I have the best coworkers. Everyone at work knows I’m jewish and decorate my classroom at Christmakkuh every year. They bought me a mezuzah to add to the holiday cheer. #goytotheworld #mezuzah #jewish #jewishteacher #jew #✡️ #christmakuh (at AdamsElementary School) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqXfCcOA8-pPs1boZbnSJ0Mh93sr5SKZXfgrA40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=73a0a3diu2jx
With all the upheaval in the world right now, you may have noticed that beyond the basic explanations of the upcoming Passover holiday, I've been doing my best to find books that will also help you and your kids explore some of the things they're currently facing. In light of a holiday that is all about upheaval and change, after all, it makes a lot of sense. Today's pick, "Nachshon, Who Was Afraid To Swim: A Passover Story" (2009), by Deborah Bodin Cohen, is one that I own, and has been one of my personal favourites for many years. For one thing, artist Jago's incredible illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, and it's almost worth getting the book just for his richly coloured, distinctive depiction of Ancient Egypt. But even more than that, it's a beautiful story about bravery. In Jewish rabbinic tradition, Nachshon is the young man who was the first to enter the waters of the Red Sea as the Jews fled their enslavement in Egypt, even before Moses fully parted the waters. This tale gives Nachshon a backstory, as it were, as a well-liked and courageous young man determined to help his community, but whose ONLY FEAR is ... swimming. And when the stakes are highest, it is that one fear he will have to learn to confront. This is a fabulous book for any kid, both to learn more about Jewish history and the history of our exile in Egypt which led to the Passover story, and more broadly to discuss themes of courage and facing those things that scare us but may lead to something better. Available as an e-book. ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutsclassickidlit #JewishNoodlenuts #noodlenutspassover #nachshonwhowasafraidtoswim #apassoverstory #deborahbodincohen #jago #passover #pesach #jewishteacher #learnaboutjudaism #passover2020 #passoverstory #jewishhistory #montessoriteachers #learning #learningathome #montessorieducation #teachingkids #jewishbooks #Jewish #Judaism https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cpmaig31v/?igshid=1rwsnpjprfo2u