Each year, as the Summer Internship draws to a close I try to think of a meaningful gift to give to the group. In 2009 it was a t-shirt (I ironed on the decals myself) and this year it was a wall calendar. Each month features a funny memory or line from the summer. Since Continue Reading »
We continue to share Middot Matters and encourage you to use these scenarios and discuss them with your students and family. We welcome your feedback. Giving credit where credit is due. Your science class is divided into pairs. Each group of partners was given a different topic that they had to research together, write a Continue Reading »
On September 16 in preparation for Yom Kippur my family made several contributions to various organizations. The following week or so we received acknowledgement and thank you letters from all of the organizations except one, which we only received last week! That is almost two months since and the letter was not personalized in any Continue Reading »
Earlier today I had the pleasure of kicking off the 4th grade chesed project at Yeshivat Noam. Each 4th grade class will be assigned an area senior center and will visit that center several times throughout the year. My task was to explain to the 75 4th graders the project, how it will work and Continue Reading »
It’s that time of year again…Areyvut’s 5th Annual Uncle Moishy Concert is coming to Bergen County! Join us on Dec. 31, 2010 from 10am – 11:30am at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, NJ and see Uncle Moishy – LIVE in Concert! Tickets are on sale now…purchase yours at EARLY BIRD Special Rates!!! Any requests? Tell Continue Reading »
It is important for people to know their work, how their sector works and impacts the world. This is true in all fields and is particularly important in the non-profit world. For those of us who work with students and educators and are actively involved in service learning, philanthropy and related programming this video is Continue Reading »
Today I had the pleasure of presenting on Mitzvah Clowning at the 23rd Annual Bikur Cholim Conference. My session went well and I had a larger group than anticipated but that’s not why I am writing about it. I feel like everyone knows about Bikur Cholim. Every community has a program that helps provide rides, Continue Reading »
On December 19, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., Yaakov Shwekey will make his much anticipated return to the historic Beacon Theatre in “Shwekey Back to the Beacon”. Last year, the unbelievable concert at the Beacon Theatre featuring Yaakov Shwekey, was called by many “the best Jewish-music concert in 25 years.” At “Back to the Beacon,” Yaakov Continue Reading »
The Jewish Standard has an article that highlights Mitzvah Day and the Areyvut Mitzvah Clowns participation. I once again want to thank all of the clowns, the Jewish Center of Teaneck for hosting us and to UJANNJ for including us in this important program.
In honor of Veteran’s Day I want to provide you with some resources for addressing this important and sometimes overlooked day. The “Veterans’ Toolkit for AmeriCorps- http://nationalserviceresources.org/veterans-toolkit/home VETS and service-learning success stories: http://servicelearning.org/success_stories/k-12-sector/voicing-experiences-through-service-vets Serve.gov Veterans and Military Families Page- http://www.serve.gov/vets.asp Webinar from September 21, 2010 on National Service- Engaging Veterans in Their Next Assignment-http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php?page=conf_archive For Continue Reading »
