1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/torch-d April 2003 1 851 55_RE: good advice from everyone on the list, thank you!!!9_Dr. Swift26_drswift@therightremedy.com31_Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:52:29 -0500429_Windows-1252 Sarah,

My dream is almost the same as yours so maybe we have the start of
something. I already bake my own challah, grow some of my own food and would
love to live in the country in a small community. But, can't we do it in a
warm climate? My fantasy location is actually Costa Rica, beautiful weather,
scenery, great for home schooling, CHEAP and Jewish friendly. At least I can
dream... [...]55_MBBBILGKJFPEBLEDHCCHAEHCDEAA.drswift@therightremedy.com 853 2949 59_Re: Black and mixed race jewish communities, are there any?13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com36_Wed, 2 Apr 2003 10:14:59 -0800 (PST)574_us-ascii Petra -

I live in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, NY. Yes,
Brooklyn. Believe it or not, it is a very diverse and
I feel tolerant place. I think there is a niche for
everyone here. (Not to mention an abundance of kosher
foods.)

There is a congregation just to the east of us, in
Flatbush, that has a number of Black families. I
don't know the congregation well, only the Rabbi, who
is a real sweetheart. I know him because our son's
magic club used to meet in the shul. He even
mentioned that one of his families hsed. [...]45_2Apr200310:14:59-0800(PST)barbmazor@yahoo.com 3803 67 15_Yeshiva On-Line13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Sat, 12 Apr 2003 22:16:27 -0700 (PDT)357_us-ascii Dear All, especially Shoshana and Deborah

I just want to remind you that this program is
available. Rabbi Pollack posted some sample lessons
in the fall. I thought they were pretty good but not
appropriate for us. This is worth checking out. I
have spoken with R. Pollack on the phone and I found
him to be very likable. [...]46_12Apr200322:16:27-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 3871 746 18_changing to digest13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Sun, 13 Apr 2003 04:08:19 -0700 (PDT)571_us-ascii To Maria and anyone else who wants to get torch-d as a
digest (one email per day, containing all the postings
of the last 24 hours.)

Below are instructions for switching to digest. I
must tell you, however, that if you switch to digest,
whenever anyone sends a message in HTML format, you
will receive that message twice in the digest. One
time in plain text, and 2nd time with all the HTML
commands embedded in the text. It is not a very big
deal, you can scroll past it. It does get a little
bit annoying though. I don't [...]46_13Apr200304:08:19-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 4618 1024 19_Re: Yeshiva On-Line13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:30:48 -0700 (PDT)636_us-ascii >>If I'm not mistaken, the mission statement of the
sponsoring
organization
implies that all branches of Judaism are valid. <<

What sponsoring organization?

Barbara

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online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ [...]46_13Apr200310:30:48-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 5643 808 9_Software?15_Shoshana Sloman19_ssloman@hotmail.com31_Mon, 21 Apr 2003 14:31:00 +0000431_- In thinking over the affordable possibilities for homeschooling limudei
kodesh, I was wondering about using software lessons, with periodic meetings
with a rebbe. Have any of you successfully used software to keep up your
child's learning, with or without input from a live person? I am mainly
interested in our 11-year-old keeping up for the next three years until he
would be ready for yeshiva high school. [...]41_21Apr200314:31:00+0000ssloman@hotmail.com 6452 39 16_online resources15_Shoshana Sloman19_ssloman@hotmail.com31_Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:38:12 +0000521_- Periodically I check for educational sites online. Here are some that offer
nice Hebrew practice:

http://www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme/

http://www.newslate.com/indexhfm.htm
(includes quizes for the vocabulary used at the "Hebrew for Me" site listed
above)

http://iteslj.org/v/he/
(actually an English-as-a-Second-Language site, that includes Hebrew and
many other languages)

I would love to know about online learning sites that the rest of you may
have discovered. [...]41_22Apr200315:38:12+0000ssloman@hotmail.com 6492 3407 36_More on homeschooling limudei kodesh15_Shoshana Sloman19_ssloman@hotmail.com31_Mon, 28 Apr 2003 01:42:41 +0000401_- OK. I would like to know whether there are *any* families on the list who
teach limudei kodesh at home, WITHOUT having a yeshiva background
themselves. I'm imagining that perhaps someone could learn along with their
children. Of course, there would be input from a rabbi--guidance on what to
study, answers to questions, etc. But the learning itself would be mostly
independent. [...]41_28Apr200301:42:41+0000ssloman@hotmail.com 9900 346 11_bike riding15_Shoshana Sloman19_ssloman@hotmail.com31_Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:51:01 +0000496_- Just to support the idea that children can learn to ride at widely varying
ages, I will mention that after our oldest two boys learned to ride at
fairly average ages (around 5), our third boy, who is naturally athletic,
taught himself at the age of 3.

Shoshana Sloman
torch-d listowner

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cope with difficult personalities. We want them to be able to manage heavy
work loads, and apply themselves even to boring or tedious work.

But, in reality, there is a line that can be crossed. I would not want my
child to end up working long hours in a boring, tedious job, with difficult
coworkers and an overbearing boss! [...]41_30Apr200317:45:35+0000ssloman@hotmail.com