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Teacher Shares Her Love of Shabbat with BJEP 2nd graders – by: Yael Annis

By admin | Published: February 8, 2012
Shabbat has always been a huge part of my life.  After all, it takesup one seventh of each week.  Moving to Israel at the age of 12,Shabbat became an even more prominent part of my life.  In Israel,when Shabbat is coming, you feel it everywhere.  The markets becomecrowded with people doing last minute shopping.  Schools [...]
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Reasons Why I Will Always Be a Kindergartener at Heart by:Staci Rosenthal

By admin | Published: February 3, 2012
For me, Judaism really began to hold a place in my life when I was in Kindergarten. My family had just moved out of my grandparent’s home and into our own place in a small, Jewish town on Long Island, New York. Because my older brother was old enough to attend Jewish day school, my [...]
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Marking the Beginning of a Jewish Education – by Gabriella Feingold

By admin | Published: January 18, 2012
Dear BJEP Friends and Families, It is so exciting to be writing this at the end of vacation when a new semester of BJEP is about to begin! Last semester ended on such a high note – I can’t wait to see what the next few months have in store. My name is Gabriella Feingold, I [...]
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Teaching Israel at BJEP – by Rebecca Pollack

By admin | Published: December 20, 2011
Hi this is Rebecca, I teach 5th grade at BJEP. I am a Junior preparing to embark on a semester abroad in London! (But of course with a stop in Israel on the way!) I study art history and gender studies here at Brandeis (with a little Judaic studies thrown in the mix). I went [...]
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A bit about Grade 6 by: Gali Gordon

By admin | Published: December 9, 2011
This is Gali Gordon and I am a Grade 6 teacher at BJEP. It is great to be here as a part of this wonderful program. A little about me: I’m a freshman here and I originally hail all the way from Natick. I studied in the Natick Public School system from grades [...]
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Perspective from a Veteran Teacher – by Rachel Weinstein

By admin | Published: November 29, 2011
As this is my fourth year teaching third grade at BJEP, it’s hard to surprise me. Thirty-two third-graders? Been there. Brand-new family programs? Done that. A morning filled with nervous, shy, or incredibly enthusiastic eight- and nine-year olds? Sounds like a way to spend my Sunday … in fact, almost every Sunday since I entered [...]
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Fourth Graders & their Parents Decorate their own Siddurs

By admin | Published: November 13, 2011
Hiddur Siddur! I am Lea Winkler, a fourth grade teacher here at BJEP. This is my sixth year working here at BJEP. I am originally from Long Island, and did both my undergaduate and graduate work here at Brandeis in elementary education. During the week, I am a third grade teacher at Jewish [...]
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Impression of the Grade 6 Visit to a Mikvah

By admin | Published: November 7, 2011
Impression of the Grade 6 Visit to a Mikvah By: Emma Green, Grade 6A Teacher When I was a child, I spent a lot of time hanging out in Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City. I grew very comfortable with most of the synagogue building while waiting for my brothers to be done with Bar Mitzvah meetings or [...]
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Reflections from BJEP’s Music Teacher, Jon Muchin

By admin | Published: October 15, 2011
For me, Judaism and spirituality have always been about the music. When I was 2 years old, I saw Rabbi Joe Black in concert (a notable figure in contemporary Jewish music) and informed my mom that I would grow up to be a “guitar-rabbi.” While I’m no longer quite so sure about the vocation, I [...]
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The Best Part of BJEP – By: Daniel Albert

By admin | Published: October 7, 2011
When the question “what makes BJEP so special?” is asked, most people will say that the teachers all being college students who are young, passionate, and innovative usually tops the lists of answers.  I respectfully disagree. Yes, that is a very valid answer and is in no way false, but I don’t think that the teachers [...]
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