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By Ruchi Koval
Every now and then as I go about my day job I get almost swept away by a tsunami of awareness of how very, very lucky I am to be Jewish. “Lucky,” of course, is the wrong word entirely. More accurately, I am blessed, not just to be Jewish, but to have grown up with what I call “spiritual privilege.”
I was privileged to grow up in a frum home, to get a frum education, to have positive experiences in my upbringing and education. I have access to texts and to wisdom. I live in an era of technological advancement, bringing Torah literally to my fingertips at any given moment. From a standpoint of Torah availability, I am probably living in the most blessed era for Jewish girls and women ever.
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This recently hit me when I was reading a book called “Into Thin Air,” a memoir by Jon Krakauer. Krakauer is a journalist who was hired by Outside magazine to join an expedition climbing Mt. Everest in 1996. Unfortunately, the expedition was thwarted by a deadly snowstorm. Ten climbers died in that storm, and the book tells the tragic story. But over and over, Krakauer recounts stories of climbers whose obsession with scaling Everest, often multiple times, cost them their livelihood and their marriages. I kept feeling frustrated by their inability to just ask a rabbi: “How do I square this need to climb with my responsibilities to my family?”
Now I know a lot of people haven’t really cultivated a rabbi for themselves and that it can be a struggle, but the fact that we even have a concept in Judaism of a rabbi, who has Torah wisdom, who can help us weigh warring values, is priceless. Self-actualization is real, self-denial is dangerous, and family comes before pretty much anything else. How to make sense of it all? “Aseh l’cha rav” – create for yourself a spiritual mentor.
Judaism has “Torah she-baal peh,” an oral tradition, canonized in the Mishna and Talmud, with precedents that cover literally every aspect of human living: work, marriage, neighbors, relationships, money, speech, where to live, when to speak up, how to educate your kids. And we have access to it! It’s almost incomprehensibly available.
I was explaining to one of my classes that the concept of “cholent” exists to prove the veracity of the Oral Law to those who denied it. No, Hashem does not want us to sit in a cold, dark house all Shabbos, even though it says in the Torah, “Do not burn a fire in your homes on the day of Shabbos.” The Oral Law explains that you can enjoy a pre-existing fire, but you can’t ignite a new one. Hence,
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and fortunately for you and me, cholent was born. Traditionalists would enjoy food that had cooked over a pre-existing fire from before Shabbos, demonstrating their faith in the Oral Law. How on earth could we know how to keep and enjoy Shabbos without it?
(Ironically, I was teaching this class on Shabbos, while pointing to a large computer screen that displayed my notes which had been uploaded and streamed before Shabbos –essentially, a technological cholent.)
This is one of the reasons I feel so incredibly blessed. I get to teach Jews who either were not privileged to receive a strong Jewish education, or who did, but did not connect to it, and now want more. Which means I get to visit my own hometown as a tourist. I approach my own Judaism as a visitor, as an outsider, as a stranger, and am consistently blown away by its power, by its rarity and brilliance.
At least once a week, one of my students (who range in age from 12 to 90) will tell me, “You have no idea how powerful your wisdom is. It was just what I needed to hear. Torah helped me understand something in my life that I’ve been struggling with.” And on and on and on.
But I try to remind my students (and myself) that I actually don’t have wisdom. I have nothing. I didn’t make up, invent, discover a single truth on my own. All I have is Torah, and even that Torah is an embarrassingly small
drop in the ocean of what I have access to, and even that is a drop in the ocean of what exists, and what exists is eternal, so that’s really an infinitesimal drop. I have Torah and that is all. What I also have is a good memory, so I tend to remember things that I learn and therefore can share them, and even that is not mine because God happened to bless me with a good memory; it’s not something I worked for or worked on or made happen in any way.
I am supremely grateful for the opportunity to remember these truths, of the power of Jewish wisdom, and to glimpse a life without wisdom, without an objective value system, without access to the brilliantly balanced approach to life that is Judaism.
Once, on a trip to Israel, I had my handwriting analyzed. The analyst looked at my sample, scanned my paragraph quickly, then looked at me. “You should be in sales,” he said. “What do you do for a living?”
“I actually am in sales,” I said. “I sell Judaism.”
