The Torah Stitch by Stitch project is not strictly a project geared towards children, however it is one that children can participate in, and would be an interesting project for a group as a bar/bat mitzvah project. Created by artist, Temma Gentles, it is intended for people who want to experience "the purpose, rigor, and spirit of producing the holy te ...
Accessing the Torah with Jewish Interactive
As part of the Mitzvot Unplugged Series we are happy to welcome a guest post from Nicky Newfield, Corinne Ossendryver, Miriam Eljas and the Jewish Interactive team. Jewish Interactive is a non-profit organization, founded in South Africa, whose mission is to create interactive Jewish programs, using modern technology, to make Torah more relevant, acces ...
A View from the American Guild of Judaic Art’s Mentor Program by Flora Rosefsky
Remember the American Guild of Judaic Art’s Mentor Program I posted about a while back? Today we have a guest post from Flora Rosefsky, a mentor in the program. I've long admired Flora's work so I'm excited to have her perspective in the Mitzvot Unplugged series. Her work is fun and vibrant, as you can see from the works included in this post. Fl ...
Heads up: Jewish Homeschoolers Conference
Last year we had several contributions to Mitzvot Unplugged by bloggers who homeschool their kids. This year we don't. However, I wanted to give a heads up, to readers who are interested in homeschooling about the upcoming sixth annualTorah Home Education Conference. Taking place in New Jersey, it is an opportunity for Jewish homeschoolers to get toget ...
Online JconnecT Jewish Learning
As part of the Mitzvot Unplugged series, Laurie Rappeport has written a post about JconnecTLearning. Public and parochial schools are increasingly relying on distance learning opportunities which provide new horizons for the students and function as a strategy which allows the pupils to explore the world in new ways. The Jewish community has, in gene ...
Second Annual Mitzvot Unplugged
Welcome to the second annual Mitzvot Unplugged Series. I started this series initially as a way to think about inspiring my own kids in doing mitzvot. Besides role modeling and focusing on learning and doing, I wanted to share creative ways of inspiring towards Jewish values. This year we seem to have an emphasis on technology and the arts. The ...
Holiday I Spy
Around Rosh Hashana my son and I made Holiday I Spy layouts. This is one of them. It may be of use pre-Pesach.
Reminder- Seeking submissions for Mitzvot Unplugged
A reminder that we are accepting new submissions for this years Mitzvot Unplugged Series. If you are interested in participating, please contact us or fill out the form below:
In Progress:Max and Ruby Tzitzit
Thought I'd share one of the things we are currently working on. We are making our own tzitzit using undershirts. I asked my son to choose characters that he wanted on the tzitzit and he wanted Max and Ruby. We started this when we were both sick. It led to some fun Shabbat table discussions regarding things like, if we were making tzitzit for someone w ...
Call for Submissions- Mitzvot Unplugged
Do you remember the Mitzvot Unplugged Series we started last year? It was all about teaching our kids about mitzvot, creatively. We have started to think about submissions and appropriate links for this year. If you are interested in participating, please contact us or fill out the form below: