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Sammy Spider’s Visit to Las Vegas for J-Fest

I spent last Sunday with a community of Sammy Spider’s friends at the Las Vegas J-Fest.  I was joined by children and parents when I read Sammy Spider’s First Mitzvah and Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah.  There was a special Sammy Spider craft activity.  It was a beautiful day.  Thanks to…

Early Childhood Educators Win Work Place Rights

“It has been an honor to… assist you in your quest to be respected and have your labor rights fulfilled. It is unusual for workers to have their battles for justice memorialized in the published case law. But your struggle has achieved that permanent legacy which hopefully will help others…

Preschoolers Have Fun with The Littlest Pair

  JEC Early Childhood Builds a Life-Sized Teiva Last Thursday the whole Early Childhood gathered together in the gym for an exciting teiva party! First Morah Lani Krausz, the director of Early Childhood, read “The Littlest Pair” by Sylvia Rouss, and the children called out the appropriate rhyming words. Then,…

“Hanukkah Fable” is NOW available on Amazon

Every fable has a moral. On the last night of Hanukkah, a little dreidel learns the important lesson that true happiness comes from just being yourself. The plain wooden dreidel is unhappy that no one is playing the dreidel game. “Nobody notices me”, the dreidel complains to the beautifully lit…

Sammy Spider’s Publisher has a Free Calendar for Teachers

    Sammy Spider’s publisher, Kar-Ben, would like to send you a gift—a FREE Our Jewish Year Calendar Poster. This glossy, full-color 36×24 inch calendar has room for writing notes (student birthdays, assignment due dates or whatever else) and will take you from Rosh Hashanah through the end of the…

My Newest Book is a Hanukkah Fable

“The Hanukkah Fable of Little Dreidel and Silver Menorah” My newest book is with my newest publishing partner.  I am very pleased to work with MacLaren-Cochrane Publishing, a company that teaches  “love and understanding by educating people about the beautiful differences in this world”.   Their books are published in both…

By the Better Angels of our Nature

A two-week road trip from Nashville to New Orleans, meant good food, good music and a first hand look at the racism of our nation. Visits to the National Civil Rights Museum and Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum vividly told the difficult story of African Americans in the United States.…

Simchat Torah is a Time to Rejoice!

Simchat Torah immediately follows Sukkot.  Throughout the year the Torah scroll is unrolled and read in the synagogue.  The study of Torah is a continuous cycle that never ends. Simchat Torah is a time to rejoice with the Torah. It is a time to celebrate the final reading of the…

Year Round Stories, Songs and Rhymes for the Jewish Family with Young Children

  Since the rights to these book and stories have been returned to me, I decided to make them available to the current generation of early childhood educators and parents and grandparents of toddlers.  Enjoy! Fun with Jewish Holiday Songs, Original Songs set to Traditional Melodies Fun With Jewish Holiday…

Sukkot Celebrations with Michael’s Preschool Class and with Sammy Spider

Five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot begins. It is a fall harvest holiday which dates back to the time of Moses.  It’s a wonderful family opportunity that you can explore with PJ Librarry and Kar-Ben Program guides which are below; and, at these links: What is your favorite fruit for…