Endings Explicate Beginnings The approach of the end of the school year is a time of deep reflection. ס֥וֹף דָּבָ֖ר הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶת־הָאֱלֹקים יְרָא֙ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתָ֣יו
Hope is the thing with feathers. The older I get, the more I deeply appreciate that one of the great brachot in life is to
One Step Closer … Towards the climax of the emotional saga of Yosef and his brothers, the Torah describes Yehuda’s approach to Yosef. This step
Leading With Joy and Passion The summer is an opportunity for school leaders to reassess and ensure that they are beginning the school year with
“What happens to a dream deferred?” Langston Hughes asked that poignant question, and to some extent all of us struggle with that plaint hanging heavily
A paraphrase of the beginning of chapter 18 in “Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery, one of my favorite books as a child, speaks
Yielding Metal and Potential—This headline, along with a picture of a tree dribbling green sap, grabbed my attention and I immediately began devouring this article.
“Let me not mar that perfect dream,” writes Emily Dickinson, but I often think of this line in the context of the dreams and stories
“What a phenomenon!” exclaims Binyamin, an eager sixth grade math student, connecting his new language of science to math. Truly, his words reverberate as RPRY
Being an administrator in a Jewish school entails many intricacies and daily decisions, large and small. In the hustle and bustle of day to day
People who have known me since middle school or initiated friendships throughout my teaching career may be aware of my infatuation with poetry, especially the
“Yes, let’s change our plan so that the wire is now connected from this point,” I hear one sixth grader explain to another, as I
