Rabbi Fredi's Challah
A sweet new challah recipe for Rosh Hashanah, dairy-free for meat meals!
Type: Recipe
Education
Curriculum Matrix—Oseh Shalom (Laurel, MD)
This spreadsheet shows the curriculum for each grade of Oseh Shalom's religious school.
Type: Curriculum
Curriculum Outline—Oseh Shalom (Laurel, MD)
This curriculum outline provides an overview of the subjects studied by students (pre-K to 12th grade) at Oseh Shalom in Laurel, MD.
Type: Curriculum
Who is a Reconstructionist Jew?
This article outlines the ideology, philosophy and practice of Reconstructionist Jews as well as their relationship to the larger Jewish community.
Type: Article
Jewish Values and People With Disabilities—Appreciating the Variety of Life
This compilation of quotes from various text sources conveys Jewish values regarding people with special needs.
Type: Text Compilation
Multicultural Haroset Recipes
Three haroset recipes from Ashkenazic, Morrocan and Egyptian traditions.
Type: Recipe
A Guide to Talking About Israel in Your Congregation
Recognizing that communal dialogue about Israel is often challenging, this guide aims to help congregations facilitate open and honest conversations about Israel. The guide addresses the kinds of issues and concerns that make these conversations challenging and provides suggestions for how to overcome some of these issues.
Type: Community Discussion Guide
The Daily Renewal Of Creation: A Treasure Hunt
This treasure hunt challenges students to find things corresponding to each day of creation in Bereshit.
Topics: Education, Teaching Text
Type: Class Activity
Fuller Aleynu for Siddur Kol Hano'ar
Siddur Kol Hano'ar uses a truncated version of the Aleynu prayer. This fuller version uses Reconstructionist wording and can be pasted into siddur Kol Hano'ar. It is available with and without transliteration.
Type: Prayer
Guidelines for Successful Israel Education
This page highlights some creative approaches to Israel education. The title of each guideline ends in "-ate." This is an English approximation of the Hebrew word "et," that means "time", a concept emphasized in the piece's opening quote from Kohelet. The assumption behind these guidelines is that "taking the time to make it real" can pay off in more compelling Israel educational programming.
Type: Article