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2 66 6_Tucson14_Sarah Oeschger24_sarah.oeschger@GMAIL.COM30_Sun, 2 Dec 2007 22:52:32 -0600567_iso-8859-1 Hey there, It's been very quiet here for a long time it seems. Everyone Okay?
It looks as though we're relocating so I'm wondering if any of you are in the Tucson, Az area or know of other Jewish homeschoolers there.
Thanks, Mandy
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69 43 10_Re: Tucson0_19_renaweisman@COX.NET30_Mon, 3 Dec 2007 06:42:51 -0800659_utf-8 Hi Mandy,
We're in Scottsdale, AZ. Tucson is about 2 hours south of us. I haven't heard of any homeschoolers there, but there might be some.
Let me know if I can help you in any way!
Rena Weisman
---- Sarah Oeschger wrote:
> Hey there, It's been very quiet here for a long time it seems. Everyone Okay?
>
> It looks as though we're relocating so I'm wondering if any of you are in the Tucson, Az area or know of other Jewish homeschoolers there.
>
> Thanks, Mandy
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113 82 22_Re: Tucson (3.94/6.00)14_Rebecca Harper22_hudabecca@RAINMALL.COM30_Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:34:35 -0500499_ISO-8859-1 No, I don't believe there are - My sister lived there for several years and moved last January to Alpharetta. (Unless there was someone who moved to Tucson within the last year)
-Rivkah Harper
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196 50 28_San Francisco Bay Area Group14_Gaby Neuburger17_ylb@NEUBURGER.ORG30_Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:55:11 -0800574_ISO-8859-1 I never thought I would see the day, but we now have five families who will
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in the area who would be interested, please contact me.
Kol Tuv,
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247 40 10_Re: Tucson16_Brenda Goldstein19_lioness31@CA.RR.COM30_Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:16:26 -0800720_ISO-8859-1 We're all busy making sufganiot with our children! ;)
Sarah Oeschger wrote:
> Hey there, It's been very quiet here for a long time it seems.
> Everyone Okay?
>
> It looks as though we're relocating so I'm wondering if any of you
> are in the Tucson, Az area or know of other Jewish homeschoolers there.
>
> Thanks, Mandy
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288 59 10_Re: Tucson33_Russell Jay Hendel, Ph.d., A.S.A.18_RHendel@TOWSON.EDU30_Mon, 3 Dec 2007 19:58:42 -0500633_iso-8859-1 Hi
I will be in Phoenix this Shabbos (and leining). Whoever is there send me
there number so I can say hello.
Russell
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> We're all busy making sufganiot with our children! ;)
>
> Sarah Oeschger wrote:
>> Hey there, It's been very quiet here for a long time it seems.
>> Everyone Okay?
>> It looks as though we're relocating so I'm wondering if any of you are
>> in the Tucson, Az area or know of [...]39_3Dec200719:58:42-0500RHendel@TOWSON.EDU
348 32 5_Bris!10_Sarah Kopp17_svkopp@012.NET.IL30_Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:48:57 +0200261_ISO-8859-1 We finally did it - 3 weeks late (someone must have made a mistake
somewhere): a baby boy born 20 Kislev.
Bris b'ezrat Hashem on Friday 27 Kislev, 10:00 AM, in the Beit Chabad of
the Old City, the Holy City of Tsfat, Israel.
Sarah38_5Dec200710:48:57+0200svkopp@012.NET.IL
381 35 9_Re: Bris!14_Bill Bernstein27_billbernstein@BELLSOUTH.NET30_Tue, 4 Dec 2007 05:42:18 -0600542_ISO-8859-1 On behalf of the whole list I wish a hearty mazal tov with wishes that
he should enter into Torah, chuppah, and maasim tovim.
Bill Bernstein
P.S. Please direct any other congratulatory messages directly to Sarah.
Sarah Kopp wrote:
> We finally did it - 3 weeks late (someone must have made a mistake
> somewhere): a baby boy born 20 Kislev.
>
> Bris b'ezrat Hashem on Friday 27 Kislev, 10:00 AM, in the Beit Chabad
> of the Old City, the Holy City of Tsfat, Israel.
>
> Sarah
> [...]48_4Dec200705:42:18-0600billbernstein@BELLSOUTH.NET
417 40 14_Chanukah treat10_Sarah Kopp17_svkopp@012.NET.IL31_Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:37:45 +0200457_ISO-8859-1 If you do not want a deep-fried sugary treat in your house that no one,
including you, can stop eating, then DON"T MAKE THIS:
Make any recipe for pizza dough and set it in an oiled bowl to rise.
