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Reading Hebrew

Posted: November 7, 2004 in Jewish parenting

Rachel surprised me Saturday morning by reading two Hebrew words from the siddur (prayerbook). Her Hebrew reading is coming along — she recognizes all the letters and the sounds they make. Most vowels, too. We decided this morning to try learning a new Hebrew word every week. This week, she wants to learn “monkey“. For [...]

Eggs on the seder plate

Posted: October 26, 2004 in Jewish parenting

At our seder this past spring, Rachel commented “All the grownups ate spoiled eggs.” With a little context, I realized she meant boiled eggs.