Amitai Gross reads from the Haggadah while preparing to dip parsley into salt water as part of the Passover meal, called the Seder. Marty Caivano/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images Molly Jackson, The Conversation Boxes of matzah stacked high in grocery stores? It’s almost Passover. Wednesday, April 5, marks the first night of […]
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
When we decided last spring to give all of our religious school students the option to attend in person, I’m pretty sure most people thought it was a pipe dream and a risky one at that.
We had also thought about other ways to reach our students and how to make virtual classes and programs as engaging as possible. I was so proud of the small group Hebrew program we started in quarantine and continued this year. Our students had more success and skill growth than any year prior, and developed lovely relationships with our Hebrew teachers. I was impressed with the creativity of our teachers who found ways for kids to create tefillin in their home, to have snack and story time over Zoom, and even to participate in prayer together. Something special happened between computers, but even with all that innovation, I still knew we needed to offer more: we needed to attempt to have in-person religious school classes.
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