I’m “just” home with the kids all day. “Just.” You may remember that I have 4 small kids, B”H, and they are all homeschooled. So that “just” encompasses a LOT of things. But I also need time to do things, like cooking, reading, and exercising. And being on call all the time is exhausting! I’ve …
Category: Homeschooling
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Vayeira: Hospitality (and links)
You have probably been reading or following along with the destruction from Superstorm Sandy. I hope everyone is safe and warm. I just read about our shul (synagogue) bussing people down from NY and NJ to spend Shabbat as guests with heat and power. What an amazing mitzva, and so appropriate for this week! This …
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Lech Lecha stars (parsha project)
And He took him outside, and He said, “Please look heavenward and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So will be your seed.” This is part of this week’s parsha, Lech Lecha (the quote is from Genesis / Beresheit 15:5). So we made scratch-off paper and …
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A parshat Noach science project
This week is full of rainbow things – (see the rest of the parsha ideas for Noach here.) We decided to try a science project in addition to rainbow cupcakes, coloring pages, a crayon, and more. I found the idea as well as the science behind it here. It’s a project called a rainbow in …
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Another great Torah Home Education Webinar is coming!
Public Service Announcement from the organizers of the Torah Home Education Conference: The Torah Home Education Group Presents: Webinar #2 – Let’s Shmooze Our Homeschool, Pulling it Together…”In the Beginning” Now that the holidays are over – “Ayeka? Where are you?” Bring your cuppa’ to our upcoming chat on Tuesday evening, October 30, from 8:30 to 10:30, …
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A whole year of parsha ideas and links!
PARSHA! Would you believe I’ve been making the parsha resources and project ideas for a whole year already (Here’s the whole list: Parsha)? What an anniversary to celebrate!. This week, we’re back to the beginning: Beresheit (Beresheis, or Genesis). I’m planning to go in and update the weekly parshiot as we go, so please keep …
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V’Zot HaBerachah: Resources and ideas
This is a little different piece of Torah – it’s the section we read to finish the Torah before we start again! V’zot HaBerachah (V’zos Habracha) tells of the blessings that Moshe gave to the shevatim (twelve tribes of Israel) before his death. It remembers Jacob’s blessings to his twelve sons and gives each tribe its strength and place …
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Haazinu: Resources and ideas
The biggest piece of this week’s parsha is the 70-line song delivered by Moshe on his last day. He says to remember Judaism throughout the generations, and ask elders how Hashem chose us and made us his own. Moshe warns against getting fat (with excesses) and spurning Hashem. In the end, Hashem will avenge our mistreatement …
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Vayelech: Ideas and Resources
Moshe is 120 years old, and this is the last day of his life. He writes a Torah scroll and puts Yehoshua (Joshua) in charge. We are told to gather every 7 years to hear the Torah. And we hear that the Torah will not be forgotten. Links: Here are the Aish, Torah.org, and Chabad pages on Vayelech. Here are …
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Nitzivim: Ideas and Resources
This week’s parsha tells us about Moshe’s last day. He reminds the Jewish people of their covenant with Hashem, and because they weren’t the ones who made it (their parents did!), they reaffirm their acceptance and make a new covenant. We get a promise to return to Eretz Yisrael, no matter how bad things get, …
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