And I can’t even begin to tell you how lucky, no blessed, I feel that I get to sell the best product on earth. I get to sell a product that is filled with the most ancient concepts that are frighteningly contemporary. My product contains the most balanced and nuanced approach to every detail of being a human. There is no question you can ask that hasn’t been asked somewhere along our tradition.
In short, my friends, we Jews have hit the jackpot. And that’s why we should all be in sales. Wear your Judaism proudly on your sleeve, be the best ambassador for it. Because we are all the most blessedly lucky people on the planet.
Ruchi Koval is the co-founder and director of the Jewish Family Experience (JFX). She is a certified parenting coach, educator, author, musician and motivational speaker. She lives in University Heights with her husband and children.
Kollel Bais Sholom students become expert teachers
By Lisa Matkowsky
ongregation K’hal Yereim, under the auspices of Rabbi Yehudah Blum, is renowned for its Kollel, established about 12 years ago. Its graduates are globally-esteemed and have been hired as lecturers, educators and heads of prestigious organizations.
CSo last year, when respected members of the community, Mr. and Mrs. Sholom Moskowitz, left a large sum of money to the k’hal with the directive to spend it on Torah learning, the shul immediately earmarked their donation to create the eponymous second cohort of Kollel Bais Sholom.
Bais Sholom is housed at Taylor Road Synagogue, and like the first cohort, has 12 dedicated, handpicked members that devote all of their time to rigorous Torah study.
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“They don’t need smicha to get a position after learning here. The reputation of the level of the learning they do here is enough. The world is benefiting from the wonderful learning that is being done right here in Cleveland.”
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Supervised by Rabbi Blum’s son, Rabbi Shimshon Blum, it’s a full-time job. After Shacharis, which is at 7:30, they learn from 9:30 to1 p.m. 2:30 to 6:30 and then they come back for night seder from 8:45 until after Maariv at about 10:15. The evening Shiur is when the Kollel students learn with the local baalebatim, heads of households in the community. On Friday, they have half a day.
“These guys at our Kollel are particularly serious, and they do not waste a single minute,” Rabbi Yehudah Blum said. “You do not see anyone here leave even a minute before one. It’s truly special and unique.”
At night, the 12 students from each Kollel join together to form a group of 24 that learn with the community members in the Shul until Maariv. This means that on a nightly basis, the Shul has about 50 people learning in the sanctuary at high scholarly levels, which can be an expensive proposition.
“A lot had to work out financially for this amazing Kollel to happen and for it to keep functioning, and the community benefits tremendously and deeply cherishes what they have here and how lucky we are to have it,” Rabbi Yehudah Blum said. “At just about the time we were thinking about starting the second Kollel, someone from New York called us to donate a whole library of Seforim. Really, it was min shamaym, from Hashem. And we hope we can keep it all going at this level.”
The Kollel consists of Clevelanders teaching mostly if not all out-of-towners who come to Cleveland to learn at this specific center of great Torah scholarship. They will become teachers in yeshivas, teachers in schools and magdei shiur in other Kollels.
“We are very choosy, very selective in who we admit to our Kollel,” Rabbi Yehudah Blum said. “People come from all over the world to learn here with us, and we have siyata di’shmaya, help from Hashem, to have created such excellent Kollels that even esteemed institutions such as from Lakewood, N.J., call us for advice.”
Students in the second cohort Kollel range in age from about 23 to 35, and already have several years of advanced learning experience. They stay an average of 8 to 10 years before achieving the level of excellence expected before they “graduate.” They come from places like Israel; England; Lakewood, Edison and Passaic, N.J.; Pittsburgh; Milkwaukee; California; and Monsey and Brookyn, N.Y., among others. They study l’shma, just for the sake of studying, there is no smicha, or ordination.
“They don’t need smicha to get a position after learning here,” Rabbi Yehudah Blau said. “The reputation of the level of the learning they do here is enough. The world is benefiting from the wonderful learning that is being done right here in Cleveland.”
Lisa Matkowsky is a writer from Beachwood.
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Access Jewish Cleveland launches new website
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland has launched a new, state-of-the-art website, accessjewishcleveland.org, for its Access Jewish Cleveland program, ACCESS, according to a news release.
Created in 2012 with funding from the Mt. Sinai Health Foundation through the Centennial Fund, Access Jewish Cleveland is a free service that provides a single point of contact to virtually everything Jewish in Cleveland, including education and synagogue options; fitness and recreational opportunities; Jewish life resources; and upcoming local events.
