It is hard to believe, but the Hebrew month of Adar began today! We are commanded to increase our joy during the month of Adar: “mi she’nichnas Adar, marbim b’simcha” WE NEED YOUR HELP: Please support the 6th grade fundraiser for Matanot L’evyonim! Buy our delicious hamentashen and all proceeds will go to the Jewish […]
Tu Bishvat at MJDS – How to Make it Meaningful?
The Jewish calendar brings us some of our favorite holidays: Passover! Chanukah! Rosh Hashanah! And… Tu Bishvat… Tu Bishvat is the birthday of the trees. And who doesn’t like trees? The issue is that Tu Bishvat, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, falls in the dead of winter here in Wisconsin. It can […]
Reflecting on Kabbalat Shabbat at Chai Point
Last Friday the 7th graders went to Chai Point for Kabbalat Shabbat as part of Shabbat B’Yachad, a program we participate in with Chai Point and Sarah Chudnow. It just so happened that Chai Point residents had made lamps with Orlanu, which the 7th graders had also just finished creating. This seemed b’sheret, or […]
7th Grade: Finding their inner light with Orlanu
What is your inner light? How do you want to influence the world? 7th graders spent the last week pondering those questions and making a lamp to represent their unique personalities. Students will share their lamps and insights with residents at Chai Point tomorrow when we go there to lead Kabbalat Shabbat. Students will bring […]
6th Grade: Getting Ready for Purim
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49 Days Until Purim… 6th Graders are Getting Ready
Check out hkleinerman20’s blog for a sneak peak at our class’ Purim prep….
Was King Shaul fit to be King?
After learning Sefer Shmuel, a question often comes up: was King Shaul fit to be King? In order to figure that out, 7th graders put King Shaul on trial. Students were divided into prosecution, defense and judges. Everyone took their roles very seriously. After a lot of preparation and research, we had our trial yesterday. […]
The Gimmelest!
Check out this video to meet all the finalists in the Second Annual Gimmelest Competition!
Innovation Grant – Can MJDS Win the National Contest?
“What is a problem in Jewish Studies that can be solved with technology?” This is a question that I asked students in order to brainstorm ideas for a national technology grant. The grant requires a student to think of a problem in Jewish Studies that can be solved with a new tech idea. The grant […]