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Tag: Children
Talking to Kids About Israel (October 2023)
Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal offers some wisdom on how to talk to children of all ages about what is happening in Israel in an appropriate way.
Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
October 13, 2023
Children
Israel
Got Milk?
During the seven haftarot of consolation, we return to the idea of Jerusalem reuniting with her children, once again able to care for them.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 9, 2023
Parashat Ki Tavo
Parashat Ki Tavo Haftarah
Parents on the Same Page
Family dynamics, and parents on the same page, are alluded to in the many commandments discussed in this week’s parashah.
Ilana Kurshan
,
Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 8, 2023
Parashat Ki Teitzei
Parashat Ki Teitzei Dvar Torah
Birthing Israel
This week's haftarah compares the birthing of Israel in the generations recorded in the Torah with similar experiences in the haftarah.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
,
Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 6, 2023
Parashat Eikev
Parashat Eikev Haftarah
The Textual Foundations of Honoring One’s Parents
The Rabbis explain that honoring one’s parents is to be understood essentially as an act of worshiping God.
Rabbi Daniel Nevins
,
The Observant Life (Book)
May 31, 2023
Family
Learning
Far From the Tree
Tazria takes its name from conception and childbirth. Ilana Kurshan connects this to bearing fruit, both literally and metaphorically.
Ilana Kurshan
,
Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
March 29, 2023
Parashat Tazria
Parashat Tazria Dvar Torah
Study Guide: Midwives
The study guide for this week's parashah focuses on the roles of the midwives in the beginning of the Exodus story.
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 30, 2022
Parashat Shemot
Parashat Shemot Study Guide
Navigating Yom Kippur with Toddlers and Young Children
Yom Kippur with young children can be a challenge. Here are some tips for making the holiday meaningful for them and for you.
Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
September 22, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
Are There Only Ten Days of Repentance Each Year?
Teshuvah in the 10 days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are sacred days, but what about the days before and beyond those?
Risa Finkelstein Sugarman
September 19, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
How do Jews Celebrate the Birth of a Daughter?
There are several ceremonies that families use to welcome and name a newborn girl in the synagogue or in the home.
Rabbi Carl Astor
,
The Observant Life (Book)
June 21, 2022
Baby Naming
Lifecycles
Friday Night Shabbat at Home
Friday night Shabbat at home includes blessings over children, the song Shalom Aleichem, kiddush, and the blessing over bread, the motzi.
The Observant Life (Book)
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Rabbi Michael Katz
May 16, 2022
Erev Shabbat
Shabbat
Tips for Passover with Toddlers
After all of the preparation, all that’s left to do is celebrate the holiday. How do you do that with your young children?
Sarah Pila-Leiderman
March 31, 2022
Passover
Passover with Children
Bringing Teens to the Seder Table
We have the opportunity to help teens create long-lasting positive connections to the very traditions they are appropriately questioning.
Rabbi Janet Ozur Bass
March 29, 2022
Passover
Passover with Children