After it rises once, roll it out very, very thin - like 1/8 inch. Cut
the dough into strips about 1 inch long and 3 inches wide, fry in deep
hot oil and remove to a colander to drain. Dredge in powdered sugar and
enjoy! [...]39_10Dec200716:37:45+0200svkopp@012.NET.IL
458 39 15_online schools?16_ZagorskyGoldberg28_zagorskygoldberg@VERIZON.NET30_Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:10:19 -0500555_iso-8859-1 I'm sure this has been answered before, but, like Avivah (Hi, Avivah!), I
also can't access the archives....
Has anyone had any experiences with online schools? Dh and I are feeling
like we'd like to do more academics with dd (5th grade), but I find I am so
busy with her younger siblings, their outside classes and our home business
that we are just not getting the time/follow-through. I think an online
school with teacher follow-up would be good. Happy to have suggestions for
both secular and limudei kodesh. [...]49_9Dec200719:10:19-0500zagorskygoldberg@VERIZON.NET
498 172 19_Re: online schools?9_beth mali18_malikids@GMAIL.COM30_Sun, 9 Dec 2007 20:23:12 -0800574_ISO-8859-1 I never had the patience to sit down for any real span of time to keep up
with a formal school
curriculum. From my perspective, *I just want to put in a word that it isn't
necessarily so important that your kids get 'schooling' even by fifth
grade. * There are many programs out there, and there are public schools
that will enroll your child from a distance and even purchase their
curriculums for them, such as Calvert, I have heard. We don't do much
outside activities. We do have a business that takes our time and energy
and yes [...]39_9Dec200720:23:12-0800malikids@GMAIL.COM
671 348 19_Re: online schools?16_Eric & Lori Swim17_elswim@KITUSA.COM31_Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:01:27 -0600612_ISO-8859-1 I wanted to add my 2 cents about on-line education. We are trying it
for the first time this year (8th grade, 2 classes), with the thought
that we may use the on-line method through high school. So far, it has
been a wonderful experience for my daughter. She has had some "one on
one" with her teachers through a forum called "Elluminate Sessions"
which are basically a "chat" with a "white-board" which can function in
many ways (like a projector, overhead and where students can contribute
images, etc) For some reason, most students haven't been "showing up"
for these [...]39_10Dec200709:01:27-0600elswim@KITUSA.COM
1020 67 14_spanish tutors11_Viva Hammer18_Vivahammer@AOL.COM29_Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:56:16 EST622_US-ASCII Does anyone have recommendations for Spanish tutors in the Silver Spring
area? My dd has a yen for spanish that we can't satisfy!
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1088 231 19_Re: online schools?14_Hadas laureano20_hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:14:02 -0800640_iso-8859-1 Does anyone have any resources for me for my
daughter..a 6th grade level...for both all english
studies and hebrew/and limeudei kodesh
studies.....something that will help keep her
interested.....anything Free if possible...thank you
Hadas in los angeles
--- Eric & Lori Swim wrote:
> I wanted to add my 2 cents about on-line education.
> We are trying it
> for the first time this year (8th grade, 2 classes),
> with the thought
> that we may use the on-line method through high
> school. So far, it has
> been a wonderful experience for my daughter. She
> [...]42_11Dec200708:14:02-0800hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET
1320 89 14_online schools15_Michelle Miller25_michelletamar@HOTMAIL.COM31_Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:15:01 -0700569_iso-8859-1 B"H
We've been using an online tutor (with whiteboard, voice communication) for the last 8 months for my son. We started it for bar mitzvah extra prep, but liked the rabbi so much he has continued with us post bar mitzvah (chabad/ bar mitzvah lessons online). Now, I'm looking into the online Jewish day school for shluchim's kids. Our shaliach is looking into it further to see if it's a good fit for us (we daven by Chabad and strongly lean in that direction). The website (chabad online school) has a video to show how it works (they even use [...]47_11Dec200715:15:01-0700michelletamar@HOTMAIL.COM
1410 71 18_Re: online schools14_Hadas laureano20_hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:52:02 -0800610_iso-8859-1 Does anyone have online or otherwise help for me for
my daughter for bat mitzvah help...everything from
spiritual preparation...to the actual event....dvar
torah..etc. party planning...not too big party
planning...Help!!! there is a large descrepency
between me....the single mom on a budget and my
daughter....( whos sefaradi tastes leans more to the
"wedding' type bat mitzvah!!) Any help anyone could
give me...any links...im here in los
angeles.....resources...Id appreciate it!!! Hadas in
los angeles
--- Michelle Miller wrote: [...]42_11Dec200714:52:02-0800hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET
1482 90 18_Re: online schools0_27_billbernstein@BELLSOUTH.NET31_Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:25:41 +0000527_- I could ship you a leather belt for free. :)
Our daughter, now 14, had a bas mitzva as follows:
It was Shabbos erev Pesach. She invited a few friends to the service, as did we. I did all the davvening and leyening. I spoke a few minutes about her and my wishes for her. She was busy with her friends elsewhere and probably missed it. We had a brief but nice kiddush. Later on after Pesach she had a sleep-over for her friends. That was it.