ACCESS also provides personalized and confidential assistance for individuals and families in need of emotional and psychological counseling; financial assistance; employment support; in-home care and food delivery; and more. Additionally, the ACCESS website is home to a comprehensive cemetery database.
“Over the years, ACCESS has helped thousands of Jewish Clevelanders find the information or help they needed,” Peter Meisel, chair of Federation’s community planning committee, said in the release. “We have so many options and resources to support the Jewish community. We needed to upgrade the website for Access Jewish Cleveland to keep pace with the growth in services we have seen and provide users with the highest-quality online
Screenshot of ACCESS at accessjewishcleveland.org
experience no matter what device they are using. This new site is further evidence of our commitment to serving all of Cleveland’s Jewish community in the best way possible.”
The new website – which is now mobile friendly – o ers visitors a streamlined, modern design; improved functionality; and easy access to essential information, the release stated.
For more information, call 216-292-4636 or visit accessjewishcleveland.org.
Kosher hot dogs return to Progressive Field
Cleveland Guardians fans can again enjoy a kosher hot dog at games this summer.
This will mark the first time
Progressive Field has had a certified kosher hot dog stand since the 2019 season. Major League Baseball ballparks were closed to fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and while stadiums around the league re-opened for fans in 2021, Progressive Field didn’t have a certified kosher hog dog stand that season due to sta ng issues.
As it had before the pandemic, Cleveland Kosher is partnering with the Guardians
franchise, providing kosher certification for Delaware North, which manages food service operations at Progressive Field for the Guardians.
Charles Roberts, director of public relations for Delaware North, confirmed that the stand would serve certified kosher hot dogs. He said the hot dog itself is from Ables & Heymann while the certified kosher bun comes from food supplier Sysco.
New for the 2022 season, the stand will be mobile order only, with all orders placed through the MLB Ballpark app. There are signs throughout the park with ordering instructions.
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Yachad offers something for everything to feel included
By Lisa Matkowsky
Many in the Jewish community may have heard of Yachad or attended Yachad Shabbatons in school or local synagogues or might have participated in 5K runs as Yachad fundraisers, but what exactly is Yachad?
Sara Cooperman, program coordinator of Yachad Cleveland, explains all that Yachad does and has to offer the Jewish community, from an individual level to the family level to the communal level. Yachad is an agency of the Orthodox Union that is dedicated to inclusion of individuals of every Jewish denomination with disabilities within Jewish communities.
“We are the National Jewish Council for Disabilities and we have chapters all over the United States, and in Canada and Israel,” Cooperman told Cleveland Kesher. “The first chapter in New York launched in 1983, and the Yachad Cleveland chapter is the next oldest chapter. It was founded in 1987.”
What sets Yachad apart is that it is the only Jewish agency whose sole focus is community inclusion, Cooperman said. Its programming is always inclusive – every program it runs has individuals participating that have any of an array of disabilities, partaking alongside their typical, age-appropriate peers. One common observation made by outsiders watching Yachad events is how much fun participants seem to be having and how relaxed the atmosphere seems when people are integrated in normative environments.
Yachad partners with local Jewish organizations to form partnerships and create programming to ensure that the lives of individuals with disabilities are enhanced, and that they get the opportunity to participate in the full spectrum of Jewish life.
“We love to collaborate with synagogues, schools and other agencies and be a part of communal rituals and celebrations,”
Cooperman said.
The inclusive design aims to ensure persons with diverse abilities take their rightful place within the Jewish community, while helping to educate and advocate to the Jewish world for greater understanding, acceptance, outreach, and a pro-disability attitude.
Nationally, Yachad offers dozens of summer programs for all ages and abilities, including vocational training programs, travel trips to Israel and including two Yachad Birthright trips a year. There are also educational resources, social programming for all age groups, day programs, counseling services for individuals
Yachad participants enjoy a variety of programming.
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and families, referral networks and family support services, Cooperman said.
Other services include weekend retreats; extensive parent support services, sibling services, vocational training and job placement, professional advocates and case managers, summer camps for members of all ages, special needs yeshivas and shabbat programs, Cooperman said. Yachad also engages in lobbying for pro-disability legislation on the local, state and federal levels and provides high school and university leadership programs.
