Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bar Mitzvah in Israel

by Andy Hausler
My trip to Israel was very exciting,
a very special time in my life –
my Bar Mitzvah in Israel
practicing Hebrew in the summer,
memorizing lines for the service,
flying in a helicopter above Israel,
seeing a lot of green.
I was happy
having my Bar Mitzvah in Israel
blessed
at the opportunity,
lucky
to have a Bar Mitzvah in Israel

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Poetry

by Brett Laman


1)
Holidays I Went To Aruba
I Had Fun There
It Was Warm There
I Saw Lots of Ostriches


2)
Snow is Fun to Play in
I like to make snowmen
Throw snowballs
And Make Snow Angels


3)
It is too far away from the beach

The Land

by Uncas Austria

The moment I stepped out of the school, I noticed something:
Desecration. The color of the soil told me of its fate.  Man's
twisted hand of depravation had strangled every ounce
of energy from the land until it was nothing more than a
dried husk. Debris littered the floor as well, showing how
the humans within the area had no sympathy for the land or
it's fate.  As we progressed, I saw the grass become slightly greener.
The debris remained, yet not as much as I had seen previously,
After progressing around more and getting closer to the school, I began
to see more animal life, though not often.  One of two squirrels
scaling a dying tree.  A few birds chirping here and there, though
not within my range of sight. Humans, of course, littering and adding on to
the pain of the earth, smoking and possibly killing themsleves and
others with the lethal drug.  As we finally approached the school,
I noticed similarities and differences between the school and the outside
world.  Many people may not look very closely at these details,
which is why they poison, pollute, and destroy the land.

Snow

by Zachary Spielman

I like to make a snowman in the snow
Sometimes all of the snow outside is white
I like to throw snowballs with all my friends
At Chapel Haven
Sometimes we make snow angels in the snow
I like to ski in the winter
Wonderful to do a lot of stuff with friends
Sometimes I like to have pineapples in the snow

Rising of the Gods

by Laurel Rose Marietta

The moon goes down
The sun rises high
That is the awakening of the gods

The wind that blows
The river that flows
That is the gods at work

This is a day
We come out to say
This is the rising of the gods