1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/scj-parenting May 1997 2 31 44_Names for calling up (summary and thank you)12_Carol Conell16_conell@rahul.net36_Thu, 1 May 1997 00:30:29 -0400 (EDT)569_- Some time ago I posted a question about how to call a child to the torah for their first aliyah if their father wasn't Jewish. I want to thank everyone who contacted me. As you might expect, opinions and congregational practice varied. Several congregations would call the child if they liked as bat mother's hebrew name v' father's english name. Others would call them as bat mother's hebrew name. Still others would transliterate or approximate the father's name in Hebrew. In the event we opted for bat mother's hebrew name, because that's what my daughter wanted. 34 47 51_Preschool meals on Pesach or if you are just kosher10_Marc Davis15_mdavis@infi.net36_Thu, 1 May 1997 14:27:52 -0400 (EDT)535_- MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Marc Davis Subject: Preschool meals on Pesach or if you are just kosher

I work in secular preschool. I was so glad to read about the children who refused certain meals in schools.

Last Pesach, (I was out of town this year), I had a box of matzah on my desk in case any of the jewish children wanted some. I am the only jewish teacher and very popular with the jewish children in the school. (There are about 5 in school of 200). [...] 82 50 46_ANNOUNCE: Bnei Akiva Summer Programs for Teens0_25_toramada@netvision.net.il36_Sun, 4 May 1997 11:26:46 -0400 (EDT)373_- There have been quite a few requests in this newsgroup for summer camps for teens. Bnei Akiva is an international youth movement with camps in Israel, America, Europe, South Africa etc.

Here is the information for Bnei Akiva of North America.

25 West 26th Street New York, NY 10010 USA

Phone: 212-889-5260

email: bakiva@transit.nyser.net [...] 133 29 28_Re: SCJ-PARENTING digest 4300_14_Srb162@aol.com36_Mon, 5 May 1997 16:23:49 -0400 (EDT)542_- I wanted to share a story related to school, pesach and food that occurred this past holiday. I am afraid to say it has caused quite a stir and I am curious as to your feedback on this event:

A little kindergarten girl had a birthday celebrated in school last Tuesday. As is customary, her mother brought in cupcakes. One little girl mentioned that she could not have one due to it still being Pesach. The mother did not want to be reprimanded by mothers of other children who might not be allowed to eat cake and so... she and [...] 163 52 27_Pesach problem with teacher14_Marny Helfrich15_marny@clark.net36_Tue, 6 May 1997 11:00:11 -0400 (EDT)552_- Srb162@aol.com wrote: : : mother did not want to be reprimanded by mothers of other children who might : not be allowed to eat cake and so... she and the teacher asked the Jewish : children to raise their hands and then told them that they were not allowed : to eat their cupcake. Naturally, these 5-year-olds (many of whom do not keep : Pesach) felt that they were being punished for being Jewish. The intention : was quite clearly to avoid a mistake, but the inappropriateness of the : process is very alarming. Your comments on how you would [...] 216 44 19_Pesach and Cupcakes0_17_ShelleyPN@aol.com36_Tue, 6 May 1997 12:12:27 -0400 (EDT)359_- We keep Pesach and practically the same thing happened in my daughter's 3rd grade class. On Monday, to celebrate a girl's birthday, the mother sent in cupcakes. No one contacted the Jewish parents ahead of time to provide alternative treats (7 out of 23 students can be considered Jewish...although it appears not everyone keeps kosher and/or Pesach). [...] 261 44 22_Re: Feeling Very Proud15_Richard A. Ifft20_raifft@ix.netcom.com36_Tue, 6 May 1997 14:06:19 -0400 (EDT)489_- In <5k343n$j4j$1@dismay.ucs.indiana.edu> npardue@indiana.edu (naomi pardue) writes: > > >So, I'm VERY proud of Shaina. Since we are not espeically observent, this >was really the first time she has had to refuse something on religious

