08 Aug Tashlich for Children: A Ritual that Welcomes Creativity

Posted at 21:12h in Family Relationships, High Holy Days, Jewish Values, Play and Humor, Rosh Hashanah by Jewish Grandparents Network

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Just Add Water: Invite your grandchildren and family members to embrace and add their own creative touches to the Rosh Hashanah ritual of Tashlich   Because the Rosh Hashanah ritual of Tashlich came late to Judaism (it dates to the 13th century), it is among the most...

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08 Aug Wonders of Taiglach: Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Dough

Posted at 17:56h in Cooking and Baking, Family Relationships, Family Stories, High Holy Days by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The sticky, nearly impenetrable mound of dough, nuts, and sweets that was once a fixture of our Rosh Hashanah holiday tables became a shorthand for the joys of the “High Holy Days.” What are today’s taiglach? How do we bring sweetness to our family tables...

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10 May Chai Mitzvah Tikkun Leil Shavuot 

Posted at 19:01h in Holidays: Jewish by Jewish Grandparents Network

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Shavuot, which begins at sundown on May 16, 2021 and ends at sunset on May 18, is a major Jewish holiday celebrated forty-nine days after the second day of Passover. It was originally a harvest festival, but now also commemorates the giving of the Torah....

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03 May Recipes for Memories

Posted at 21:44h in Cooking and Baking, Family Relationships, Family Stories, Holidays: Jewish by Jewish Grandparents Network

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Food and fun, kitchens, and dining room tables. When we grandparents cook with our children and grandchildren, we not only share our favorite foods. We share our values, our traditions, our stories, and most importantly, our love....

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18 Sep Frog Tashlikh OR if a frog jumps into a pond…

Posted at 19:07h in Holidays: Jewish by Jewish Grandparents Network

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Intro to Frog Tashlikh: We are taking a frog that grew from a tiny tadpole as part of an egg sac accidently dropped (we assume) by a bird into a container near my garden earlier this summer.  This event became part of our ongoing lesson in...

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27 Aug Rosh Hashanah Books for Children and their Parents and Grandparents

Posted at 12:32h in High Holy Days by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The High Holy Days are upon us, and this year most of us will not be gathering with family or attending services in person. Luckily, we can still connect with loved ones by video chat to share special holiday moments on Zoom, FaceTime, Google Hangouts,...

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03 May Interfaith Soulfulness

Posted at 17:17h in Family Relationships, Holidays: Jewish by Jewish Grandparents Network

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I sat in the Yom Kippur service listening to a baritone voice singing, “Ashamnu, Bagadnu, Gazalnu, . . .” The voice belonged to my son, Jim. Jim was leading us in confessing that we have trespassed, we have betrayed, we have stolen, we have slandered. The list...

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25 Mar How Different Will This Night Be: 10 Tips for Your Virtual Seder

Posted at 21:49h in Family Relationships, Holidays: Jewish, Passover by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The greatest gathering of the Jewish year is nearly upon us and this year, the Passover Seder will be celebrated like no other. Mah Nishtanah Ha-Leila Ha-Zeh, indeed! Most translations of this famous line from the Seder portray it as a question: “Why is this night different from...

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02 Mar The Plague and Promise of Darkness

Posted at 15:55h in Family Relationships, Holidays: Jewish, Passover by Jewish Grandparents Network

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A d'var Torah (Torah Discussion) Presented by David Raphael at Congregation Or Hadash, Sandy Springs, GA January 22, 2021 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Hold out your arm toward the sky that there may be darkness upon the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be...

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06 Feb The Gift of Trees

Posted at 14:46h in Jewish Values, My Legacy, Nature, Outdoors, and Gardening, Tu BiShvat by Jewish Grandparents Network

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The well-being of the world depends on our generation. How will we respond? Once upon a time, about this time every year, our Hebrew school teachers would tell us the story of Honi Ha’ma’agal – Honi the circle-maker. The story was part of our annual celebration...

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