I wrote this blog when I was still teaching, and I think it’s worth looking at a second time: The school where I work has a policy that allows for the use of food in sensory experiences. One of our teachers recently asked one of our maintenance men to fill…
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Ways to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Young Children
[quote text_size=”small” author=”From Fun With Jewish Holiday Rhymes by Sylvia Rouss, UAHC Press, 1992″] Rosh Hashanah will soon be here. It’s the beginning of the year.We go to temple and listen to the shofar’s sound. We eat a special challah –its shape is round.We eat apples dipped in honey sweet. They…
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Thoughts on the Pew Report by a Jewish Children’s Author
As a young child, I was charmed by All of a Kind Family, amused by the stories of Chelm and captivated by the Diary of Ann Frank. As a teenager, I was intrigued by Exodus and O Jerusalem. And as an adult, I finally read The Mouse in the Matzah…
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“Sammy Spider’s First Thanukkah”
I have been given permission by the kindergarten class of the Epstein School in Atlanta to share this wonderful new Sammy Spider story and if you click on the title, you can read the whole story, Sammy Spider’s First Thanukkah.
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A Real Watermelon in a Real Sukkah
Betsy Zalaznick, Religious School Director of Or Chadash in Flemington, NJ sent me wonderful emails during the Sukkot Holiday telling me how the children in her Temple used my newest book, A Watermelon in the Sukkah, to enhance their holiday experience. Hi. We read your book on opening day to…
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A Song of Rosh Hashanah Greeting
Rosh Hashanah’s Here by Sylvia Rouss (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell) Rosh Hashanah’s here. Rosh Hashanah’s here. Shanah To-vah, Rosh Hashanah’s here. The shofar’s sound is loud. The shofar’s sound is loud. Shanah To-vah, the shofar’s sound is loud. The challah’s shape is round. The challah’s…
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