>grounds, and she willingly and independently >turned down yummy foods like cupcakes >and ice cream. (And in the latter case, she wasn't even sure it was a >problem. I'd told her that mostly we couldn't eat things made of dough or >bread.) [...] 306 31 23_Lag b'Omer: need ideas!0_27_dmclxndr@msuvx2.memphis.edu36_Tue, 6 May 1997 14:25:42 -0400 (EDT)323_- I have been asked to help put together a Lag b'Omer celebration for the schoolchildren (grades 1 through 8!) at the Solomon Schechter Day School where my daughter attends third grade. While I am familiar with the historical angle of the holiday, I did not grow up with any celebration attached to it, and at a loss! [...] 338 30 27_Hebrew-speaking summer camp0_19_legavrieli@JTSA.EDU36_Tue, 6 May 1997 14:31:13 -0400 (EDT)442_- MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT From: legavrieli@JTSA.EDU Subject: Hebrew-speaking summer camp

Hi-

does anyone on the list know of a Hebrew-Speaking summer camp or a Summer program designed to intensify a child's Hebrew ability. I would prefer a religious camp, and it's a placement for a 11 1/2 year-old girl. Thanks in advance for your help. -- Lea Gavrieli [...] 369 42 31_Pesach and Cupcakes (duplicate)14_Joan Edelstein15_jme@pacbell.net36_Tue, 6 May 1997 15:19:39 -0400 (EDT)330_- Hi! I'm new to the list and am very interested in 'talking' with other parents about such issues. But I haven't yet learned the list etiquette so I hope you'll be patient and help me learn. (And I'm afraid I already made a mistake by posting by the 'return button so I apologize if you get two copies - please delete this) [...] 412 65 26_The Great Cupcake Incident15_Irene Bleiweiss16_IBLEIWEI@fcc.gov36_Tue, 6 May 1997 18:01:01 -0400 (EDT)547_- The cupcake incident that another parent submitted raises a number of thoughts for me. I have two kids in secular schools. For our 2 year old whose nursery school generally supplies all food we sent a complete line of Passover food/snacks each day with strict instructions to the staff that he was not to be given anything else. But with our 7 year old who usually doesn't eat the school food, we just made a Pesach lunch and didn't feel the need to talk to the teachers. It didn't cross our minds to consider a birthday party possibility. [...] 478 49 23_Re: Pesach and Cupcakes25_Jo Pitesky UCLA Astronomy27_pitesky@mira.ASTRO.Ucla.EDU36_Tue, 6 May 1997 18:07:16 -0400 (EDT)342_- >Your comments on how you would handle this??

We are Pesach-observant, and my almost-4 daughter attends a secular preschool. So we took the bull by the horns, and signed up to bring snack during all of Pesach.

This had several advantages:

1) No worries on my part about a non-klp snack being offered during pesach [...] 528 95 31_Re: Pesach problem with teacher14_Janet Deneroff22_deneroff@ix.netcom.com36_Tue, 6 May 1997 23:04:08 -0400 (EDT)546_- In <5kn5sg$hee@clarknet.clark.net> marny@clark.net (Marny Helfrich) writes: >I feel the parents should have been made aware of the problem beffore hand. they should have been allowed to bring in a substitute foar the kids. I do not allow my kids to eat snacks in school unless I know ahead of time so i can check the kashrut of the itme. this is in summer school and camp only as my kids attend a jewish day school. i asked the teachers to let me know ahead of time. Most of the time they do. this summer one of my daughters teachers went [...] 624 58 27_Re: Lag b'Omer: need ideas!19_Shoshana L. Boublil25_toramada@netvision.net.il36_Wed, 7 May 1997 12:30:04 -0400 (EDT)601_- On Mon, 5 May 1997 13:52:59 -0700, in soc.culture.jewish.parenting you wrote:

