A Program for Children Ages 8 – 12 View a print version of this activity. Preparation Charades Cards are also needed to complete the activity This program is designed for upper elementary school or middle school children to be held either an activity in a youth minyan, a synagogue youth group, or in a […]
A Program for Children Ages 8 – 12 View a print version of this activity. Preparation The Scavenger Hunt Checklist is also required to complete this activity. This program is designed for upper elementary school or middle school children to be held either for families in shul on a Sunday, synagogue youth groups, or for summer […]
By Aviva Shinnar The summer sun is upon us and although we may enjoy this season, Av 9 marks the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. The fast on the 9th of Av is a culmination of a period known as the three weeks, beginning with the Fast of Tammuz on the 17th. During […]
By Rabbi Lee Jay Lowenstein On my first Outward Bound program, I had an experience which I have used as a Mashal to explain many different circumstances. One such circumstance includes the three weeks of mourning and the month of Av. In the White Mountains, for close to four days, we had been hiking […]
by Rabbi Yehoshua Kahan The Jewish year is characterized by an interweaving of two sets of significant days – feasts and fast. For obvious reasons, the feasts get the most attention. But there is a profound logic, a message and a re-accessing to be found in living according to each. We are presently rapidly […]
