“Where’s Michael tonight?” “His mom let me know that he’s going to be absent, he won’t be here.” “Awww man. WAIT IS HE OK?” “Yes, yes, he’s fine. Calm down. He has a soccer game and will do his make up work after class.” “Ok, phew. Well too bad he won’t be on my Hebrew baseball team tonight.” “Ok everyone.…
Month: June 2017
God Speaks from the Whirlwind
When I was asked to co-teach a combined seventh and eighth grade class, I was excited for the chance to share my Jewish knowledge with the next generation of Jews. Little did I know that, having been asked to teach about hot button issues through a Jewish lens, 2016’s tumultuous political environment would provide more material than I would know…