My son's bar mitzva will be at the end of January (in'shalla). The [...]49_11Dec200723:25:41+0000billbernstein@BELLSOUTH.NET
1573 183 18_Re: online schools14_Hadas laureano20_hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:08:17 -0800657_iso-8859-1 just to give you a little clue to my daughter's
personality....she wants the full henna rituals....all
the morrocan, mexican and french decor, food,clothes,
etc of our culture( and mommy...i want you to make an
invitation that gives a hint of those themes!!!)and by
the way...Mommy....could we have Fireworks? you
know...you raise them...plant a lot of seeds...and in
the end.....they are who they are !!! She's stuck on
her visualization of a morrocan wedding aka bat
mitzvah!!! so...since I do work two full time jobs so
she Can have an education.....Im in a bit of an
anxious state!!! Hadas ps...dont get [...]42_11Dec200716:08:17-0800hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET
1757 90 25_bas/bar mitzvah $$$/Hadas15_Michelle Miller25_michelletamar@HOTMAIL.COM31_Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:01:17 -0700534_iso-8859-1 B"H
Hadas,
My son recently had a bar mitzvah with Sunday night seudah and Monday morning leining at shul. As he wanted so many people for the seudah (150) he agreed to help pay for it with the proceeds of his cash gifts (he got almost ALL cash gifts). He paid over $1,000. himself and felt very much a part of the planning and implementation by doing that. He was also budget conscious as we chose food, music and the photographer (friends). It was a win-win all the way around....simple, but beautiful. [...]47_11Dec200718:01:17-0700michelletamar@HOTMAIL.COM
1848 73 18_Re: online schools13_Avivah Werner22_avivahwerner@YAHOO.COM31_Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:23:24 -0800346_iso-8859-1 She's entitled to want whatever she wants. What she gets may be something else.
Make it as nice as you can, taking into account her tastes and adhering to your budget. Like Michelle said, involve her and share what your budget is with her. Let her make the choices about how to do all that she wants within that framework. [...]44_12Dec200711:23:24-0800avivahwerner@YAHOO.COM
1922 168 18_Re: online schools10_Larry Beck19_larry@BECKFORCE.COM31_Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:14:11 -0500426_us-ascii Hadas,
I told my kids from an early age what my Rabbi told me: That a Bar/Bas
Mitzvah is not allowed to be like a wedding. That it must be much less. "Lo
and behold" when they got to that age they didn't expect a giant party even
though some of their friends had exactly that. I like the idea of letting
the child help pay for it. It suddenly puts it into a different perspective
for them. [...]41_12Dec200715:14:11-0500larry@BECKFORCE.COM
2091 66 18_Re: online schools13_Avivah Werner22_avivahwerner@YAHOO.COM31_Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:44:45 -0800559_iso-8859-1 Here are some ideas to do it on a budget:
- make the party in your home
- cook the foods yourself. Go online with your daughter and get some recipes for Mexican and Moroccan foods that appeal to her.
- google mexican decorations and see what kind of craft sites come up. Then you can make the decorations to fit what she wants. Print out invitations from your printer, if you have one.
