Learning on Zoom During Corona Closures
As many of you know, school has changed for our children these past 7 months during the Corona outbreak. Children have been kept at home and classes have gone online in many cases. Back in March, when this happened, it was a novelty. “Being on a computer all day…….no real school….How exciting!” the kids thought. […]
Back to Routine after Sukkoth… But What Routine??
Sukkot is over. Today is when normally, we would get back to routine. But nothing is normal anymore. Here, like the rest of the world, routine has changed because of the Corona pandemic. Our children won’t go back to school until Dec. 27 – after Chanukah! Buses operating on a reduced schedule, with only 50% […]
Still Sukkot… Building up the Land
I’m sitting in my sukkah, fighting off the heat. This week we all have an extra room outside. We eat all our meals in the sukkah, despite the heat of the day. We are obligated by the Torah to do this, to remember our exodus from Egypt, and we take it seriously. It’s simply the […]
Sukkot Approaching… Special Time in Israel
It’s a busy week as we look forward for Sukkot to begin this Friday night with Shabbat. Everyone during this time scrambles to build their sukkah, including us. My boys build it…hopefully it won’t fall down on our heads! This is the one of our favorite holidays. We get an extra room! Also, we spend […]