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Art transforms תורה דברי Divrei Torah

Debi Mishael Lana stands nervously in front of the ארון הקודש Aaron HaKodesh. She is in between her grandparents preparing...

“Only in America”

Debi Swedelson Mishael I’ve been hearing it for decades, out of my father-in-law’s mouth, “Only in Ahmehrika!” he says with...

50 Shades of Religious School

Debi Swedelson Mishael I was very excited about my lesson for this week’s 8th grade Religious School class. I was...

Survey” The Situation: It’s Not Always What You Think

Debi Swedelson Mishael (Advanced warning: This is a trick question.) Which of the two students in this picture is on...

Questioning Paddles in the Classroom

by Debi Swedelson Mishael I ask a question and all twelve of my students reply at the same time! It’s...

“Potent Quotables”

by Debi Swedelson Mishael Many years ago, as I was reading a copy of Reader’s Digest I saw the “Potent...

Homework “in” Hebrew School?

Debi Mishael You might be surprised to learn that homework is done in my Religious School classroom. Before you dismiss...

Keva & Kavanah in the Classroom: The Real Lesson Learned

Debi Mishael קבע וכונה We’ve just concluded the busy month of Tishrei תשרי and for many of us, the Religious...

Hiddur Mitzvah…Glory, glory, Hallelujah!

Debi Mishael I remember a saying my father would use as a mantra, “Anything worth doing, is worth doing well.”...