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 […]
The Comprehensive Exercise: Positive Assessment
Last week, my Hebrew School students completed a “Comprehensive Exercise” on the first three chapters of our modern Hebrew textbook. “Comprehensive Exercise” – a rather ponderously vague phrase. Why not just say “test” or “exam”? Actually, I came up with “Comprehensive Exercise” in order to avoid using the words “test” or “exam.” Taking a test […]
Words of Wisdom for Shabbat – Va-Yetze
In this week’s Torah Portion, Va-Yetze, Jacob is on his way from Beersheba to Haran. He spends the night in a “place” and dreams of a ladder which reaches from the ground to heaven. Angels are going up and down on the ladder, and Jacob, in his dream, receives a message from God. In his […]
Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #7
Today, in Kitah Gimel, students led the Blessings for Torah Study and cookies. In place of our usual attendance conversation, students completed a “Comprehensive Exercise.” This Comprehensive Exercise provided students with an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the vocabulary and language elements presented in Chapters One, Two, and Three of our text, Shalom Ivrit. […]
Museum -Inspired “Art-Start Bags”
Museums, which fulfill their missions to collect, display, and educate in such a variety of creative ways, are a great source of learning activity models. During many extended visits to Israel, I returned to the country’s outstanding museums again and again. The Ruth Youth Wing for Art Education at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem www.imj.org.il […]
Sharing a Shabbat Argument
I came across this poem recently. It’s by Leonard Cohen and appeared in his collection entitled Book of Longing. There’s something about it that has touched my soul, and won’t leave. I thought I’d share this as my Shabbat Shalom wish to you all. You might be a person who likes to argue with Eternity. […]
Words of Wisdom for Shabbat – Toldot
In Hebrew class, my students plotted, wrapped their hands in “fur,” shuddered and howled, as they dramatized the actions of Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Esau in this week’s Torah Portion, Toldot. After re-enacting the story of Rebekah’s and Jacob’s plot to trick Isaac into giving his blessing to Jacob, rather than to his first-born son, […]
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