A Rosh Hashanah memory from my soon to be published children’s story “Chair-ished Memories” “Okay, Bubbie, now, it’s my turn,” I looked at my Grandfather’s big chair at the head of the table. “Just before Rosh Hashanah, Zaydie took me to the grocery store to buy apples and honey so…
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Purim Poem
“Packing for Shushan” from Fun With Jewish Holiday Rhymes I’m on my way to Shushan Town In my trunk I’ll pack my crown. I won’t be needing my toys. But I’ll take my grogger to make some noise. My Purim music I will bring. So you and I can dance and…
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The school where I work has a policy that allows for the use of food in sensory experiences. One of our teachers recently asked one of our maintenance men to fill a tactile table with beans. He said he couldn’t do it and when she asked if he had hurt…
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Tu B’Shevat (Background for parents by Sylvia Rouss) Tu B’Shevat, which literally means the 15th of the month of Shevat, celebrates the new year or birthday of the trees. In the secular calendar, the holiday occurs sometime between the end of January and the beginning of February. This holiday is…
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ORIGINAL SONGS FOR HANUKKAH BY SYLVIA ROUSS JUDAH MACCABEE (Sing to Frere Jacque) Judah Maccabee, Judah Maccabee, Big and strong, big and strong He was so very brave, The temple he did save. Long ago, long ago. HANNUKAH, OH WHAT FUN! (Sing to This Old Man) …
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Hanukkah: Background for parents, researched and written by Sylvia Rouss Hanukkah is celebrated in the winter. It lasts for eight days and is also known as the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is based on a historical event and is a result of a conflict between the Jewish faith and Greek…
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