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Friday the 13th: Our Lucky Day

Every so often, Shabbat begins on Friday the 13th. Unlucky? Not for us. My post from August 13, 2010 explains why. Please note that we’re not in the month of Elul right now, but rather the month of Tevet. No problem – it’s still our lucky day! Shabbat Shalom. Read My Old Post

Episode Thirteen: Shemot

In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore Exodus, Chapter One, Verse 19, and the portion of Shemot.
This parsha, is the first in the book of Shemot (Exodus) and deals with the birth of Moses. Verse Nineteen focuses on a comment by the Jewish midwives, in which they indicate that the Jewish women, unlike their Egyptian counterparts seem to give birth before they arrive.
The translations in question is that of Chayot which is translated in a wide range of ways, from simply “Vigorous” to a much more inflammatory “Animals.”

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Challenging Moments

When my eldest daughter was about three years old we were standing on the corner of 76th Street and Broadway, and she saw an extremely obese woman pass by. Gabriella pointed at the woman and said, “That person is fat.” I whipped my head around and said sternly, “Gabriella, don’t say that. That is not […]

Episode Twenty-Two: How To Emulate God

In Episode Twenty-Two of The Tisch Rabbi Michael Rose Knopf continues to explore Chapter Three of Moses Cordovero’s Tomer Devorah. This is the first episode of The Tisch that is a part of JCast Network, however all previous episodes are available for download here or on iTunes. Each week Rabbi Knopf meets with his dedicated students at […]

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Reaching Kitah Gimel: “Syllables Count!” Game

Today, in my Kitah Gimel Hebrew class (Grade 6), we’re playing a game called “Syllables Count!” To set up the game: Choose a group of Hebrew vocabulary words that students are studying in prayer, Holiday, modern Hebrew, or other learning units. Choose words that have different numbers of syllables, at least 2 words per syllable […]

Shemot Limerick

A new chapter – we move away from the story of patriarchs and focus on the saga of the Israelites. Joseph’s success at the end of Genesis shifts radically into enslavement. The new Pharoah who “did not know Joseph” is reminiscent of the fickle unpredictability of being a stranger in a strange land. Today’s hero […]

Vayechi Limerick

A new chapter – we move away from the story of patriarchs and focus on the saga of the Israelites. Joseph’s success at the end of Genesis shifts radically into enslavement. The new Pharoah who “did not know Joseph” is reminiscent of the fickle unpredictability of being a stranger in a strange land. Today’s hero […]

Birthright Israel Alumni Bar and Bat Mitzvah Celebration

In this episode, Aaron “The Schmoz” Herman talks to the people involved in the Birthright Israel Alumni Bar and Bat Mitzvah Celebration program. Birthright Israel Alumuni community gives individuals the opportunity to celebrate their own Bar or Bat Mitzvah with family and friends in just 8 weeks. This program was created in response to the […]

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Reaching Kitah Gimel: “Remezim”- clues

This is the first in a series of posts based on happenings in my 6th Grade weekday Hebrew class (Kitah Gimel). In these posts, what happens in Kitah Gimel doesn’ t stay in Kitah Gimel! Activities and techniques that work (and a critical look at some that don’t) are presented for you to take away […]

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