Holiday Resources
Rabbi Fredi's Challah
A sweet new challah recipe for Rosh Hashanah, dairy-free for meat meals!
Multicultural Haroset Recipes
Three haroset recipes from Ashkenazic, Morrocan and Egyptian traditions.
Mishna Impossible: A Sukkah Building Activity
This is a hands-on, team activity for the week before Sukkot that allows students to build sukkot according to instructions given in the Mishnah.
Israeli Independence Day Ceremony
This Yom Ha'atzma'ut ceremony was designed by Rabbi Rebecca Lillian. It includes poetry, readings and song.
Topics: Education, Holiday Resources, Israel: Culture, Reconstructionist Judaism, Synagogue Programs, Teaching Israel Type: Ritual
Tu B'Shevat Resources
This annotated list includes many web links and one book about Tu B'Shevat for children and adults. It offers background information, history, stories, activities, seder readings and more.
Topics: Education, Holiday Resources, Holidays, Jewish Life, Jewish Practice, Tu Bishvat Type: Bibliography
Journeying Through the Torah
This Simchat Torah program is geared for family education with children K-5. The program incorporates various learning "stations" to explore the beginning, middle and end of the Torah.
Topics: Family Education Programming, Holiday Resources, Simchat Torah, Torah Type: Family Education Program
What is Purim? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Questions and answers about Purim, from "What is Purim?" to "Why do some people get drunk on Purim? Isn't that inappropriate?" and more!
The Four Children Count the Omer
This program, designed for middle school through adult learners, explores four different perspectives on counting the Omer. It is based on the four children of the Passover seder and includes discussion questions at the end.
Topics: Education, Holiday Resources, Holidays, Jewish Practice, Lag Ba'omer, Omer Counting Type: Class Activity
One for Each Night: A Hanukkah Study Guide for a Brighter Future
This award winning Hanukkah home guide includes a nightly ritual of replacing a light bulb in your house with an energy efficient CFL bulb, short teachings about the importance of saving energy, a light bulb joke and a blessing. A great way of giving focus to Hanukkah at home.
Topics: Congregational Development, Hanukkah, Holiday Resources, Jewish Practice, Tikkun Olam Type: Ritual
Reconstructionist Sukkot
For Sukkot of 5767 (2006), a group of Midwest congregations decided to collaboratively create a Sukkot supplement for their synagogues. They wanted to bring together ritually oriented folks from multiple synagogues to create something of value that their communities and others could use. Dina April, who was then the JRF regional director, served as organizer and editor for the project.
