Dear Families, Often when I teach adult Jewish education classes, people will say, “I’m not religious but I am spiritual.” At first, as we talk more, it really means, “I’m…
Dear Families, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah have a lot in common (and not just because some years they fall closer together on the calendar). For both holidays, we focus on being…
Dear Families, Each morning when we wake up it is a chance to be thankful — to begin again refreshed. We may be in trying times but we can choose…
Dear Families, Every Shabbat, parents bless their children but what about blessing our parents? This is very timely as so many parents & families are struggling with so many things…
Dear Families,My favorite way to start this column is to say, “I found a new book!!” Biblioholism is a terrible, wonderful addiction to buying and reading books and since the…
Dear Families,We have made it through the fall holidays although it has been different. Hopefully each of us found special ways to connect, learn and be Jewish! The month of…
Dear Families, This past week at the Goldberg Early Childhood Center, I told the children all about Jonah plus I gathered staff (through Zoom, of course) for learning about the…
Dear Families, The month of Elul (which was last month) precedes Rosh Hashanah each year. During that month of reflection as we prepare, we are told to hear the shofar…
Dear Families,I look at all the Jewish educators out there writing on the upcoming holidays and all the rabbis working on High Holiday sermons and wonder how they come up…
Dear Families, As a teacher, I have always said that I may end up in “copyright hell” but I will be with all the teachers I have known and admired.…