Silver, Money, Coins
This is an adaptation of the Winter Break 2023 Newsletter, which you can also read here. Did you know that the word “money” comes from the name “Monetha”? That’s another
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Avraham: Chanukah, Ramadan and Xmas?!?
Did this title get you worked up? Upset, or curious? I’m glad you made the first step into a fun discussion. It’s about geopolitics, Parasha, and personal stories that I’m
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Yom Kippur, Yonah, Assyria and Eretz Yisrael
Mincha on Yom Kippur includes the reading of the entire book of Yonah, a story about a surreal journey to the city of Nineveh on the Tigris river. Let us
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Living the Tanach with Google Maps and Archeology
Covid-19 changed everything. Text-based Jewish education feels the brunt of this change, as educators seek creative ways to engage with students; many already zoomed-out. And that’s just the logistical aspect,
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I’m Back home…at Last!
…in the seventh year he shall go free… Shemot/Exodus 21:2 This is the end of my seventh year in the US. It didn’t happen as I thought it would. The momentum for the
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Coronavirus and the Exodus
Call me crazy, but with all of the uncertainties around the Coronavirus, the thought of being stuck in isolation in Brooklyn was too much for me to bear. School has
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ADHD, Entrepreneurship and Sharing Your Voice
I’m sitting in JFK waiting to board a flight to Moscow. This is the first time I have ever been invited internationally to present to a Jewish community and a
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A Realistic Yom Kippur Post
This is a realistic post, not a shiny glamorous “Wishing you all a meaningful Yom Kippur” post, thought I do. Really. Yom Kippur becomes more and more meaningful as we
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Babylon: Unearthing Impact
Babylon: Myth and Reality (Nov 13, 2008-Mar 15, 2009) is an exhibition that changed my life – even though I had never seen it. It was my father who visited this
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School Has Ruined Passover
“How is this night different from all the other nights?” Jewish children have learned to recount the “Ma Nishtana?” song by heart, and everybody knows exactly what to expect during
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