Tali Elkind
Estonian Jewish Education Center
4th grade
Estonia

I have drawn our synagogue, which I love so much - Tallinn Synagogue, because it is connecting me with the Jewish traditions, holidays, mitzvot and my friends and teachers. In the door I have drawn our Rabbi Shmuel Kot who is always welcoming me and my family to come and to participate, so I am participating in the Synagogue Sunday School and other programs from my birth, thanks to my Mother.I have drawn two girls - like my friends and our warm community.I have drawn a Jewish boy on the stand with the Flag of Israel because the Jewish knowledge and pride helps me to grow up and moving forward." "I always think about my beloved Erez Israel and I have visited it with my dear Mother. But for now I am living in Estonia, n Tallinn, I also love it, but the thought about Erez Israel makes me strong and happy. And our community and Tallinn Synagogue is my connection to Israel in the place where I am.I am studing in the Jewish School and in Sunday School in Synagogue, i am learning the Torah Chapters, the jewish history, present and the ideas about the future, so the Land of Israel is the proof of all we have learnt, and it inspiring me to learn even more.For me Israel share the ideas of the community life, supporting and helping each other, learning more about our Nation and what does it mean to be a Jew. And its also helps to built and develope the community in Estonia, because we know that we all belong to Erez Israel." That's the way how life should be - in peace, in warm communities, with close people, with connection to our Jewish and Israel roots and knowledge, in creating something new and good, in moving ahead and up. That's means life for me. Thanks to my teachers I saw different posters from your web site, and I was thinking and try to feel what I like from them, and what The Land of Israel and our traditions means for me.