% f\ baking of " chafes '/. (breads . ,^oVf^ri^b^ for a-«hild to watch the hKrtnerjiaking different shapes of smearing it with egg and decorating it ,^with braids of different shapes and forms. A Jewish child gets the t ;lfirst. lesson ; in what we call modelling by making make-believe " chales." ' . . .'•■''. In the evening the mother r.prepareii to meet the Sabbath. The child partakes in the household ocoupationsand thereby .gets habits of industry's Order and regard for the rights and ideas of others, and the fundamental habit of subordinating his' activities to -the igeneral interest of the household.^;. .?: This is especially true in regard to Jewish households -where '* everything seems to be prescribed- by Jaw; BeforV darkness setsm on Friday the houfte< wife lights in. the dining-room • extr» candles or a special'lamp' in 'honour -of Sabbath and. reads the blessing. - ; Quite often a child not yet • able to talk will cover its : face with -its 'little palms', imitating the gestures, of the de» voted mother.. The returning " from the* synagogue, the appreciative greeting, "Good Sabbiath," the Kiddush, the blessing over "•: wine, the -special menu ana the Jioliday' "spirit, of all who participate has. undoubtedly ? a soothing, beneficent influence upon i&« child. After supper the. time wi\spenl in resting. ; .-'■'" ;j "' „:' ■ . .