>I have been asked to help put together a Lag b'Omer celebration for >the schoolchildren (grades 1 through 8!) at the Solomon Schechter >Day School where my daughter attends third grade. While I am >familiar with the historical angle of the holiday, I did not grow >up with any celebration attached to it, and at a loss! > >What does your family/shul/temple/community do to celebrate Lag b'Omer? >I would welcome both general memories and specific lesson ideas, >festive and educational. Any Israeli readers? [...] 683 72 21_Commute and Community14_Edward Letzter21_letzter@math.tamu.edu36_Wed, 7 May 1997 17:10:10 -0400 (EDT)334_- Hello,

[First I want to mention that my wife posted on this topic about a year-and-a-half ago, but almost immediately afterward (1) our computer's hard disk collapsed and (2) we were in a serious car accident. I wish to again acknowledge and apologize for the e-mail we received but lost, and to thank those who wrote.] [...] 756 19 8_CTTS (6)14_Jan Silbermann16_js@cs.tulane.edu36_Wed, 7 May 1997 19:03:49 -0400 (EDT)374_- Tovah said today "I can't be;ieve they write a Torah scroll just by handwriting and don't even use a computer or anything!"

Jan, Mommy to Tovah (6) Eliana (4) and Asher (2)

* This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. * Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent * authorities in those fields. 776 40 22_Pesach in Kindergarten10_Marc Davis15_mdavis@infi.net36_Thu, 8 May 1997 03:03:02 -0400 (EDT)621_- MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Marc Davis Subject: Pesach in Kindergarten

Regarding the teacher who asked the jewish children to raise their hands to be identified. It was absolutely the wrong thing to do. The teacher should have asked the class as a whole, who does not want to eat cupcakes today because of passover? This way the children would have had a choice as to if they wanted to raise their hands or not. Some jewish children may not have raised their hands. Plus, the teacher should have had a viable alternative for the birthday. She should [...] 817 89 30_Re: The Great Cupcake Incident14_Andrea Herrera15_andreah@utj.org36_Thu, 8 May 1997 11:20:05 -0400 (EDT)396_- > From: Irene Bleiweiss

> The cupcake incident that another parent submitted raises a number of > thoughts for me. I have two kids in secular schools. For our 2 year old > whose nursery school generally supplies all food we sent a complete > line of Passover food/snacks each day with strict instructions to the > staff that he was not to be given anything else. [...] 907 48 15_Re: Lag Ba'Omer14_Joan Edelstein15_jme@pacbell.net36_Thu, 8 May 1997 11:20:40 -0400 (EDT)572_- Virtual Jerusalem has info on Lag B'Omer at http://www.virtual.co.il/city_services/holidays/purim/edumain.htm#top If you click on "Lag Ba'Omer in the Diaspora you'll find a description of customs all over the world plus poems, etc. If you click on "Lighting Fires" there's an explanation that helps understand why the bonfires are lit. Clicking on "The Omer and Lag Ba'Omer" you'll find text and illustrations from "Artscroll's Children's Book of Jewish Holidays" Finally, clicking on "Halacha and Custom" brings you historical information and custom in Jerusalem. [...] 956 160 25_RE: Commute and Community9_Mary Doty20_MLDOTY@MAIL.UNMC.EDU36_Thu, 8 May 1997 12:25:04 -0400 (EDT)578_- Shalom Ed,

You are not alone in making misjudgements about your career! Oh, I look back and think of what I could have done! Now, I feel somewhat trapped. I recently had an opportunity to go to another university, but have turned down the opportunity due to the Jewish community there. We talked with someone who has moved to our city and were very disheartened with what we learned. The community sounded wonderful for adults, but there were only two families with children--and one of those families was the one that moved here to Omaha! It is very important to [...] 1117 19 25_Re: Commute and Community14_Aaron Kuperman12_akup@loc.gov36_Fri, 9 May 1997 15:07:51 -0400 (EDT)296_- This is the best argument for home schooling I've heard. --Aaron Kuperman (Baltimore)