- google some Torah sites for her parsha (like Aish, Ohr Somayach, etc) and read through some things. Get some ideas, talk it over with her. [...]44_12Dec200713:44:45-0800avivahwerner@YAHOO.COM
2158 91 18_Re: online schools14_Hadas laureano20_hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:29:11 -0800616_iso-8859-1 thank you Avivah, Michelle....Bill...for your
feedback..I appreciate it. YOu know..the dynamics of
a single mom and her only child...what can i tell
you....I wish so much I could give her the picture she
has in her mind.....or something close....but...there
arent many more hours in the day i can work. Any
feedback anyone has to give me resources...for the
party and for the dvar torah, etc...Id so
appreciate!!! ( for her and for me....she is
Vayishlach and i will transfer to spanish !! thank you
again......Hadas
--- Avivah Werner wrote: [...]42_12Dec200712:29:11-0800hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET
2250 82 49_Re: was online schools - now Sephardi bat mitzvah28_Jamie Rosenblum Lichtenstein25_jrosenbl@HSPH.HARVARD.EDU31_Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:40:44 -0500567_UTF-8 An Indian friend of mine had a "do your own henna" station at her rehearsal dinner before he wedding that was a lot of fun since many women there hadn't done henna before. She had a somewhat knowledgeable cousin helping people out. That might be particularly fun for 13 year old girls, acknowledges the Sephardi heritage, and only costs as much as the supplies. You could put her and her friends in charge of making their decorations, and give her a reasonable budget for supplies and make her submit a budget request to you before you give her the funds. [...]47_12Dec200716:40:44-0500jrosenbl@HSPH.HARVARD.EDU
2333 143 49_Re: was online schools - now Sephardi bat mitzvah14_Hadas laureano20_hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:46:20 -0800589_iso-8859-1 Thank you everyone for all your feedback and
suggestions.....unfortunately..as in our past for her
birthday parties. ( i cooked for days
.....tamales..mole..tons of mexican food) the school
does not let us bring in our food...catered only bat
mitzvahs...but I really appreciate all of your
help...sorry ...if its off the subject...but
anyway...any good resources for her dvar torah and
mine...i so appreciate....Thank all of you again for
your warm advice to me.....Hadas
--- Jamie Rosenblum Lichtenstein
wrote: [...]42_12Dec200719:46:20-0800hadasl@SBCGLOBAL.NET
2477 87 21_HUGE Jewish book sale6_Zohari20_najova@EARTHLINK.NET31_Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:48:34 -0700507_US-ASCII This is the link to one of the most amazing Jewish book sales of the year -
http://store.kehotonline.com/beginner/?action=help&helpfile=beginner.htm
There are so many good things on this site, you will just have to go through
it all so as not to miss any gems.
This sale is in honor of Hei Teves, a day on which Chabad chassidim mark the
court victory that ended a complicated legal struggle over the ownership of
volumes in the collection of the Chabad Library. [...]42_12Dec200720:48:34-0700najova@EARTHLINK.NET
2565 73 6_hello?15_Michelle Miller25_michelletamar@HOTMAIL.COM31_Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:32:40 -0700769_iso-8859-1 B"H
Bill,
I'm wondering if I got unsubscribed or if the list is just quiet. Nu?
michelle
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2639 50 10_Re: hello?14_Bill Bernstein27_billbernstein@BELLSOUTH.NET31_Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:36:06 -0600829_ISO-8859-1 Everybody's been busy with Xmas shopping and parties.
Nah, just kidding. List has been quiet. I don't know why. Someone say
something controversial and let's get it going.
Bill.
Michelle Miller wrote:
> B"H
>
> Bill,
>
> I'm wondering if I got unsubscribed or if the list is just quiet. Nu?
>
> michelle
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2690 80 10_Re: hello?13_Sharon Brooks23_sharonajb@SBCGLOBAL.NET31_Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:54:10 -0800597_iso-8859-1 I wouldn't exactly call this controversal, but I'd like some suggestions.
I'm starting to think about plans for my 14 year old who comes into LA for
part of the summer from Israel. We can't spend much money. There are
always options like working at a daycamp or as a mother's helper, but I'm
trying to find some really fun and enriching options for her. Last summer
we travelled, and she worked on math, diving, and something else. She also
ate books voraciously. At the time she mentioned an interest in learning
about hair and make-up. She's going into 11th [...]45_23Dec200709:54:10-0800sharonajb@SBCGLOBAL.NET
2771 47 10_Re: hello?16_Brenda Goldstein19_lioness31@CA.RR.COM31_Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:10:55 -0800933_ISO-8859-1 We're just quiet!
Brenda
Michelle Miller wrote:
> B"H
>
> Bill,
>
> I'm wondering if I got unsubscribed or if the list is just quiet. Nu?
>
> michelle
>
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2819 89 19_Re: online schools?16_ZagorskyGoldberg28_zagorskygoldberg@VERIZON.NET31_Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:44:52 -0500474_iso-8859-1 I just want to thank Michelle, Lori and Beth for the ideas about online schools. I appreciate the input, esp. the feedback from folks who have actually done it!
