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February 2012 Archives

Edible Purim baskets. And, introducing…the cookie fairies!

posted by Homeshuling

My very favorite Jewish holiday tradition, bar non, is the mitzvah of mishloach manot – preparing and delivering gifts of homemade goodies to friends and neighbors on Purim day. This is a mitzvah which embodies so much of why Judaism is [...]

What I do – Jewish Day School Kindergarten Teacher

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Yes, it’s a long title and way too specific to grab anyone’s attention. Yes, the pictures are poorly cropped and blurry. Yes, my fonts are uneven. But it’s mine. And it’s done. A little credit, please.

What are your favorite Purim books?

posted by Homeshuling

The Hebrew month of Adar begins next week, which means that Purim is only a few weeks away. (Which means that Passover cleaning begins in only…..oh, never mind.) Over the next few weeks, I’ll be writing about some of the [...]

Eshet Chayil – a woman of valor

posted by Homeshuling

Last week I bought a beautiful bracelet on Etsy for my mother for her birthday, with the words Eshet Chayil spelled out in silver beads. It prompted me to finish a post I started a long time ago about this [...]

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posted 9:57:03am Jul. 06, 2012 | read full post »

Teaching the Four Questions to young children
One of the greatest privileges of being a kindergarten teacher in a Jewish day school is having the opportunity to teach children to recite the four questions. Unlike almost anything else I teach them about Jewish ritual, this is "real work." The candles will get blessed, kiddush will be recited, an

posted 7:36:03am Apr. 01, 2012 | read full post »

Guess what's Kosher for Passover (this will change your life.)
I'm not exaggerating. The bane of my Passover existence has been pareve baking. I cook a lot more meat during the holiday than I do the rest of the year, which means a lot more pareve desserts. Which has, up until now, usually meant margarine made from disgusting ingredients such as cottonseed oi

posted 5:02:27pm Mar. 22, 2012 | read full post »

The New American Haggadah - and the winners are....
Comments 1, 4 and 33. These numbers were randomly generated by random.org. Mazel To to Judy, Laurel and Adina. I'll be emailing you for your mailing addresses. Thanks to everyone for the enormous response!  

posted 5:17:33pm Mar. 20, 2012 | read full post »

Why I love the New American Haggadah (and it's not just because I got to have a martini with Nathan Englander.)
I'm not a haggadah junkie. I know many Jews whose shelves are overflowing with numerous versions of the Haggadah - from the traditional Maxwell House to the not-so-traditional Santa Cruz - and whose seders are an amalgam of commentaries, poems, and (alas) responsive readings, from these dog-eared, p

posted 9:25:37pm Mar. 14, 2012 | read full post »


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