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February 28, 2011

Farewell to February and the Rest of the Bullshit Secular Holidays

Some of you may remember that in my last post, I embarked on a celebration of all of February’s bullshit secular holidays and got as far as Valentine’s Day. So, it turns out that I pretty much used up all the good holidays, but here’s some stuff I pulled out of my ass for the rest of the month- enjoy!

Grammy Awards- Feb 13

A Grammy is one of the greatest honors that a person can receive for excellence from an irrelevant organization in a dying industry which is desperately clinging to an outmoded business model – – right up there with Blacksmith of the Year, the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism and Knighthood. This year the theme was “Come as Your Favorite Protein-Rich Food,” but unfortunately, only Lady Gaga got the email and came as an egg. Several artists later apologized, including Justin Beiber who said that, had he known, he would have come as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the crusts cut off; and Katy Perry, who said she would have come as a mouthful of Russell Brand’s spunk.

Eric Sims
Filed Under: DiaTribe

February 27, 2011

Shabbat Commentary – Va-Yak’hel

This week’s Torah Portion, Va-Yak’hel, echoes previous Portions. Moses addresses the children of Israel and repeats the instructions which God gave him for building the Mishkan and creating the furnishings and sacred accouterments associated with worship in this Holy Space. As God instructed, Moses begins by warning the children of Israel that no work is […]

Ronni Sims
Filed Under: Kfar HaMorim

February 24, 2011

Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #18

Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families. Today students led the Blessings for Torah Study and cookies and the attendance conversation. Modern Hebrew Language Students were given 2 minutes to look over the vocabulary words which they’d been assigned last week for homework. We then applied these words to the Surprise Box game. Each student, in […]

Ronni Sims
Filed Under: Kfar HaMorim

February 22, 2011

Take It From Here #1 – Surprise Box

This post is the first of a series with the title, “Take It From Here.” The “Take It From Here” posts briefly describe an activity, a project, or a teaching strategy for you to take away and either use as is or modify to fit your grade level and learning environment. The ideas are meant […]

Ronni Sims
Filed Under: Kfar HaMorim

February 19, 2011

Shabbat Commentary – Ki Tissa

This week’s Portion, Ki Tissa, continues the theme of God and Moses on Mount Sinai. God gives Moses more instructions for the Israelites – instructions for taking a census; instructions for fashioning oil, incense, and utensils for Priestly rituals. God divinely inspires Betzalel, a master craftsman, to lead the building process. God tells Moses to […]

Ronni Sims
Filed Under: Kfar HaMorim

February 18, 2011

The Complexity of the School System

The month of February is always the most challenging month for Nursery School Directors, as it is the month of admissions and exmissions. It is the season of supporting families through the process of getting into ongoing schools and then reviewing hundreds of applications for a very limited number of spots here at the JCC for next September. […]

Ilana Ruskay-Kidd
Filed Under: Eat, Play, Love

February 17, 2011

Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #17

Shalom Kitah Gimel students and families. In Wednesday Hebrew class, we began with the Blessings for Torah Study and cookies. As part of our attendance conversation, we sang Yom Huledet Sameach (Happy Birthday) to two students who had recently celebrated their birthdays. Modern Spoken Hebrew As review, we re-read aloud the story Yom Sheleg (Snow […]

Ronni Sims
Filed Under: Kfar HaMorim

February 15, 2011

All Learners

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Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner
Filed Under: Sermons

February 15, 2011

Be Careful What You Wish For

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Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner
Filed Under: Sermons

February 15, 2011

If Not Now, When – Blurring the Lines for the Future of Jewish Education

The dust is settling after the January JEA and NATE conferences.  Synagogue educators of all stripes and flavors are returning to our old haunts: Congregations and real life. A taste of what is possible still remains in our mouths, though. We need to ask: How do we keep the spirit that we felt in Mt. […]

Peter Eckstein
Filed Under: 5th Child

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