* This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. * Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent * authorities in those fields. 1137 27 41_Requesting children's book recommendation12_m. a. booker23_mabooker@concentric.net36_Fri, 9 May 1997 15:09:33 -0400 (EDT)530_- My daughter and I are currently reading Laura Ingles Wilder's _Little House in the Big Woods_ together. We are both fascinated with the detail; the description; the obvious love for family, place, and tradition that infuses Ms. Wilder's writing. Needless to say, I am wishing that Ms. Wilder were describing a *Jewish* home. I simply don't know of any books that describe a Jewish life and incorporate the above-mentioned characteristics *and* that would hold the attention of a 4-5 year old. I am open to all suugestions! [...] 1165 30 27_Re: Lag b'Omer: need ideas!14_Jan Silbermann16_js@cs.tulane.edu37_Sat, 10 May 1997 15:25:12 -0400 (EDT)414_- In article <1997May5.155259@admin1.memphis.edu>, wrote: >I have been asked to help put together a Lag b'Omer celebration for >the schoolchildren (grades 1 through 8!) at the Solomon Schechter >Day School where my daughter attends third grade. While I am >familiar with the historical angle of the holiday, I did not grow >up with any celebration attached to it, and at a loss! [...] 1196 41 45_Re: Requesting children's book recommendation16_Meredith Warshaw17_mwarshaw@tiac.net37_Sat, 10 May 1997 15:25:19 -0400 (EDT)684_- What about "All-of-a-kind Family" by Sydney Taylor?

Meredith Warshaw mwarshaw@tiac.net



"m. a. booker" wrote:

>My daughter and I are currently reading Laura Ingles Wilder's _Little House >in the Big Woods_ together. We are both fascinated with the detail; the >description; the obvious love for family, place, and tradition that infuses >Ms. Wilder's writing. Needless to say, I am wishing that Ms. Wilder were >describing a *Jewish* home. I simply don't know of any books that describe >a Jewish life and incorporate the above-mentioned characteristics *and* that >would hold the attention of a 4-5 year old. I am open to [...] 1238 58 20_Re: Children's Books14_Joan Edelstein15_jme@pacbell.net37_Sat, 10 May 1997 18:13:09 -0400 (EDT)314_- There are many wonderful books about Jewish families, although most of them center around the holidays. We've passed on the ones from when Dorrie was that age to friends with younger children so I don't remember names at the moment. However, there are some web sites with lists of books forJewish children: [...] 1297 64 35_Pesach with slightly older children12_Carol Conell16_conell@rahul.net37_Sat, 10 May 1997 22:29:47 -0400 (EDT)646_- References: <970502154523_907744544@emout09.mail.aol.com> <5kn5sg$hee@clarknet.clark.net> Organization: a2i network Cc: conell Recently a number of issues about Pesach and what happens to younger children in secular contexts have been raised. I have some questions about slightly older children and what, if anything, we should ask in the way of acommodation.

My children are old enought that they know how to handle non Pesach food. (In our family we tell the children they can make their own choices but even my youngest is 9, so they are fairly careful, although both complained about cases where they had to pass up treat food. [...] 1362 62 13_food and kids9_Angelk 5916_angelk59@aol.com37_Sat, 10 May 1997 22:36:51 -0400 (EDT)355_- This is actually a bigger issue than cupcakes at Passover. One of the things that I have learned over the past 3 years is to be *very* careful of food due to a medical restriction on my son Micah. [Micah has a long term managable kidney disease that requires a low-sodium and fluid restricted diet when he is in relapse and his proteins are high.] [...] 1425 43 24_Horseradish and Passover13_Robert Klothe25_robert.klothe@tcs.wap.org37_Sat, 10 May 1997 22:39:27 -0400 (EDT)440_- Hi!

