May 17
After nearly two years together in Nitzanim, we love being together. We’ve worked things out time after time, learned language that keeps everyone emotionally safe, and we’ve grown in being able to see what’s going on with a friend and respond appropriately. It is such a joy to be a Nitzanimer these days!! We love being together!! …
May 08
Must’ve been something in the air. During choice time, THREE Nitzanimers chose to do something creative with Hebrew. One boy decided to write the Shema from memory, sounding out the words. Another boy decided to play with the vowels he was reviewing. Again and again, he put vowels under every letter and happily …
May 08
This week in Yetzirah, Shteelim began creating a gift for the community of the Enrichment Center. It is thoughtful, chock full of great memories and there are many detailed parts to this project for which we need each and every Shteelimer to contribute their best efforts! And boy are we on our way! Here’s a …
Apr 25
What amazing children! What an amazing community we have together!
Apr 17
Way back in Fall, 2011, when the Jewish Enrichment Center opened, Nitzanimers had to learn to make appropriate choices during their “choice time.” Over and over, I would ask them, “What’s Jewish about what you’re doing?” They’d say, “I’ll draw a Jewish star on the side of this paper airplane.” I would say, “Make a …
Jan 27
Today in Shorashim, we learned words that make up a face (Af, Pe, Ozen, ect). We practiced these words while making faces in Yetzirah. We had a full day learning new words and playing new games. All of this is just the start of a very exciting Shorashim project. Enjoy the beginning!
Jan 25
(True story! It really happened this way on Tuesday!) If you give a kid a סדור (siddur – prayerbook), he’s going to want to read it. A lot. When he reads it with his friends, they’ll discover that the very same ברכות (berakhot - blessings) we have listed on the wall, are in the siddur. …
Jan 22
Yep, our Nitzanimers are ready for…nonsense words! Here’s one now! Everyone had three vowels we could put under any letter we wanted. Then we had a friend “read” our nonsense word. What fun!
Jan 10
The Tzevah Wheel Game was a huge hit with our Shteelimers this week! Not only did it produce laughter and clapping, it also helped us review what we’ve learned over the last several months during our Keshet theme: צבעים (tzeva’eem – colors) in Hebrew, primary, secondary and complimentary tzeva’eem and experimenting with mixing different tzeva’eem. …
Dec 17
Rabbi Rebecca gave us four cards. She said our birthday circles would fit into these four categories. What?! We don’t know these words! Finally, someone figured out that the four cards must be four seasons. Then someone remembered that we have a book about the Jewish calendar. And we figured out what season our Hebrew …
