Kindness: Make Room for One More
A role-play game about welcoming guests, the new kid, and anyone standing on the outside. Built around hachnasat orchim, the mitzvah of bringing in guests.
Best for ages 6 to 8, with easy changes for younger and older siblings
What's in this kit
- A short note for parents
- Three questions for the Shabbat table, plus a deeper one for older kids
- A 10 to 15 minute table game: The Welcome Game
- Printable cards, 4 pages, US Letter
- One mission to try during the week
- Audio story: One More Place at the Table (9 min)
- A related episode: Elisha and the Shunammite's Son
A peek inside
Hachnasat orchim means "bringing in guests." Jewish homes have a long habit of making room: the Torah describes Abraham running out of his tent to greet three travelers (Genesis 18), and a midrash, a teaching of the Sages, says his tent was open on all four sides so a guest from any direction could find the door.
Question 1: The woman from Shunem made a room for Elisha with a bed, a table, a chair and a lamp. If a guest stayed with us, what would make them feel at home?
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