Simchat Torah immediately follows Sukkot. Throughout the year the Torah scroll is unrolled and read in the synagogue. The study of Torah is a continuous cycle that never ends. Simchat Torah is a time to rejoice with the Torah. It is a time to celebrate the final reading of the…
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Year Round Stories, Songs and Rhymes for the Jewish Family with Young Children
Since the rights to these book and stories have been returned to me, I decided to make them available to the current generation of early childhood educators and parents and grandparents of toddlers. Enjoy! Fun with Jewish Holiday Songs, Original Songs set to Traditional Melodies Fun With Jewish Holiday Rhymes…
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Sukkot Celebrations with Michael’s Preschool Class and with Sammy Spider
Five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot begins. It is a fall harvest holiday which dates back to the time of Moses. It’s a wonderful family opportunity that you can explore with PJ Librarry and Kar-Ben Program guides which are below; and, at these links: What is your favorite fruit for…
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Celebrate Shavuot with Sammy Spider & with a video of No Rules for Michael
Shavuot is celebrated seven weeks after Passover, usually in late May or early June when the wheat harvest ripens. Shavuot which means “weeks” is also known as the “Festival of First Fruits.” In biblical times, farmers brought bread baked from the spring wheat harvest to the Temple in Jerusalem as…
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Sammy Spider is featured on TV News Segment “Seniors Read to Preschoolers”
Reading already has many benefits, and now one group in Montgomery County is adding one more: building intergenerational relationships. KleinLife: Montgomery County holds weekly storytimes that help connect children and senior citizens. “The benefits of intergenerational reading are multitude,” said Gail Korostoff, program director for KleinLife Montgomery County. “The reading,…
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