Letter Nun

Sammy brought us the letter Nun. It has an extra little line on top, a big line coming down, and an extra little line coming down. It looks similar to letter Chof. The difference is that Chof has a big line on top and bottom, while nun has an extra little line on top and bottom.

Nun can come at the beginning or middle of a word. It cannot be used at the end of a word. 

Hmmm. Which letter then can be used at the end of the word to make the sound 'n'? It is the Letter Nun Sofis which we will learn next week.

Ner (candle) begins with Nun. It also looks like letter Nun.

Etelle forming letter Nun with our magnetic lines.


Nicole begins with letter Nun

Netillas yadayim (washing our hands) begins with the letter Nun.

While we are sleeping a part of our neshama (soul) goes up to Hashem. During that time, Hashem goes through our actions of our day and keeps track of all the things we did. When we wake up, our neshama comes back to us leaving behind a spiritual uncleanliness on our hands which we can not see. We wash it off by washing our hands with water from a cup in the morning. We fill up the cup to the top, pick it up, and wash up to the wrist once on the right and once on the left, alternating 3 times each.

Song:

This is the way we wash our hands,

Wash our hands,

Wash our hands, 

This is the way we wash our hands,

So early in the morning,

Once on the right, 

And once on the left,

Once on the right, 

And once on the left,

Once on the right, 

And once on the left,

So early in the morning.