on This thanksgiving I am thankful for many things through a Jewish lens. I am thankful for the freedom of religion in the United States. This is a right we take for granted since some countries still don’t have religious freedom, or their right of religious freedom is under attack. There is still religious persecution just… Continue Reading What am I thankful for?
on Where did it begin? ————————- It all began a long time ago when the Pilgrims were on their voyage. They went on that really long boat ride to what is today called “America”. After their long boat ride they arrived at America. So why was this holiday called “Thanksgiving”? The truth is they called… Continue Reading What are we thankful for?
on Since there are so many electives in t’filah on Monday, I decided to think up some more. The idea I had, was to make an elective about learning new prayers and going over other prayers we don’t know as well. I want to start this, because during t’filah, sometimes the teachers nag the students to… Continue Reading New T’filah Elective: Learning New Prayers
on Tefillah Electives By:Ellie and Sydney For this quarters electives we would like to change some of the options. We think there should be different tefillah electives this quarter because we think that we can make them more fun and interesting. One idea that we came up with is making videos that relate to the Parsha… Continue Reading Tefillah Electives
on I like Thanksgiving. I like to eat, miss three days of school, and spend time with family. So, this is a Jewish school I might as well relate it to Judaism. The Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower because they were fleeing religious persecution. This can be related to many events in Jewish history… Continue Reading The Thanksgiving Story through a Jewish Lens
on I am very thankful for many things, and I should not take any of it for granted. I have a roof under my head, a full stomach, and a family who loves and accepts me. I go to a private Jewish school where I learn Jewish values in order to become an active Jewish adult.… Continue Reading What I’m Thankful For
on 1. I am thankful for Chanukah because of presents. 2. I am thankful for challah because it tastes good 3. I am thankful for my family because some people don’t have family and I should be thankful to have a family. 4. I am thankful for not being kosher because I love some of the nonkosher food. 65 clothes to… Continue Reading What i am thankful for.
on Avoiding the mud. What is the video about? The video is about how a man is poor and has one horse and a rich guy has 4 stong hoses can get out of them but the poor guys h ores cant. So the rich guys say to the poor guy that he won’t be able to get… Continue Reading Avoiding the mud.
on You know it’s Thanksgiving time when you’re second grade brother comes home with his part for the Thanksgiving play. Okay, but seriously, the weather is getting colder and guest lists are being counted for the Thanksgiving dinner. So, it’s the perfect time to write things that you’re thankful for! Here are some things I am… Continue Reading 10 Things I’m thankful for: the Jewish version
on What is this video about? What makes an argument “for the sake of heaven” According to this video, what makes something a disagreement for the sake of heaven? There are 4 interpretations: 1. Hillel and Shammi were still friends even though they argued 2. They had a reason to win besides for the sake of… Continue Reading Tefillah Video Reflection – Hillel and Shammai