Shabbat Shuvah – Could vs. Should – Sermon – 9/11/2010 https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/dsksermons/dsk002.mp3Podcast: Download
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Archives for September 2010
The Sand’which’ Generation — Our Aging Parents
Rosh Hashana 5771 https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/dsksermons/dsk001.mp3Podcast: Download
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Words of Wisdom…from Arthur Waskow
Shabbat Shalom. After services on Rosh HaShana morning, I picked up a copy of the Jewish Calendar for 5771. The first month was Tishrei – no surprise there! But Judaism can be tricky – as Arthur Waskow explains in the following excerpt from his book, Seasons of Our Joy: “Rosh Hashanah comes in the month […]
L’Shana Tova
L’Shana Tova U M’tuka – A Happy and Sweet New Year May the New Year 5771 be filled with opportunities for joyful living and learning. In the coming year, visit Jewish Educators’ Village – K’far Morim for information and inspiration. Our Gates are always open!
The Lesson Planning Game: M=Methodology – Bloom’s What!?
The methodology part of lesson planning is the “how-to.” It’s where you plan what your students are actually going to do in order to achieve the learning goals for their grade. Like goals, methods of learning come from a variety of sources – from teacher’s guides to textbooks; from in-service training and administrative guidance; from […]
L’shana Tova to One and All
Repentance. Renewal. Returning to our pure selves. Looking in the mirror. T’shuvah. One of my favorite midrashim is about Reb Zusya – who upon his death was worried that he had been emulating Moses and Abraham too much, and not achieving his own Zusya potential – “In the world to come, they will not ask […]
Shabbat Shalom – Words of Wisdom From Abraham Joshua Heschel
Shabbat Shalom Today’s “Words of Wisdom” are from Abraham Joshua Heschel as quoted in Shema Yisrael, the Siddur published by Temple Israel of West Bloomfield, Michigan. “TO CELEBRATE TIME RATHER THAN SPACE” The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things […]
The Lesson Plan G.A.M.E. – A=Amount of time
Back in the days before multi-tasking, networking, and texting, general studies report cards included a skill known as, “uses time wisely.” Since the amount of time for your class is predetermined by the school schedule, using class time “wisely” is a challenge when creating a lesson plan. The following suggestions are easy ways to use […]