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Hanukkah Family Workshop

Ms. Sally Yeung explained to the children the patterns on the decorated stone fragment during the gallery tour.
In the second chamber, the children listened intently as Ms. Sally Yeung discussed the use of an ossuary in the Jewish community.
Children created their own patterns on a picture of an oil picture, drawing inspiration from the patterns on the ossuaries.
One of the little girl explained to Ms. Yeung the meaning behind her patterns on the oil jar.
The next activity involved children practicing to write their English names in Hebrew alphabets.
Afterwards, children created their own monetary emblem and a little boy revealed to Ms. Yeung the reason behind his drawings.
Ms. Sally Yeung told the story behind the dreidel game and the meaning of the alphabet drawn on sevinons.
A little boy traced the Hebrew alphabets symbolizing the coming of a miracle on his own Jewish top.
Children were then given mini ceramic oil pitchers to decorate.
Another little girl decorated her sevinon with the traditional Jewish candles used during Hanukkah.
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HONG KONG, November 30, 2014 - Designed in accordance to our current exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls, "Let's Learn About Hanukkah!" Family Workshop featured fun activities and an exhibition tour designed for local families to learn more about Hanukkah at Asia Society Hong Kong Center.

Beginning with a short lesson about the origin of Hanukkah, families were then led to the gallery for a short tour. Children were asked to observe patterns on ossuaries, create patterns of their own on jars, and practice writing their English name in Hebrew alphabets. After the activities in the gallery, families then engaged in decorating sevinons, a Jewish top played in dreidel games, and mini ceramic oil jars. The family workshop ended with a sweet treat – Chanukah donuts – ordered from the Jewish Community Center in Hong Kong, and families got to enjoy both strawberry jam and chocolate flavoured donuts.

Event Information: "Let's Learn About Hanukkah!" Family Workshop