A story of Rabbi Elijah of Vilna influenced my decision to become a Jewish educator and ultimately, a writer. He is often referred to as the Vilna Gaon or Genius of Vilna. Born in 1720, he was studying the Bible and Talmud by the age of 6. Although he grew…
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Links to Purim Fun
Parents and children, and teachers and students may enjoy visiting my earlier posts about Purim. Click Here for “Purim Fun for Children and their Parents” RECIPES AND MORE 4 eggs, 1 cup oil, 1 ¼ cups sugar, 2 tsps. vanilla, 3 tsps. baking powder, ½ tsp. salt, 5 ½ cups…
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Tu B’Shevat Holiday Links
Tu B’Shevat, the “birthday of the trees” begins soon. Readers may wish to re-visit my two posts by clicking on either paragraph: FOOD FOR THOUGHT ON TU B’SHEVAT published February 2012: The school where I work has a policy that allows for the use of food in sensory experiences. One…
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Celebrate Purim with New Songs for Young Children
From Fun with Jewish Holiday Songs by Sylvia Rouss, these are original lyrics set to traditional music that celebrate the holiday of Purim. I hope that children and their parents, students and their teachers, and campers and their counselors will enjoy these songs. Sylvia Purim Day (This Old Man)…
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Tali’s Jerusalem Scrapbook, available to children and students
The story of how I wrote Tali’s Jerusalem Scrapbook began with a family visit to our son in Israel in the winter of 2000. He was a college exchange student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and this was just months after the start of the Second Intifada, a time of…
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The Littlest Fish
The Littlest Fish wants to make friends. Too bad the other sea creatures only see him as a good meal, rather than as a friend. One day, The Littlest Fish meets a Giant Fish who says his tummy hurts. And, no wonder, he’s swallowed Jonah, the prophet who said “No”…
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