Thursday, March 10, 2016

Do you know what the Torah Portion is for this week?

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Well, if you don't it's Pikudai,  the last parasha from Exodus.    meaning "records of".   These are the records ...
Friday, March 4, 2016

My Dad is a veterinarian and this Sunday, 3-6, there will be a dog at T'filot

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My Dad, Dr. Michaels Yes and he just retired this year.  Whenever I tell people I meet that my Dad is a veterinarian they always get a s...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Why I wear a tallit

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I did not grow up wearing a tallit or a kippah.  In fact at my  home synagogue we had black kippot for the men and little doilies for the wo...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious or happy to have students involved in the Arts.

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Maddy Richter, Alex Leva and Brody LaForce in Highland Park High School's Mary Poppins Wednesday morning I was fortunate enough to s...
Friday, February 12, 2016

Raising a Mensch, Valentines Day and Winter doldrums

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Valentine's Day always poses a conundrum at Religious School.  We do NOT celebrate Valentines day but as I always tell my students if my...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Blog Ideas: Got a good one let me know!

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No one said blogging would be easy; I try to post at least once a week and then cross post in my Lakeside email blast, Machberet.  At t...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

New Year's Resolutions

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I am not big on New Year's resolutions but it is hard not to think about them at this time of year.  I take stock at the Jewish New year...