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Holiness, sweetness, and light

05/07/2019 11:05:35 PM

May7

Last week in Masa, we focused on the idea of holiness: what does it mean, what acts are holy, and why do we have rules in our lives? Even our youngest children had serious thoughts about the topic.

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Learning About Scapegoats

04/30/2019 01:40:25 PM

Apr30

It's hard to believe it, but we are nearly at the end of the school year! There are four more Sunday sessions, and five more Friday sessions before Masa will end with a picnic to celebrate both the end of the year and...Read more...

Model Seder

04/16/2019 05:34:57 PM

Apr16

Spring has finally arrived, and Passover begins this Friday night. For those who weren't able to make it to the Model Seder on Sunday, here is a link  to the excellent haggadah written by our b-mitzvah class and illustrated by the younger...Read more...

Summer Program - Preschool Assistant Teacher

04/16/2019 04:17:25 PM

Apr16

Position Title: Summer Program - Preschool Assistant Teacher

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Passover is coming!

04/09/2019 11:03:14 PM

Apr9

Simcha raba, simcha raba, aviv higgiya, Pesach ba! 

Great joy, great joy, spring is here, Passover is coming! We've been singing this song at Masa, and our students spent time this weekend both enjoying spring and...Read more...

Spring has come, Passover is on the way!

04/02/2019 11:39:25 PM

Apr2

The weather is warming up, the crocuses are finally blooming in my yard, and it's time to begin preparing for Passover!

In the seder, we say "Let all who are hungry come and eat." As part of this, and because people are hungry more often than one or...Read more...

Celebrating Purim

03/26/2019 10:02:48 PM

Mar26

We had some fun and heard the whole megillah on Wednesday night. It was great to see so many families in the middle of the week! I noticed several of our students paying attention to the Hebrew reading, and I hope they recognized some of the vocabulary from the pieces...Read more...

Get Your Noisemakers Ready!

03/19/2019 05:04:50 PM

Mar19

I hope that everyone is getting their masks and noisemakers ready, and is looking forward to sharing some Purim treats! Our youngest children decorated and filled some treat bags to give away this Sunday. They learned that mishloach manot (the packages of treats we...Read more...

Purim and Bravery

03/12/2019 04:12:18 PM

Mar12

Our younger students have been continuing to prepare for Purim. This week, we focused on the ways that the Purim story talks about bravery. The children talked about the different ways to be brave, and the things that help people to be...Read more...

Spring is on the Way

03/05/2019 11:06:26 PM

Mar5

In spite of the cold weather and the piles of snow around us, we know that spring is on the way. The days are getting longer and the clocks are about to change (remember to move your clocks one hour FORWARD this Saturday night!). Purim is coming up quickly,...Read more...

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