The day after our seder this year, my kids were raiding the refrigerator in search of leftover charoses. There was also a lot of horseradish that had been used as maror. Naturally, they were totally uninterested in that as a snack, but my son asked two questions for which I had no good answer. (1) What do people do with horseradish the rest of the year? and (2) Why is horseradish almost always used as the bitter herb? [...] 1469 37 30_children's book recommendation19_Ilene S. Van Houter25_bk375@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU37_Sun, 11 May 1997 16:27:15 -0400 (EDT)630_- MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: "Ilene S. Van Houter" Subject: children's book recommendation



Try The All-Of-A-Kind Family series. It is set on New York's Lower East Side around the turn of the century or very early in this century, if I remember correctly. I *loved* it when I was a little girl. I was so happy to find a series about a *Jewish* family. It greatly influenced me and introduced me to concepts that were not part of our family observances, such as a succah at your house (I thought only shuls had them) and sending shalach manos. [...] 1507 83 28_Re: Horseradish and Passover0_17_bdlerner@JTSA.EDU37_Sun, 11 May 1997 17:37:30 -0400 (EDT)639_- MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT From: bdlerner@JTSA.EDU Subject: Re: Horseradish and Passover

Dear Bob and Friends

I use the top of the horseradish to grow in a large pot for next year!

Regarding the "bitter" the original "maror" was "chasa" a type of bitter lettuce. Perhaps endive or something in that family would be easy for you to get - the idea is bitter, not hot or strong! Our lettuces are so developed and "smoothed out" that we have had to settle for something else, particularly for Ashkenaizi Jews for whom it had to be a vegetable which [...] 1591 23 13_please repost10_Marc Davis23_mdavis@norfolk.infi.net37_Mon, 12 May 1997 11:51:27 -0400 (EDT)393_- A few weeks ago, someone posted the address and phone number of a jewish bookstore that carries tapes. I think it was in chicago. Can you please repost it?



thanks,

sharon davis

* This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. * Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent * authorities in those fields. 1615 32 0_12_Michael Rand16_MikeRand@msn.com37_Mon, 12 May 1997 13:43:34 -0400 (EDT)531_-

> Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 15:25:19 -0400 (EDT) > From: mwarshaw@tiac.net (Meredith Warshaw) > To: scj-parenting@shamash.org > Subject: Re: Requesting children's book recommendation

> What about "All-of-a-kind Family" by Sydney Taylor?

I had forgotten about this series of books-- As I remember they were great.

Also get a catalogue from Behrman House and K'Tav for more help Rabbi Richard Schachet Valley Outreach Synagogue Nevada's only Reconstructionist Congregation http://www.infodoc.com/vos [...] 1648 51 30_Re: The Great Cupcake Incident10_I. Pour-El18_pourel@iastate.edu37_Mon, 12 May 1997 15:10:44 -0400 (EDT)445_- This long discussion has raised more important questions for me. Why is everyone getting so upset about a teacher's mistake when there are so many more important cases of real intolerance and/or biggotry out there?

My kid's are also warned not to eat anything "uncleared" at school during Pesach but had the incident described occrured I would have tried to use it as a learning experience instead of a highly negative experience. [...] 1700 26 34_Nesidioblastosis - hyperinsulinism0_22_spam.gunclers@juno.com37_Mon, 12 May 1997 16:40:20 -0400 (EDT)545_- Does anyone have experience with a child suffering from a very rare genetic abnormality of the pancreas called nesidioblastosis? It causes very high levels of insulin and is treated by drugs or by removing most of the pancreas. I am interested in hearing from anyone with personal experience. This is a genetic problem found in Ashkenazi Jews. Please email me at the address below after removing the "spam." prefix. Thanks, Sam spam.gunclers@juno.com ************************************************************** Sam Guncler Alison Loeb [...] 1727 46 23_Re: Pesach and cupcakes14_Joan Edelstein15_jme@pacbell.net37_Mon, 12 May 1997 20:49:55 -0400 (EDT)369_- MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Joan Edelstein Subject: Re: Pesach and cupcakes

