After four months of collecting “Know Your Brochos!” cards, the boys in Cheder Chabad of Monsey participated in a Grand Brochos Bee.
It all started with rebbis in Cheder distributing the Brochos Cards to the boys for saying brochos or bentching properly, or for learning, davening nicely and general good behavior. Throughout the 16 weeks there were many quizzes and PowerPoints that helped the children stay focused on learning the brochos. The program gave the children the opportunity to learn brochos, prepare for the quizzes and the final Brochos Bee in a most exciting way.
The boys would trade these cards with each other and they would always be looking at them. This motivated the children to study the correct brochos reshonos and achronos along with the halachos on the backs of the cards.
Instead of the conventional method of having children study for a Brochos Bee with a booklet, the boys had visual aids, enabling them to study while having fun. This was a windfall for the rebbis in Cheder. They were teaching hilchos brochos while at the same time having a powerful incentive for children.
There were 56 boys who joined the semi-finals, which was a written test of 50 questions. Of those 56 boys only 15 joined the Grand Brochos Bee. Those 15 were the top 2 grade scores per class.
The Cheder was then divided into 2 divisions for the Grand Brochos Bee; the younger children (gr. 1-4) and the older children (gr. 5-8). The Grand Brochos Bee consisted of 244 PowerPoint slides with over 300 questions, ranging from what the brochos reshonos and achronos are to other halachos and yedios that have to do with birchos hanehenin.
The two grand prize winners (1 for each division) received a $50 gift certificate to the Neshai bookstore and the runner ups both received $20 gift certificate to the Neshai bookstore. Every boy who participated in the Grand Brochos Bee received an award.
The winner from the younger division is Menachem Drew (gr. 2).
The winner from the older division is Motti Krajsanski (gr. 7).
The two runner ups are Mendel Touger (gr. 1) and Daniel Cohen (gr. 6).
PHOTOS:
good job we r s proud f u!!!go motti!
Rabbi Wiener is the best out there! Keep up all the amazing hard work you do!
from where do you think Lubavitch Yeshivah got it?
R’ Weiner of Monsey designed the program
menachem mendel shemtov
yay moti kras! so proud of u!
LUBAVITCH YESHIVA also has the program.
Great job to all those boys in Cheder Chabad of Monsey who worked so hard on their brochos! These boys in Monsey are so lucky!
Good Job!
Mazal tov!
From your adopted Tante and Uncle in C.H.
We are so proud of you!! YOur cousins in crown heights!!
motti awewsome job!
good job!! you make us proud!!!
-your proud aunt (machine 🙂
very nice bh
go danial
mazal tov motti kras!!
fess up- who wrote that?
much thanks to the amazing teachers in my sons school- every day we are amazed by your dedication and creative ways to make learning fun.
yasher koach.
congrats on your win motti krasnjanski!
Know Your Brochos is the best program! The children love getting the Brochos cards, trading them and looking at them! Every school should get them!
how come they dont do things like this at the girls division?
More initiative like that should be implemented in ALL Chabad schools.
Rabbi Weiner pulls off an amazing job once again! Thank you for being such a contributor to our children’s chinuch. May you have much Hatzlacha in all of your undertakings!
RZS
Imanuel Rimler was the third place winner