Dear Families, Hopefully you are reading this as you prepare for Thanksgiving and getting ready to be surrounded by family and friends (in person or on Zoom). It is the…

Dear Families, Every day I open my email and have access to Jewish learning galore on every possible topic of Judaism. Sometimes I think I should unsubscribe from a site…

By Laura Seymour Last week we read the parasha about Noah and I taught our preschoolers all about this memorable story. Most of us have heard or read the many…

Dear Friends, The beginning of the year is filled with so many wonderful beginnings. For Jewish schools and organizations, we have all the holidays that come one upon the other…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, We often forget that the Israelites were/are an agricultural people and that so many of our holidays reflect the land and care for the earth.…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, The beginning of the Jewish year is filled with holidays and often we get caught up in the preparation and the “doing” of the holiday.…

Dear Families, Yes, it is after Yom Kippur but I can’t stop thinking about Jonah (maybe because the song we sang this week is still being sung throughout the J).…

Dear Families, Elul is almost over and it is almost Rosh Hashanah. Hopefully we have used our month of reflection to really look at ourselves and prepare for the heavy…

By Laura Seymour The school year has started and I have added a weekly learning session for all those in our J Senior Department. It is so wonderful that our…

We celebrate the same holidays every year and we read the Torah parasha by parasha every year. Yet there is always something new to learn and discover. Sometimes we struggle…