Hi! I'm new to the list and am very interested in 'talking' with other parents about such issues. But I haven't yet learned the list etiquette so I hope you'll be patient and help me learn. [...] 1774 73 17_Re: food and kids7_FrankP.21_moles@frontiernet.net37_Thu, 15 May 1997 13:22:54 -0400 (EDT)522_- Angelk 59 wrote: >

> It began me thinking about families that keep kosher but are not in an > enviornment where that is the norm. Kids have parties at school, Burger > King/McDonalds, pizza places and so on. How do you tell a child that they > can't participate because of their religion and yet, if you can't stand > tall on this issue, how can the child grow up and respect the religion? > It's a fine line because there will be the feeling of being punished for > being Jewish. > I think you need to give [...] 1848 24 20_Naming of Stillborns15_Michelle Firmin20_spmcl2@superlink.net37_Fri, 16 May 1997 15:20:10 -0400 (EDT)461_- I was recently asked to find out what is the Jewish belief(s) concerning stillborns or neonatal deaths and baby naming. If anyone has any information that I might be able to pass along I would be very appreciative.

Thank-you very much,

Michelle



* This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. * Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent * authorities in those fields. 1873 29 41_Review: Rabbi Amy Schneiderman's Web Site16_Meredith Warshaw17_mwarshaw@tiac.net37_Fri, 16 May 1997 15:38:46 -0400 (EDT)351_- Rabbi Amy Scheinerman has a wonderful web site which includes all sorts of Jewish information. Her URL is http://ezra.mts.jhu.edu/~rabbiars/

Of particular interest for this thread, her book review web page has 23 pages of annotated bibliography of children's books, plus some book reviews by young readers. The URL for the book page is: [...] 1903 59 24_Re: Naming of Stillborns0_17_meirman@erols.com37_Sun, 18 May 1997 22:06:30 -0400 (EDT)347_- In soc.culture.jewish.parenting on Fri, 16 May 1997 12:50:14 -0700 Michelle Firmin posted:

>I was recently asked to find out what is the Jewish belief(s) concerning >stillborns or neonatal deaths and baby naming. >If anyone has any information that I might be able to pass along I would >be very appreciative. [...] 1963 27 22_My wonderful kid, CTTD14_MS ANN SCHRAGE19_UYMZ77A@prodigy.com37_Mon, 19 May 1997 18:43:18 -0400 (EDT)509_- Hi everyone. I can't remember posting to this list before, but if I did, it was a long time ago. I want to relate something my 6 year old did that had me roaring. Debra and I were walking out of the store after having purchased the first curtains she has had for her bedroom window. She was carrying the curtain rod and I was carrying the bag with the curtains. Just as we got to the exit, Debra stops, lifts up her arms, spreads them wide, holds the curtain rod way up high, and says, "I am Moses and [...] 1991 49 26_Re: My wonderful kid, CTTD0_20_moshes@mm.huji.ac.il37_Thu, 22 May 1997 18:46:28 -0400 (EDT)509_- UYMZ77A@prodigy.com (MS ANN SCHRAGE) writes: > Hi everyone. I can't remember posting to this list before, but if I > did, it was a long time ago. > I want to relate something my 6 year old did that had me roaring. > Debra and I were walking out of the store after having purchased the > first curtains she has had for her bedroom window. She was carrying > the curtain rod and I was carrying the bag with the curtains. Just as > we got to the exit, Debra stops, lifts up her arms, spreads them wide, > [...] 2041 18 27_CTTS (Asher's First Bracha)14_Jan Silbermann16_js@cs.tulane.edu37_Thu, 22 May 1997 23:47:12 -0400 (EDT)358_- when Asher sat down to dinner today he said "I make bracha." It went like this: 'Baruch ata hashem Elokeinu EAT!!" Jan, Mommy to Tovah (6) Eliana (4) and Asher (2)