Locally, Yachad offers weekly social recreational opportunities including fitness and self-defense programs, intergenerational programs, a women’s-only social program named after founder, Sarah Taub, a dinner and learning program, Shabbat and holiday
programming, community service initiates, creative arts, drama and music programs and more.
Yachad Cleveland is open to participants age 13 or older of any background or affiliation and any ability level. During COVID-19, Yachad launched ‘Yachad on Demand,’ which is a daily offering of virtual events on Zoom, for members from across the globe to interact and make new friends and participate in an array of programming.
Lisa Matkowsky is a writer from Beachwood.
Learn more about Yachad at yachad.org/cleveland. 2403 S. Belvoir Blvd., University Heights 216-299-1004
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A Dose of Inspiration
We need to ‘keep it tight’
By Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
To all editors, and students of efficiency, I offer my condolences.
This week’s parsha is a train wreck for you guys.
When I started my career in writing, one of the best pieces of advice an editor of mine gave me was, “keep it tight.” I had no idea what she meant until I sent her a first draft of an article that contained nearly 2,000 words. It was returned with nearly 500 words removed, and one small note, “this is not a speech, keep it tight.”
Traditionally, the Torah is the perfect edit. Not one word extra. Yet in this week’s parsha, we list everyone one of the Nesiim and the gifts they brought. With each Nasi named and their gifts listed and documented. The issue being that all the Nessiim brought gifts and all those gifts were identical to the nasi before and after them. The Torah in its trademark brevity could have just said all the Nesiim brought incense, silver bowls, etc. That would’ve been enough. Keep it tight. The Torah however, purposely listed who and what every individual brought.
I believe the answer lies in the fabric of who we are as jews. Unfortunately, it’s also the thing that we,in recent years, and in my humble opinion, have ceased to be.
The Ramchal brings down how the Jewish year is the perfect self-growth calendar to follow. We go through so many emotions and mindsets, challenges and responsibilities. We
laugh, we cry, we celebrate, we mourn, we fast, we eat (a lot) we leave no stone unturned in our creating of space for our experiences. having the halachic guideposts to allow these experiences their states to be felt and analyzed would be amazing enough. Yet, Hashem still saw it fit that we would go through all this together.
When we come off of a chag like Shavuos, we realize that the freedom we attained on Pesach, and message of the importance of mutual respect and unity among our great nation that we have worked on over the Omer in between Pesach and Shavuot, was all leading up to something. Freedom isn’t worthwhile without the discipline to use it. Pesach was our freedom. Shavuot was what are you going to do with that freedom. This was all done as one nation altogether, no one being left out. Being a part of this history as a nation is of the utmost importance. But now that that’s all over, where do we stand now?
Now we celebrate the individuals within Klal Yisrael. We are proud and protective of us as a whole, but we need to celebrate ourselves as individuals as well. Enters the seemingly unedited version of this week’s parsha. Yes it might seem like all the mesiim were doing the same thing. But they weren’t. The gift was the same, but the givers were all different and unique. Our parsha comes to teach us that after the growth and realization of Pesach, the Omer, and Shavuot, doesn’t get lost in thinking you’re a face in the crowd. On the contrary, who we are is unique, even if what we do, and are a part of, seems to be the same.
So let’s “keep it tight.”
We are the Jews. You are amazing.
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan is mashgiach at Yeshiva High School of Cleveland and a motivational speaker.
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Effective local landing pages: 7 best practices to implement today
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lso known as geo-targeted or targeted landing pages, local landing pages are web pages specially designed to target customers within a specific geographic market while relying on local SEO strategies.
Local landing pages are a surefire way to increase traffic, boost conversions and generate leads, all of which will ultimately lead to more customers and increased revenue.
However, to generate these leads and increase conversion rates, you need to learn how to create an effective local landing page that works.
7 KEY ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE LOCAL LANDING PAGES
Just because you have a local landing page doesn’t mean it will automatically work for you. They need to be effective to get the results you’re looking for.
Here are a few crucial elements that go into creating an effective local landing page:
1. A compelling reason why you deserve consideration
Your landing page is an opportunity to inform and sell your business and products to potential customers.
To make the most out of this space, make sure you add a compelling reason why potential customers should choose your business over your competitors.
