If ever I talk too positively about my children my grandmother will interrupt me and warn against the “evil eye.” Her superstitious worries inhibit her (and me, in return!) from saying too much about how great things are, or telling others for fear that they might feel jealous and cast an evil eye upon me […]
Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #9
Chag Hanukkah Sameach! Happy Hanukkah! How wonderful that the first night of Hanukkah falls, this year, on a Hebrew School day. We celebrated and practiced our Hebrew. After saying the Blessings for Torah Study and cookies, we played a game called, Eifo Ha S’vivonim? (Where are the dreidels?) Students were given two minutes to search […]
Family Shield Project – A Hanukkah Highlight
HAPPYTHANKSGIVINGHAPPYHANUKKAH – one holiday following on the heels of another. But, the Early Childhood Center at the synagogue where I teach is ready! Turkeys have been replaced by a splendid display of dreidel shaped “Family Shields.” Each ECC family received a large piece of posterboard with the outline of a dreidel drawn on it. Attached […]
Torah Theatre – Vayeshev – Joseph and His Brothers
The final Portions in the Book of B’reishit tell the dramatic story of Joseph. The range of emotions expressed and the intensity of the action make these Portions ideally suited to classroom theatre. The following activity is designed to help students understand the feelings of Joseph’s brothers in the Portion, Vayeshev. (Students may work in […]
Words of Wisdom – Vayeshev
Cue the orchestra! Curtain going up! This week’s Torah Portion, Vayeshev, has all the drama and action of a Broadway production. In fact, Vayeshev and the following two Torah Portions, Miketz and Vayigash were the basis for the Broadway musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music and Tim Rice’s lyrics […]
Long Distance Runaround: Pondering the CyBar/CyBat Mitzvah
When I first read this past Sunday’s New York Time’s article on digital B’nai Mitzvah preparation, my first thought was that it was intriguing that this topic would be the lead story in, of all things, the Fashion and Style section. It then occurred to me that the topic’s visibility in the soft news section […]
A.V.I. – The Super Game
A.V.I. (Age-Value-Items) is an absolute must-have in your repertoire of learning games. A.V.I. can be played by 2 to 20 players (or more). It is suitable for ages 12 to adult. Once the materials are prepared, they may be used over and over. A.V.I. is a game of infinite possibilities. It can be used in […]
Creating Thanksgiving Memories
Thanksgiving was always my mother’s favorite holiday. It was near her birthday, she loved the family coming together, and gratitude was the lens through which she viewed her life. Even as she was dying, almost 13 years ago, she felt grateful. She felt thankful for all of the abundance she had experienced in her all […]
Words of Wisdom for Shabbat – Va-Yishlach
This week’s Torah Portion, Va-Yishlach continues the drama of Jacob’s life, twenty years after his bitter parting with his brother, Esau. Jacob is now anxiously planning for what he hopes will be a chance to reconcile with Esau. On his journey to meet Esau, Jacob wrestles one whom the Torah calls “ish” (man), but whom […]
Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #8
Wednesday’s Kitah Gimel Hebrew class was packed with activities! After the Blessings for Torah Study and cookies, we began a series of exercises to practice, practice, practice using Hebrew vocabulary and sentence/question patterns. The words and patterns were those which needed review, according to students’ responses on last week’s Comprehensive Exercise. Students worked with picture […]
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