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Welcome to the third annual Mitzvot Unplugged! The mitzvot unplugged series is largely about teaching our kids mitzvot creatively, but it is also about ways to build character or help them to become mensch. There is no question that how our kids behave is influenced how we as parents behave. If they see us doing acts of chesed, they will want to do that ...
The Third Annual Mitzvot Unplugged call for submissions is now opened. The Mitzvot Unplugged Series focuses on teaching our kids mitzvot in creative ways. The series takes place between Lag B'Omer and Shavuot. We are interested in guest posts that will help families teach their children Jewish values. Mitzvot Unplugged is open to guest posts in a w ...
This is an addendum to A View from the American Guild of Judaic Art’s Mentor Program, Flora Rosefsky's post about mentoring in the American Guild of Judaic Art program. For background, the American Guild of Judaic Art's started a Judaic Visual Arts On-Line Mentoring Program. The program is open to students in grades 7-12. Flora Rosefsky spoke about m ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: