All warpped-up with positive social-emotional wishes Originally uploaded by teachergal This year my classroom has had an "It's not easy being green" theme. (And yes, I felt a bit old in September when the kids informed me they weren't familiar with that Kermit the Frog Song!) The reason is that I went back to using… Continue reading Well-Wishes for the Holidays
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Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post: Thankful
We've never been the kind of family that's gone around the table telling each other what we're thankful for, though I always wished we could have been. However, I think it was assumed why we were thankful for the things we were thankful for... though those things were unspoken on Thanksgiving. However, as I've grown… Continue reading Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post: Thankful
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Poetry Friday: At the Pumpkin Patch
Jenny Whitehead's Book, Holiday Stew: A Kid's Portion of Holiday and Seasonal Poems, is chock-full of wonderful treasures that can be shared with kids on religious and secular holidays. It's categorized by season and has adorable illustrations to-boot. Here's a portion of one of Whitehead's Halloween Poems, "At the Pumpkin Patch," which you can read… Continue reading Poetry Friday: At the Pumpkin Patch
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Lessons I Learned by Listening
In the past 48 hours, I've attended several services in synagogue and one by the banks of the Seekonk River (for Tashlich). I've spent time sitting and standing and sitting and standing and sitting and standing in synagogue. I've prayed with kavanah. I have listened to three sermons, delivered by Rabbi Flam and Rabbi Franklin,… Continue reading Lessons I Learned by Listening
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Stacey’s M.M. Post: What do you mean it’s supposed to rain on the second day of Rosh Hashanah!??!?!
I've been checking the weather all weekend. It simply cannot rain tonight, tomorrow, and Wednesday. However, it looks like it might on Wednesday. It's not supposed to rain on the High Holidays! I grew up in a pretty large synagogue in New Jersey. There were three services for Rosh Hashanah: two in the Sanctuary (and… Continue reading Stacey’s M.M. Post: What do you mean it’s supposed to rain on the second day of Rosh Hashanah!??!?!
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Happy Father’s Day.
May your day be filled with memories. Whether you are missing someone, playing with someone, longing to be with someone, or waiting for someone -- I wish you a day filled with capturing life right now. Days like this, set apart for special parental figures in our lives, can be a rich mix of strong… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day.
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Poetry Friday: Esther’s Tale
Today is Purim. Hence, a few verses from Steve Hausman's Poem entitled, "Esther's Tale." Adar the 14th day is near It means that Purim is almost here But if in Jerusalem you'll be Then it's the 15th for you and me In synagogue we tell the tale Of Haman's evil and the Jews' travail On… Continue reading Poetry Friday: Esther’s Tale
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Daily Something: It Ended Yesterday
Chanukkah ended yesterday. I'm no longer commanded to kindle the lights on the menorah. The eighth night of Chanukkah always feels like a let down when you see the flames illuminating your home with their orange glow. However, I've been collecting dreidels for the past ten years. Hence, my little collection reminds me of this… Continue reading Daily Something: It Ended Yesterday
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Ruth’s WN Entry: Daily Something #5.
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Stacey’s WN Entry: Daily Something
They started out as little potato blobs on the griddle. However, with a little TLC, they turned into something special . Add the right accouterments and those potato blobs turned into latkes ! It all happened on this first night of Chanukkah .
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Round Challah
I've noticed that there aren't any explicit directions on how to make a round challah online for the Jewish High Holy Days. Hence, since I'm about to engage in some challah making, I think that my writing for today will focus around how to make one of those. I'm striving to make an Egyptian Style… Continue reading Round Challah
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Poetry Friday
The sun is setting on another Rosh Hashanah. I've spent the past 48 hours with my family and my family-to-be. Hence, my Poetry Friday submission is a poem about the holiday that just passed. rosh hashanah by Alicia Ostricker the birthday of adam the innocent earthling and the day hagar and ishmael found water in… Continue reading Poetry Friday