2. Embedded map
An embedded map within your landing page will increase visibility and pinpoint precisely where your business is located.
Using a Google map is the best way to do this as it’s highly visible, and most people know how to use them.
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Also, if you are using your local landing page for a brick-and-mortar store, make sure to include the route planner so people will know how to get there.
3. Directions
Since you are likely attracting visitors from a wide area, make it easy for them to find your business.
To do this, include your address along with clear directions on how to get there. You should also make sure the map location marker is on your actual business address and not a nearby landmark or location. To avoid confusion, keep the direction clear and easy to follow.
4. Hours of operation
Your hours of operation are crucial for informing customers about the daily business operations.
Including the hours your business is open will allow interested customers to plan their visits easily. For the most part, these hours should remain consistent.
Ensure you update them if there are any changes so visitors know exactly when they can visit and plan accordingly.
5. Local testimonials and reviews
Testimonials are great for establishing trust, showing potential customers who else is already using your business, and building a great first impression.
When customers see that someone in their area has used your business, they will be more inclined to do the same.
6. Local FAQs with markup
Often, customers have questions about your business when they’re considering making a purchase. This is why it’s crucial to include a list of frequently asked questions and answers that help ease their concerns.
Ensuring your FAQ has proper schema markup is also vital for local search engine optimization (SEO) purposes. This way, customers can find your questions easily and with less hassle.
7. Local images
Take photos of your local business, products, staff, and even your customers.
Avoid using stock images – instead, personalize your page by using real photos of your business.
Local images help potential customers see that the business is real and active in their area and will help you establish credibility and trust.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Local landing pages are an important part of an effective website and digital marketing strategy. They help establish local credibility and increase conversions by offering essential information to potential local customers.
If you are unable to do it yourself, consider partnering with a reputable digital marketing agency to help create effective local landing pages and digital marketing solutions.
Nachum ‘Nooch’ Langsner is co-founder and chief marketing guru at LocalBizGuru.
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Pre-planning your wishes will help lift the burden from your family by relieving the decision-making pressure at a time of grief and emotional stress. This will allow your family and friends to focus on celebrating your life and begin the grieving process. Pre-arrangement is perhaps one of the most meaningful gifts of love you can provide for your family.
As a lifelong Clevelander, I’m especially grateful for the opportunity to serve the Jewish Community of Cleveland which has meant so much to me throughout my life. This is truly where my heart is!
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dentity. Leadership. Truth. Choice. What connects these four concepts? While there are many connecting threads between them, they also make up the core of Chaviva’s integrated projects over the past four years.
At Chaviva High School, we strive to provide challenging and thought-provoking curricula. This commitment is the basis for our second semester IPBL course. IPBL stands for Integrated Project Based Learning, which is a highly-effective method to engage students in deep, thoughtful learning. Annually, we integrate a chosen topic into both Judaic and general studies through the guidance of an “Essential” or “Driving” question. This year, our students engaged in discussion and discovery on the theme of Choice.
IPBL is centered around student exploration and questioning, resulting in sub-questions to guide our weekly topics. Driving questions from this year included: What kinds of choices do people make on a daily basis? If others are impacted by your decision, should your decision-making process be different? What should drive your decision-making? Emotions? Logic? Or other priorities? How do previous experiences and choices affect the decisions we make? Do you always a choice?
Within this semester-long project, we utilized games such as The Game of Life and Let’s Make a Deal as ways to creatively experience the outcome and consequence of choices. Students were tasked with creating their own
learning groups with a focus on the social emotional component of choice. They explored various decision-making resources and tools and reviewed them to determine their level of efficacy, and crafted personal belief statements about choice in their life. We also visited Sears Think[box] located on the campus of Case Western University and participated in a workshop on human-centered design.
After months of exploration and assignments, collaboratively working in groups and reflecting as individuals, the unit culminates with public student presentations on the findings of their research. This year, students presented prototypes to help guide their audience when making both short term and long-term decisions.
By facilitating a collaborative, solution-driven learning experience, we provide students the opportunity to authentically engage in handson and relevant studies and walk away with newfound, long-lasting skills and perspectives.
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There have been so many incredible programs at Fuchs Mizrachi School this semester!
