Reading List for Educators
This suggested reading list includes books about holidays and God.
Type: Bibliography
Holiday Resources
The Origins of Sukkot
Rabbi Vivian Schirn discusses the origins, development and practices of the fall Festival of Booths, with attention to home and synagogue celebration. This program is an episode of the radio program Heart, Mind and Spirit.
Type: Audio Interview
Shavuot
Rabbis Shai Gluskin and Linda Potemken explore the history and meaning of the Jewish spring festival, the counting of the Omer, and the time of "receiving of the Torah." This is an episode of the radio program Heart, Mind and Spirit.
Type: Audio Interview
Art Projects Using Recycled Materials
Here are directions for making fabric lunch boxes and flowerpots out of used materials you can find around the house. This is a great Tu B'Shevat activity!
Type: Class Activity