* This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. * Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent * authorities in those fields. 2060 46 26_Re: My wonderful kid, CTTD12_Steve LaSala23_lasala@u.washington.edu37_Thu, 22 May 1997 23:47:20 -0400 (EDT)577_- In article <199705190218.WAB67282@mime3.prodigy.com>, MS ANN SCHRAGE wrote: >Hi everyone. I can't remember posting to this list before, but if I >did, it was a long time ago. >I want to relate something my 6 year old did that had me roaring. >Debra and I were walking out of the store after having purchased the >first curtains she has had for her bedroom window. She was carrying >the curtain rod and I was carrying the bag with the curtains. Just as >we got to the exit, Debra stops, lifts up her arms, spreads them wide, > holds the curtain rod [...] 2107 17 24_Re: Naming of Stillborns7_Lifefas15_lifefas@aol.com37_Fri, 23 May 1997 13:05:51 -0400 (EDT)327_- I believe it is traditional to give a name not commonly used, such as those of the earlier biblical personalities (Methuselah etc.).

* This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. * Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent * authorities in those fields. 2125 27 19_Dallas Area Schools14_Margie Preston21_margie%potent@gte.com37_Sun, 25 May 1997 10:51:50 -0400 (EDT)562_- About a year ago I posted here asking for info on Houston area schools with other Jewish kids attending them. Well, it turns out that in August we are moving to Dallas instead. Our current community has few Jewish families, and I'm looking to avoid this situation in Dallas. So, which elementary schools would have a large number of other Jewish kids? We'd like to stick with public schools if we can find one we're comfortable with. From past experience, I know that one or two other Jewish kids in my daughter's class is not what we're looking for, and [...] 2153 26 30_Experience with Kadima School?15_Claire Petersky20_petersky@halcyon.com37_Tue, 27 May 1997 13:43:10 -0400 (EDT)200_- Dear friends:

If you have sent your kids to Kadima Community School (Seattle, Washington, USA) for their religious education, please share your experience with me.

Many thanks,

2180 32 24_Re: Naming of Stillborns18_Bissell Tina Irene18_tbissell@umich.edu37_Tue, 27 May 1997 13:44:01 -0400 (EDT)537_- MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Bissell Tina Irene Subject: Re: Naming of Stillborns

Not sure of Jewish beliefs on this subject, but I can speak from the point of view of a sibling of a stillborn baby. The absence of name, grave, or even mention of a dead sibling (whatever the circumstance) can leave other children, born before or after, wondering if a similar void might follow their own demise. An irrational fear, perhaps, but so are so many childhood concerns. [...] 2213 22 33_Joy Horowitz on parenting/Judaism2_HP29_heidi@elvis.bannerfoundry.com37_Thu, 29 May 1997 04:33:07 -0400 (EDT)475_- There's a wonderful interview with author Joy Horowitz -- she details mother/daughter/grandmother relationships plus talks about her religion and the changing role of women in Judiasm.

It's at the Writer's Table at http://www.womenslink.com/xpress/writers.html

Heidi

* This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. * Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent * authorities in those fields. 2236 27 23_Having a child - HELP !18_Joseph Pomerantsev19_jopomer@hotmail.com37_Fri, 30 May 1997 09:55:38 -0400 (EDT)558_- [Moderator Note: responses posted to the newsgroup will have to address this question from a particularly Jewish point of view. Please use private email for generic replies, or take them to misc.kids(.pregnancy) --Yr.Mod.]

My wife and I recently got married, and Boruch Hashem are awayting an arrival of the third member of our family soon. Please e-mail us if you know any giveaways for new parents, good websites to visit, or just any other good information that you'd like to tell us. Tod rabbah, Yosef P.S. My e-mail is jopomer@hotmail.com [...]