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Time for T’shuvah Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org As we begin our preparations for a new school year months before school begins, there is another masterpiece of timing that is commencing shortly. We are about to celebrate the Jewish High Holy Days. These days, Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur mark a culmination of […]
Puzzling Puzzles Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org The final piece placed in a jigsaw is what summer breaks are for our students. We get the chance to finish the puzzle and gaze at its magnificence for a fleeting moment. It does not matter if the puzzle has only six pieces or one thousand. That […]
A Big Thank You to You Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org As the school year ends, our minds and hearts are filled with gratitude as it was a great year! Together we’ve learned much and shared experiences that will long remain with us in the years to come. The strength of our Jewish community […]
Let’s Be Proud of Our Homeland Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org May 14, 1948 was the final day of the British Mandate over Palestine, and as that day approached, various nations positioned themselves to determine the future of the proposed Jewish state. In an effort to finally bring their dream of a Jewish homeland […]
Spring Time Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org Spring is a time filled with marvel, wonder, family, friends, rebirth, and blessing. It is interesting that Passover is also known by the name Spring Holy Day or Hag HaAviv. Every Biblical Jewish holiday has a trifold meaning. One for history, one for spirituality, and one for […]
Increasing Joy Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org Purim is a holiday in the month of Adar. This is a month where we Jews say, “with Adar joy increases.” The period of going into spring and getting ready for Passover is momentous and joyful. My little bit of writing this month is going to compare […]
Appreciating the Rain Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org Through some rain, we see the world around us change. At the school, we recently had a very exciting and meaningful Grandparents day where the students and their families got to enjoy an educational event celebrating grandparents. I think of my own grandparents at times like […]
Hebrew is the Language of the Jewish People Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org A “Big Idea” within Judaism is expressed in our Sh’ma. The word Sh’ma is a command in Hebrew that means “Listen!” or “Hear!” It is inscribed in our mezuzah, repeated when waking and retiring. It is often the first Hebrew word a […]
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org Until recently, I did not know who wrote the lines: Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. It was Ella Wheeler Wilcox, a woman who saw the last turn of the century and understood the meaning and power of words. They […]
Be an Excellent Mentor to Your Student Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org There are many circles in life, rather than long lines. Our age increases in a line, but our experience is circular in nature. We don’t need to re-invent the circle or wheel, but we do need to examine it from our own […]
