Archives for December 2011

For future Hanukkah celebrations, here is a quick, fun activity that requires only a little simple preparation. Students of all ages will enjoy transforming themselves into a “Living Menorah.” Set-up:Make nine “candles” by rolling a piece of colored construction paper around a cardboard paper towel roll. Tape the construction paper along the seam and tuck […]

A wealth of Judaic studies information, professional development material, and learning activities for students, teachers, and families is available on a variety of websites. In addition to Jewish educational podcasts and blogs on JCast Network, here are 4 more websites well worth exploring. www.akhlah.comThis site is especially useful for Hebrew teachers. Among the Hebrew offerings […]

Eons ago, when I was in Sunday school, each student received a little wooden dreidel for Hanukkah. We’d spin it a bit, play a few rounds of the dreidel game and then take it home, presumably to provide entertainment during our Hanukkah celebration. But honestly folks, the dreidel game wasn’t nearly as exciting as Monopoly, […]

For many years, I received by mail a colorful, lavishly illustrated gift catalogue of upscale Judaica. I never ordered any of the pricey items, but I did save the catalogues. The illustrations made wonderful classroom visuals, especially for Holiday lessons. Fancy, artistic dreidels were a popular item and their pictures provided the raw material for […]