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6 Ways You Can Make Rosh Hashanah Meaningful for Your Children (and Yourself)
The holidays are almost here. It can be overwhelming to figure out how to celebrate as a family. Help is here. Below are six ways to make...
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Sep 13, 20172 min read


Is a Jewish Preschool Really Worth it? How I discovered the worth of the preschool investment
Photo from Mequon Jewish Preschool. Did you go to preschool? I didn’t go to a Jewish preschool, but I remember watching a demolition crew...
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Sep 5, 20172 min read


Surprise! Hebrew School is Cool!
Pictured: Shinshin working with Hebrew school students at Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid School of Jewish Studies. I don’t know about...
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Aug 28, 20171 min read


The 3 Common Most Common Questions Parents ask about Jewish Education
Picture is from Mequon Jewish Preschool. In August, parents turn their attention to the coming school year. There are school supplies and...
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Aug 14, 20172 min read


Exercising Your Brain
Students at Yeshiva Elementary School learn together. In one of the stranger episodes in my teen years, my father’s secretary (who was...
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Aug 11, 20172 min read


Day School Teaches Virtue and Ethics Rooted in Judaism
I often hear parents try to explain why they chose our school, saying “The sense of community” is what attracted them and remains what...
By Stephanie Rubel
Aug 3, 20172 min read


Family, Memory, and Identity
One thing that makes Judaism different from other religions is that we are a big welcoming extended family with a deep history. For our Jewi
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Jul 31, 20173 min read


Active Learning Creates a Love of Learning
Jewish education has changed. What my brother described is not what I see in the Milwaukee area supplementary schools (Sunday schools and He
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Jul 27, 20172 min read


Building Independence and Jewish Identity
So what does it matter who sets the table, who leads the blessing, who hands out the snack? When we teach our children, from the youngest ag
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Jul 25, 20172 min read


Day School Teaches Hebrew Language Fluency and Literacy
Today, my three children attend a bilingual Hebrew/English, Jewish day school in a suburb of Atlanta. When we considered grade school...
By Stephanie Rubel
Jul 20, 20171 min read


Building Memories
What are your earliest memories? They are probably related to home and family. Many times these early memories are connected with a...

Momentum MJF
Jul 17, 20172 min read


Planting Seeds
One summer I spent hours and hours planting a vegetable garden in my backyard. As anyone who has even done the same will tell you, it was...
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Jul 13, 20172 min read
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