A strange and amazing thing happened to me today while driving in my car. I was thinking about how early childhood Jewish educators might begin introducing Pesach to their young students. First I thought of deep cleaning and maybe changing dishes in the house keeping corner. Next I thought of spring and spring walks. I Read the full article…
Yesterday was our last day with the grandchildren. The older two, Ilan, age 5, and Talia, age 3, their Saba (grandfather) and I have been collecting pieces of nature all during our visit. We found rocks, sand, a few seashells, twigs, leaves, and, of all things, amazingly beautiful buckeyes, in Minneapolis. We picked raspberries and Read the full article…
Sukkot is a holiday that is celebrated with a full moon. Our grandchildren built and decorated their sukkah before we arrived in town. We sang all the brachot (blessings), drank wine, and ate challah in the sukkah. The entire time no one said anything about the moon. One of the children’s stories did, though. It Read the full article…