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In our family, we are officially in end-of-the-year mode. We have been for a long time already—I think this feeling of coasting started when we had that crazy-warm weather a few months ago. The kids started to spend more time outside, and I guess it just started to feel like summer. Never mind that since then the weather became seasonably cool again—we had shifted gears and pretty much stopped pedaling. The interesting thing, though, is that even though I've eased (way) up on any requirements, no one has stopped learning. On the contrary, all my kids have found their own ways of learning more than ever. Read More »
I will start off by asking for people to daven for Reuven Dovid ben Miriam. (***Updated name***) He got hit in the throat with a baseball and had to undergo surgery. Baruch Hashem he is alive but will have a stint in his throat for 6-8 weeks, not being able to talk. He will have a tracheotomy tube to breathe through until stint is removed. Afterwards, they will attempt to do reconstruction surgery and hopefully will be able to talk again.
It was a busy day today. Much has happened, and not with my children, but as I walked back into the house this evening, with my mind all full of different thoughts from the day, I took just a second to let what I saw and felt sink in. The two-year-old was standing at the kitchen counter on one of our folding chairs, singing and bouncing, just asking for the chair to collapse. It was nothing unusual, he loves to do that, however tonight it struck me different than usual, not sure why. Perhaps it was a combination of the day—making a shiva call, going hiking with the family, finding out my friend's husband got severely hurt in a very unusual accident, to other things—some planned, some unplanned, but it seems that on these days the little things get looked at differently. Read More »
The day after the conference, we finally made our way back home. We had driven down Motzei Shabbos, spent the night somewhere on the road, and arrived at the conference Sunday morning. We left a little early but with only about 4.5 hours of sleep the night before, we were exhausted, and ended up spending another night on the road. Read More »
I have one boy who struggles with reading. Our pediatrician told me, a few years ago, that reading is one of the hardest things for a person to learn. Read More »
Well, this is going to be a very short blog. Just wanted to post that I will be speaking at the conference this year. I actually just spent quite a bit of time coming up with the description of the talk! I would love to meet those who are going. Here is the topic that I will, IY"H, be talking about: (Now time to write the presentation!) Read More »
I can't believe it has been so long since I posted something here. I actually forgot that I had a blog. Really bad... :( Actually we left room613 a while ago because our life was just so tumbled that we could not make on-line classes work with our schedule. Hopefully some or all of my kids will make it back on next Fall. Since I last posted, we have purchased a home, started many new learning ventures, and everyone has grown and changed a lot. Read More »
PLEASE NOTE: An error in this document was corrected on 2/13/12. If you previously downloaded this file, please download it again and reprint page 1.
(This is a free, downloadable curriculum resource created by Yael Resnick of Room613.)
Try this fun way to learn a lot of Hebrew vocabulary! Sixty Hebrew words, representing a wide variety of things found around the house, are clearly typeset (with vowels) on business-size cards. Each card also includes the English translation in small type.Read More »
Close to 50 students joined together to celebrate Tu BiShevat in the virtual classroom. With stories, games, and a fabulous Tu BiShevat seder—complete with all kinds of fruits and nuts —this party was the place to be to celebrate the birthday of the trees!
About twelve students attended a virtual party to help Rabbi Resnick celebrate his birthday. Words of wisdom were shared, a new fruit and other refreshments were enjoyed, and a good time was had by all.
Mayim spoke on the topic, "Eight Ways to Connect to G-d through Food." She discussesd her formative food experiences growing up, her journey into observant Judaism, and how she has combined them to enrich her relationship with G-d.
