A Circle of Smiles

Event Raises Money for School in Israel, Books & Bikes fundraiser benefits Beit Issie Shapiro By Sharon Cotal, Brentwood Patch With his baseball cap on backward and a big smile on his face, 5-year-old Julian  rode his tricycle around the track Sunday at Stephen S. Wise Temple Early Childhood Center.…

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Shavuot – Songs and Recipes

SONGS Ten Commandments By Sylvia Rouss ( Sing to Frere Jacque) Ten Commandments, Ten Commandments, Are the way, are the way, We should live our lives, We should live our lives, Every day, every day. Ten Commandments to Moses By Sylvia Rouss (Sing to Rise and Shine) The Ten Commandments,…

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Spiders, Frogs, Oh, My!

Spiders, Frogs, Oh, My: Author Sylvia Rouss Tries to Engage, Comfort Children Published: April 11, 2011 Children’s books by Sylvia Rouss lately have fascinated my toddler and me. As Passover approaches, we are reading Sammy Spider’s First Passover. And Sammy Spider’s First Haggadah will take center stage at our first…

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