Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is a day on which adults fast and pray. We ask God to forgive us and we apologize to those we have wronged during the past year. At the end of Yom Kippur services, the…
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Rosh Hashanah Will Soon be Here. It’s the Beginning of the Year.
Rosh Hashanah will soon be here. It’s the beginning of the year. We go to temple and listen to the shofar’s sound. We eat a special challah –its shape is round. We eat apples dipped in honey sweet. They taste so good!…
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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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LAG B’OMER CELEBRATIONS with STUDY GUIDES FOR “A HOLIDAY FOR ARI ANT”
Lag B’Omer The 49 days between the second day of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot are called the Omer. This period is a time of mourning whose origins are unclear and as a result many do not observe this mourning period. Marriages and public celebrations are forbidden during this…
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Passover with Sammy Spider and the Children of Early Childhood Center of the JCC of Dallas
“Our continued exploration with Sammy. Each class was encouraged to make a center piece for our School-wide Community Passover Experience. Gan Shalom wanted to make one with Sammy, so they fashioned a spiderweb using two paper towel holders and some yarn and perched Sammy on top. Many of them also…
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CHELSEA CLINTON’S FAMILY AND SAMMY SPIDER
BABY ON BOARD! Chelsea Clinton and husband Marc keep it casual as they rock jeans while helping their kids Charlotte and Aidan into a car for a family dinner out. Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky were spotted taking their children out in a black car in New York…
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