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A collection of source sheets about how to implement Judaism in our everyday life.
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How Do I Decide Between Requests for Donations?An examination of sources about how to choose between requests for donations, with a case study of Julius Rosen
What’s Jewish About Baseball?An examination of the intersection in the Venn Diagram of Baseball and Judaism.
David Schwartz•107 Views•June 10, 2025•Hebrew,Sandy Koufax,Jewish Values,Sportsmanship,Hank Greenberg,Kashrut,Aliyah,Wedding,Yom Kippur,WWII,Kehillah,Shema,Jewish Humor,Community,Shofar,Kehilah,Jewish Jokes,Feminism,Death,Parashat Bereshit,Torah Reading,Prayer,Rabbis,Torah Service,Rosh Hashanah,Livestreaming,Baseball,Chironomy,Bar Mitzvah,Jewish Food,Civil Rights,Jewish People ,Gematria,Trope,Peoplehood,Halakhah,Israel,Kippah,High Holidays,Chai,Lifecycle,Genesis,18,Immigration,The Olympics,Shmirat Haguf,Halacha,American Jewish History,Jewish Calendar,Creation,Birth,Maftir,Bat Mitzvah,Shabbat,Jewish Music,Olympics,Shmirat Halashon
Attitude of Gratitude in JudaismAspects of giving thanks in Judaism, along with videos of songs.
David Schwartz•3916 Views•November 9, 2022•Eilu D’varim,Sukkah,Cantor Rachel Brook,Shir Soul,Asher Yatzar,Modim,Sukkot,Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach,Food,Debbie Friedman,Kol B’Seder,Prayers,Joe Buchanan,Tzvika Pik,Leah,Rabbi Josh Warshawsky,Bentching Gomel,Dan Nichols,Shabbat,Hallel,Thanksgiving,Shehechiyanu,Nefesh Mountain,Harvests,Dayenu,Modeh Ani,Amidah,Birkat Hamazon,Maccabeats,Grateful,Gratitude,The Maccabeats,Hakarat Hatov,Homelessness,Blessings
Personally Connecting to Birkat HaMazonA sheet giving background and posing questions to help connect with the basic parts of Birkat HaMazon, plus musical versions!
Hadran for GraduationA version of the Hadran for those who are graduating.
David Schwartz•42 Views•June 10, 2025•12th Grade,Graduation,Graduate School,Hadran,Completion,8th Grade,College
Personally Connecting to Shir HaMa’alot (Psalm 126)Ways to connect with the words of Psalm 126, plus some musical versions
Jewish Views on DinosaursAn examination of the question “What’s Jewish about dinosaurs?”
Adoption and the Conversion of ChildrenAn examination of adoption in Judaism, with a focus on the conversion process for adoptees.
David Schwartz•261 Views•February 4, 2025•Moses,Mordechai,Adoption,Brit Milah,Brit,Michal,Bris,Mikveh,Esther,Conversion,Pharaoh’s Daughter
Jewish Jokes and Why We Tell ThemLooking at Jewish jokes through a lens of why they might have been created
Rules of the Sh’vaHow to know when to pronounce the sh’va vowel
David Schwartz•387 Views•February 18, 2025•Biblical Hebrew,Vowels,Hebrew,Sheva,Sh’va,The Hebrew Language,Shva
Tree Text StudyA scenario and Jewish texts about the balancing of cutting down trees for human needs vs. tree needs.
Guide to Saturday Morning Services (1 page)This is a sheet that can be printed to help visitors feel welcome in synagogue on Saturday mornings. It can be copied and modified to fit other synagogue's needs.
Guide to Friday Evening Services (1 page)This is a sheet that can be printed to help visitors feel welcome in synagogue on Friday evenings. It can be copied and modified to fit other synagogue's needs.
Few and Terrible Have Been My Years: Thoughts on AgingThoughts for a d’var Torah or class on Parashat Vayigash and/or aging
David Schwartz•236 Views•January 3, 2025•Joseph in Egypt,Jacob,Senior Citizens,Aging,Parashat Vayigash,Old Age
What's a Mezuzah?A basic overview of mezuzah, complete with songs, stories, and key texts
David Schwartz•1275 Views•February 12, 2024•Laws of Mezuzah,Shalom Sesame,Mezuzot,Door Entrances,Amulets,Shema,Onkelos,Mezuzah
Jewish Views on VegetarianismAn examination of Jewish sources about eating meat vs being vegetarian
A Burning Question: Are Cremations (and Embalming) Kosher?An examination of the Jewish sources and perspectives on cremation and embalming
Is It a Mitzvah to Vote?Examining the sources around voting in Jewish tradition, with context provided for each source.
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