Feb 06
On Sunday and Monday of this week, children of all ages came together to celebrate Tu Bshvat, the birthday of the trees! Days like these are where we really get to see the magic of mutli-age community in action. When we pair older children with younger children, both cohorts rise to occasion and bring their …
Sep 08
It’s the first week of sessions and the children in Nitzanim v’Anafim (“Buds” for 1st and 2nd grades and “Branches” for 3rd grade) already know so much about how to be kind and caring towards each other. When we accept and celebrate that everyone in our community has different skills and challenges, we make our …
Sep 30
The beginning of the school year is always a very busy time, being in שׁוֹרָשִׁים (Shorashim– ‘roots’ for nursery) and שְׁתִּילִים (Shteelim– ‘saplings’ for kindergarten) is no exception. In addition to the Jewish content that we are learning at the beginning of the year, we are doing things like learning new routines, learning each other’s Shemot (Hebrew …
Sep 20
The children in Shorashim (‘roots’ for nursery) and Shteelim (‘saplings’ for Kindergarten) have started the year working on being a community where we all take care of each other by being kind to each other. There were so many examples of children being kind this week: We welcomed guests for a Rosh Hashanah celebration! We …
May 08
Shorashim has been learning how to show חסד (chesed – kindness) like Ruth in Megillat Rut. In Megillat Rut, she shows חסד by sharing her barley. That is certainly one way that we can still show חסד, but there are so many other non-barley related ways! Throughout our day in Shorashim last week, we noted times …
