Jewish preschools have a high turnover rate. How did you meet the demanding challenges of this important position and remain dedicated for decades? My commitment to Jewish education began with my own children when I was determined to create a Jewish home environment where we observed Shabbat and the holidays.…
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Preschoolers Have Fun with The Littlest Pair
JEC Early Childhood Builds a Life-Sized Teiva Last Thursday the whole Early Childhood gathered together in the gym for an exciting teiva party! First Morah Lani Krausz, the director of Early Childhood, read “The Littlest Pair” by Sylvia Rouss, and the children called out the appropriate rhyming words. Then,…
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Sammy Spider’s Publisher has a Free Calendar for Teachers
Sammy Spider’s publisher, Kar-Ben, would like to send you a gift—a FREE Our Jewish Year Calendar Poster. This glossy, full-color 36×24 inch calendar has room for writing notes (student birthdays, assignment due dates or whatever else) and will take you from Rosh Hashanah through the end of the…
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By the Better Angels of our Nature
A two-week road trip from Nashville to New Orleans, meant good food, good music and a first hand look at the racism of our nation. Visits to the National Civil Rights Museum and Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum vividly told the difficult story of African Americans in the United States.…
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Yom Kippur Observances for Young Children
Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is a day on which adults fast and pray. We ask God to forgive us and we apologize to those we have wronged during the past year. At the end of Yom Kippur services, the…
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Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with Sammy Spider
Parents and their children, and teachers and their students can start the Jewish New Year with Sammy Spider. PJ Library and Kar-Ben have created guides and curriculum which are included in this blog. The celebration continues at this link “Rosh Hashanah Will Soon be Here. It’s the Beginning of the…
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