For now, I've looked into Calvert and Oak Meadow and some local options (Royal Academy). I'm trying to figure out if going w. a canned curriculum (Calvert or Oak Meadow) or getting something tailor made (Royal) would be better. Frankly, each sounds exhausting for *me* in their own way.... [...]50_23Dec200715:44:52-0500zagorskygoldberg@VERIZON.NET
2909 400 19_Re: online schools?11_Laura Marks22_uriah01002@CHARTER.NET31_Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:12:22 -0500415_us-ascii Ellen,
We are using Calvert's kindergarten course at the moment. I can try to
answer questions you might have, if you like. I find that the "canned"
aspect of the curriculum takes a lot of the time demands off me; I can read
ahead and familiarize myself every couple of weeks, and if I take the time
to collect materials once a week that's pretty much all the prep I have to
do. [...]44_23Dec200717:12:22-0500uriah01002@CHARTER.NET
3310 28 14_ONLINE SCHOOLS16_Russell J Hendel17_rjhendel@JUNO.COM31_Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:00:02 -0500350_us-ascii Hi
First: Laura where in Western Mass do you live...I use to teach out
there.
Second: RE: ONLINE SCHOOLS: Do the people who use the canned curriculum
simply open the can and serve or do they recook it with their own
ingredients (that is: Do they mix in their own approach and use the
canned curriculum as a basis) [...]39_24Dec200720:00:02-0500rjhendel@JUNO.COM
3339 105 32_Re: hello? - update & thank you!12_Rena Weisman19_renaweisman@COX.NET31_Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:10:51 -0700393_iso-8859-1 I've been meaning to write for a while. Your e-mail prompted me!
A few months ago, I wrote into the list asking for suggestions on how to
"teach my almost 5 year old what school time means". Since she has never
been in a traditional school setting, I was having trouble getting across
what it meant "to be in school" etc. I asked for your suggestions and help. [...]41_24Dec200722:10:51-0700renaweisman@COX.NET
3445 76 18_Re: ONLINE SCHOOLS6_B Mali18_malikids@GMAIL.COM31_Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:28:43 -0800564_ISO-8859-1 Russell:
Calvert used to tout itself as the School in a box. 'in a box' not a can.
:) hee hee hee
For the kids who want it all laid out, it is wonderful. Check it out
online.
Beth
On Dec 24, 2007 5:00 PM, Russell J Hendel wrote:
> Hi
> First: Laura where in Western Mass do you live...I use to teach out
> there.
>
> Second: RE: ONLINE SCHOOLS: Do the people who use the canned curriculum
> simply open the can and serve or do they recook it with their own
> ingredients (that [...]40_24Dec200722:28:43-0800malikids@GMAIL.COM
3522 65 18_Re: ONLINE SCHOOLS11_Laura Marks22_uriah01002@CHARTER.NET31_Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:06:31 -0500611_us-ascii Hi Russell,
I'm in Belchertown, after escaping from Amherst about a year and a half ago.
;)
I absolutely re-cook our canned curriculum; it is only 1 ingredient in our
homeschooling diet. I go through the lesson manual every couple of weeks and
copy-paste only the things that look useful to my student (Calvert provides
PDFs of their manual). For example, I'll introduce her to the concepts of
"compare and contrast" but leave out the "introduce the letter A" since she
is already reading. Then I use my edited manual more as a list of things to
do, making sure [...]44_25Dec200707:06:31-0500uriah01002@CHARTER.NET
3588 128 32_Re: hello? - update & thank you!16_Brenda Goldstein19_lioness31@CA.RR.COM31_Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:50:36 -0800581_ISO-8859-1 Because of the wise answers from this list, I have become more
comfortable in telling people (usually the ones who tell me how brave I
am for hsing), "Children learn more through play at this age, anyway"!
Thanks also!
Brenda
Rena Weisman wrote:
> I've been meaning to write for a while. Your e-mail prompted me!
>
> A few months ago, I wrote into the list asking for suggestions on how
> to "teach my almost 5 year old what school time means". Since she has
> never been in a traditional school setting, I was having trouble
> [...]41_25Dec200707:50:36-0800lioness31@CA.RR.COM
3717 27 46_New England (was Re: [TORCH-D] ONLINE SCHOOLS)16_ZagorskyGoldberg28_zagorskygoldberg@VERIZON.NET31_Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:34:08 -0500609_iso-8859-1 Hi Laura (and any other new members who might also be in New England):
Just wanted to let you know about the New England Jewish Homeschoolers'
group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nejhs/
A nice way to meet other folks in your "neighborhood"!
Ellen near Boston
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