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Not easy does not mean impossible. Here are four strategies for effective Israel education.
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Pair stories from the weekly parashot to Jewish values and ethics you can incorporate into everyday life.Read more » -
Children who learn to decode just a year or two before their b'nai mitzvah need special supports to get up to speed quickly. Here are a few of our favorite tools for late decoders.Read more » -
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Successful education starts with relationships - among students, and between children and teachers. These sample icebreakers can help get you started.Read more » -
Read more »Each spring, the eighth graders at Levine Academy in Dallas visit Israel for almost three weeks. For the 40 or so students, it’s a trip they anticipate with excitement for years, beginning in kindergarten when their day school begins weaving Israel throughout the curriculum and programming.
The trip marks the culmination of their day school experience, and educators at Levine Academy want to ensure the students are prepared. This year they will be using the new Israel…It’s Complicated course in eighth grade.
“We’re very excited. We want to prepare our students to be open and to know more, to ask questions. But first students need the information. The new curriculum brings it all – it’s a great source to open the discussion,” says Anna Katzman, the dean of Hebrew language and programs at Levine Academy.
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Create opportunities for spiritual connection, even when your children are away at camp.Read more » -
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The archaeologists hard at work excavating ancient Jerusalem are focused on the land, or more precisely, what’s underneath it.As the unearthing of pathways, walls, pottery, official clay seals and more continues under the watchful eyes of thousands of annual tourists, scholars are learning more about the spot where King David once reigned, now known as the City of David.
What these archaeologists are not consumed with, however, are the borders and politics of the modern land they’re digging beneath—East Jerusalem—mostly inhabited today by Palestinians. And yet their work makes life above ground more complicated, writes New York
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Read more »You've been asking and we've heard you. On April 1, we're released a new and improved version of Let's Discover the Holidays for both Fall and Spring. With the addition of updated images, engaging new questions, and opportunities for mindful reflection, the series looks brighter, fresher, and more child-friendly.
If you are in the Golem Express program, Let's Discover the Holidays will be coming to your door automatically in April. If you aren't a Golem Express member yet, sign up here and we'll get you all caught up for 2019.
Enjoy this sneak peek at the revised holiday favorite with this free mindfulness exercise, perfect for your Passover instruction.
