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 […]
Yom Kippur, Yonah, Assyria and Eretz Yisrael Read More »
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,
Living the Tanach with Google Maps and Archeology Read More »
…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
I’m Back home…at Last! Read More »
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
Coronavirus and the Exodus Read More »
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
ADHD, Entrepreneurship and Sharing Your Voice Read More »
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: 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
Babylon: Unearthing Impact Read More »
“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
School Has Ruined Passover Read More »
Introducing the aliyot in a fun way. Sometimes this is the type of creativity I find myself involved in. Not my usual thing, but thought I’d share. First Aliya This
Parashat Lech-Lecha in Rhymes Read More »
On November 19, 2016 Magen David Yeshivah was the first school I have taught and guided in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Followed shortly by Tanach Study on December 4, 2016, these were my two
Age of Empires Tanach Tour Read More »
