1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/torch-d May 2003 1 60 33_Re;recently started homeschooling0_17_GillaWeis@aol.com29_Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:52:42 EDT453_US-ASCII Shalom! Well, first of all my name is Gilla and my husband is Danny. We live
in Boca Raton Florida. My son who is homeschooling right now is Ben (from
Benyamin). He was in a Chabad Lubavitch school and at this point can doven
read hebrew, Rashi do decoding and some translating.He is quite fluent in
hebrew since my husband and I speak Hebrew at home and all our kids
understand but they all speak english to each other.
Gilla27_9.1024b7b8.2be1f40a@aol.com 62 36 19_Re: Yeshiva On-Line13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:53:30 -0700 (PDT)314_us-ascii Devorah-

>>I just wanted to let you all know that I contacted
Rabbi Pollack from Yeshiva On-Line, spoke to him at
length, and had a trial lesson with my 12 year old son
today. He loved it! <<

I am so pleased for you. Thank you for letting us all
know how it is working out. [...]46_30Apr200323:53:30-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 99 43 37_Re: Re;recently started homeschooling13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:58:17 -0700 (PDT)438_us-ascii Gilla -

>Shalom! Well, first of all my name is Gilla and my
husband is Danny. We live in Boca Raton Florida. <<

Gilla, you will be pleased to know that you don't need
a pen pal, as you are fortunate to already have a very
nice group of observant Jewish homeschoolers in Boca
Raton. (I say that with first hand knowledge, as I
spent an afternoon with them while visiting my parents
in Delrey) [...]46_30Apr200323:58:17-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 143 963 23_Homeschooling in Israel13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com36_Thu, 1 May 2003 00:03:28 -0700 (PDT)559_us-ascii Hi all -

I just returned from a visit to Israel. Met with many
relatives on my husband's side. Of course there was
lots of interest in hsing.

"Lo osim ba'aretz" - They don't do it in Israel - was
a common response. I said, I know several people
on-line who do do it.

"Zeh lo choki ba'aretz" - It is not legal in Israel.
I said I would enquire. So, Israelis, I know you have
a mandatory education law, but what is the legal
status of hsing? Also, does anyone have an idea how
many hsers are in Israel [...]45_1May200300:03:28-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 1107 745 27_RE: homeschooling in Israel13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com36_Sun, 4 May 2003 17:13:24 -0700 (PDT)409_us-ascii I checked out the homeschool pages on Israel that you
all recommended.

I am curious, is your right to homeschool in Israel at
the whim of your local education office? Does it vary
from region to region? Do they have to show cause if
they turn down your request? What follow up do you
have to provide to the local ed. office and do you
have to get an "Ishur" every year? [...]45_4May200317:13:24-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 1853 559 20_Happy Yom Ha-atzmaut13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com36_Wed, 7 May 2003 06:48:23 -0700 (PDT)615_us-ascii Today is the 55th anniversary of the establishment of
the State of Israel.

I would like to wish everyone a joyful day. I hope
everyone will take a moment to acknowledge how
fortunate we are to live in a time when there is a
free and independent Jewish State and what its
existence means to the safety and lives of Jews
everywhere. The establishment and continued existence
of Israel is an amazing accomplishment. It is
testament to the strength, dedicatation and faith of
those who have participated in its building and
defense. We are all far better off with it, [...]45_7May200306:48:23-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 2413 845 31_RE: Online Hebrew-English Rashi13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Fri, 16 May 2003 09:37:28 -0700 (PDT)643_us-ascii Russell -

Sorry to say that the link doesn't work. It just
displays a blank page.

Barbara.

PS. My apologies everyone for delays in forwarding
emails, I was snockered by a cold and not logging in.

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Welcome to TORCH and homeschooling.

>>Needless to say, I am embarking on this journey with
a lot of enthusiasm, but almost no clue as to what I
am doing...but I have no clue as to curriculim, books,
etc. Is there, for example, a "canned" secular
curriculm recommended which is more
Observant-Jewish-friendly than another?

Right now, he is in 7th grade, but all he knows (and I
know) of Hebrew is the Aleph-Bet (we have an English
Siddur, Thank G-d, for now).<< [...]46_20May200311:28:22-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 4070 586 19_Re: Learning hebrew13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Wed, 21 May 2003 20:32:55 -0700 (PDT)521_us-ascii Rena-

>>Modern Hebrew my Blumberg and Lewittes

Publisher?<<

The publisher is Hebrew Publishing Company. The
author's first names are Harry and Mordechai,
respectively. I have the 1963 edition, with all the
cool old pictures of Israel. There are 1983(?) and
1997 editions, as well. It is also known in Hebrew as
"Ivrit Hayah" (that's a Het, as in "living") There
are many used copies available on the internet. Amazon
and B&N don't stock it, but they will order it. [...]46_21May200320:32:55-0700(PDT)barbmazor@yahoo.com 4657 995 19_Re: Learning hebrew13_Barbara Mazor19_barbmazor@yahoo.com37_Mon, 26 May 2003 15:06:35 -0700 (PDT)668_us-ascii >>I saw a hebrew program that was totally immersion
aimed
at younger kids at the homeschooling convention I just
got back from. If you
are interested I will look up who the vendor was<<

Ditto. Share with everyone.

Barbara

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