In the Genshaft Early Childhood, the children have loved learning about all of the spring holidays! For Purim, they packaged Mishloach Manot and made delicious Hamentashen, made Matzot and acted out the Exodus from Egypt for Pesach and decorated blue and white flags and held a dance party for Yom Ha’atzmaut. Our kindergarten class had its end of year Siyum on May 22 to mark the transition from the Early Childhood into the Lower School program.
The Lower School held its annual Chidon Purim, where students shared their knowledge of the Halachot and Minhagim of Purim – over 300 people were in attendance! Next, each grade held a publishing party, where students shared their personal narrative writing. We will be celebrating our fifth graders’ accomplishments, as they transition to Junior High School, with a Messibat Siyum on June 8.
In Junior High, thanks to a grant from the Legacy Heritage Fund, our seventh graders launched the second year of our “Better Together” program. Students learned the requisite tools, skills and values to interact with the elderly in engaging ways and then had the special opportunity to build relationships with some of the residents at Menorah Park with in-person visits. Congratulations to our eighth graders on their graduation on June 1!
The Stark High School performed the comedic murder mystery, “Death and Taxes” by Pat Cook. Our student actors did an amazing job! Our ninth and 10th graders then participated in the annual Shakespeare Competition, performing various selections from Shakespeare’s plays. The High School Commencement Ceremony took place on May 19 – we are sad to see our senior class go, but are so proud of all that they have accomplished.
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In conjunction with the Academy’s professional development program, the Consortium of Jewish Education brought a cadre of national principals to be trained at the Academy. Long a national training ground for aspiring educators, the Academy was selected as the host school to train principals from Detroit, Silver Springs, Philadelphia, South Bend, Waterbury, Houston, Montreal, Calgary and Santiago, Chile. The educators were addressed by Academy Menahel, Rabbi Simcha Dessler, and delegates networked with Academy principals, toured the school’s new Klein Campus, observed best practices and visited vibrant classrooms.
Each of the Academy’s divisions culminates the productive year with innovative programming. The Yeshiva Ketana launched a new program, V’romamtanu with its focus on lashon nekiah, and a Yedios Klalios Chidon. The Yeshiva Ketana and Junior High are engaged in live, interactive Shemita lessons direct from Eretz Yisrael. In General Studies, the elementary division opened its cutting edge, state-of- the-art Innovation Lab, began leagues competitions, and are producing a Shavuos activity booklet for the students by the students. The Junior High will hold its project based learning Evening of Inspiration.
The Girls Elementary is engaged in the exciting S.P.A.R.K. program where students master a vast storehouse of yedios klalios skills. Its Bas Mitzvah program underscores the glorious chain of our mesorah, and the Lamed Tes Melachos Fair bring hilchos Shabbos to life. In General Studies, Career Day, Playground Design, Health Day, Making a Difference and Island Creation create energy and excitement throughout the division.
The Academy’s Beatrice Stone Yavne High School enjoyed a successful Lag BaOmer field trip with archery, fishing and boating, kumsitz and bonfire. Yavne’s junior high “T Time” Sefira technology initiative and color war enhanced the sefira experience. A high school ruach- filled color
The boys’ choir performs at the annual Scholarship Dinner. | Submitted photo
war featured two teams, bein adam lamakon and bein adam lechaveiro, replete with multi media presentations and a themed expo. Yavne’s unique Shemita program explored mitzvos hateluyos ba’aretz and, in a magnificent display of achdus, over 200 Yavne students engaged in the mitzvah of hafroshas challah. Yavne’s annual Leil Iyun features a nationally renowned speaker. Yavne also joined “Lunch Brake”, in conjunction with Chofetz Chaim Heritage’s international Shemiras Halashon initiative. In General Studies, STEM Fair, STEM Competition, Mock Interviews and Portfolios round out a fabulous program!
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Chagall for Children is a multi-sensory, hands-on exploration of the work of twentieth century artist Marc Chagall
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ages 2 – 12
exploration stations featuring reproductions of Marc Chagall’s works Explore art principles such as color, composition, light and texture
designed to engage ages 2 – 12 14 multi-sensory exploration stations featuring reproductions of Marc Chagall’s works Explore art principles such as color, composition, light and texture
Chagall for Children is a multi-sensory, hands-on exploration of the work of twentieth century artist Marc Chagall See our upcoming adult and family programs at maltzmuseum.org/calendar
