Sylvia A. Rouss of Sammy the Spider fame introduces us to a little wooden dreidel that nobody—including Jake or Becky–notices. He is brown, not sparkly or bright. His holiday companion, silver menora, shows dreidel a trick to change colors, and he turns red, then yellow then blue. But still…
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Happy Hanukkah 2019
A RHYMING STORY OF HANUKKAH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BY SYLVIA ROUSS King Anticochus always wanted his way. He told the Jews, “This is how you must pray!” Judah Maccabee, a strong and brave Jew, Said, “We won’t pray the way you want us to!” He told King Antiochus, “You…
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Sammy Spider’s Visit to Las Vegas for J-Fest
I spent last Sunday with a community of Sammy Spider’s friends at the Las Vegas J-Fest. I was joined by children and parents when I read Sammy Spider’s First Mitzvah and Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah. There was a special Sammy Spider craft activity. It was a beautiful day. Thanks to…
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Early Childhood Educators Win Work Place Rights
“It has been an honor to… assist you in your quest to be respected and have your labor rights fulfilled. It is unusual for workers to have their battles for justice memorialized in the published case law. But your struggle has achieved that permanent legacy which hopefully will help others…
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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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“Hanukkah Fable” is NOW available on Amazon
Every fable has a moral. On the last night of Hanukkah, a little dreidel learns the important lesson that true happiness comes from just being yourself. The plain wooden dreidel is unhappy that no one is playing the dreidel game. “Nobody notices me”, the dreidel complains to the beautifully lit…
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