Last week while reading through some business news on LinkedIn, I came across Stick Around– language stickers for the home that can help us become more fluent in Hebrew. Being a 3-time Hebrew ulpan drop-out, I was thrilled to see a product that better addresses my learning style and at a very reasonable price. I’m …
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Israel Education: Picking Your Battles (part 2)
Continued from yesterday… Later in the day I received a call from Yisrael’s 5th grade teacher asking why he hadn’t gone on the class trip. From the permission slip that was sent home on paper (we’ve yet to receive the electronic communications we’ve been requesting for 3+ years) we determined that the 5th & 6th …
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Israel Education: Picking Your Battles (part 1)
Olim parents of young children sometimes feel overwhelmed by the education system in Israel. Don’t worry, this is normal because it is different like most experiences in a new society, but because it can be emotionally difficult for our children it can become very stressful. I know that I have preached in the past that …
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Don’t Put Your Dreams in the Hands of Others
The following is a message I received (author unknown) that should go viral in my opinion. Imagine the following scenes throughout Shmueli’s life in the thriving religious community of Goshen, Indiana… Scene 1. Little Shmeuli is 7 years old and just finished examining a big picture book of Israel and it’s holy sites. Shmueli: Mommy, …
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