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As a Jewish educator, I have the obligation and privilege to teach the next generation of Jews. I am a firm believer that Jewish children are, not just Jewish on the holidays and Shabbat, but are Jewish every day. Yesterday the children reconfirmed my belief. I was asking them to…

My Acceptance Speech of the Lainer Outstanding Jewish Educator Award by the BJE and Lainer Family Foundation: My commitment to Jewish education began with my own children when I was determined to create a Jewish home environment where we observed Shabbat and the holidays. Over 30 years ago, about this…

I always find it interesting that many parents in my classes want their children to write their name by the end of the school year. If you were asked to remove one shoe and hold a pencil between your toes and write your name, could you do it? Writing is…

It has been said that children learn more during their preschool years than they will ever learn during all the years they spend in college. Research in early childhood development shows that young children learn through active use of their senses as they explore their environment. There is no way…

My newest book is a delightful rhyming story. The “touch and feel” elements adds fun for children!!! Click here to order from the publisher,  Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch.

I have visited preschools throughout the country, in synagogues and JCC’s. I am struck by the fact that often as I enter a classroom I cannot tell if it is a Jewish classroom or its secular counterpart. One school I visited had a small cardboard shoebox that held some Shabbat…