As a Jewish educator, keeping Jewish learning alive has been a priority. Early in my career, I taught two-year-old children and I wanted to find a way to engage them in learning about Jewish holidays and traditions. I was familiar with secular rhymes and finger plays and saw how they…
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Shavuot for Children, Parents & Teachers
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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Shavuot – Songs and Recipes
SONGS Ten Commandments By Sylvia Rouss ( Sing to Frere Jacque) Ten Commandments, Ten Commandments, Are the way, are the way, We should live our lives, We should live our lives, Every day, every day. Ten Commandments to Moses By Sylvia Rouss (Sing to Rise and Shine) The Ten Commandments,…
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