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Hello my name is Jamie, Learning Gemoro (Talmud) is such an important thing in Judaism and many people in the world find it hard to sit down and open a Gemoro as they think they either can’t read it or won’t be able to translate the words. Within a Gemoro you will find something calledRead more

By: Racheli Blum, Noa Nitzan and Dana Cappel Replicated from Tech it Issie, “Technology and apps for people with disabilities” [line] Purim is just around the corner! At Beit Issie Shapiro we are already getting in the spirit, with fun decorations popping up everywhere and hamentaschen for sale in the kiosk. There are many ways toRead more

Google Cardboard There are a lot of products at the moment causing hype within the technology world. One of these products is the Google Cardboard. Selling for about £4-10 each on Amazon, Google Cardboard is a great introduction to the world of Virtual Reality (VR). Although these products are not necessarily marketed towards children orRead more

Purim is an engaging holiday for young children! They dress up, give gifts to family and friends and will have a range of fun Purim activities to attend. However, when learning about Purim at school, the activities that we use often do not reflect the fun attitude that Purim has. We have created a funRead more

November 29, 2015 – 17 Kislev 5776 My Menorah 4 Hanukkah – Jewish App For iOS, Android, Mac And PC From Jewish Interactive   APP Jewish Interactive has extended the definition of non-profit to include twenty-first century Jewish education. The South African organization is dedicated to creating apps that teach elementary school children about Judaism,Read more

This Shabbat Jews around the world are participating in The Shabbat Project so they can ‘Keep It Together’. But what is Shabbat all about, and what are we supposed to do on Shabbat? The Torah begins by describing how God created the world, and how God rested on Shabbat. This means that Shabbat is aboutRead more

Shani Miller and I went on a week long course at Yad Vashem to learn about teaching the Holocaust to children of different ages. One of Yad Vashem’s teaching philosophies is the idea of ‘Safely in, safely out’. This means that when we teach children about the Holocaust, we should start and finish the teachingRead more

At the Seder night we read: The Torah speaks of four children: One is wise, one is wicked, one is simple and one does not know how to ask. The wise one, what does he say? “What are the testimonies, the statutes and the laws which the L-rd, our G-d, has commanded you?” You, inRead more

Much like the Jews 3000 years ago, I have been a wandering Jew. Not from school to school, but from classroom to classroom. I never had a room of my own and therefore never had wall space to decorate or the ability to set the chairs the way that I wanted. All of that changedRead more

Dear Parents We are proud and excited to bring ‘My Menorah’ to your family. Our very talented team of educators and developers have blended educational principles with traditional values using 3D graphics to bring Chanukah alive. Here are some concepts that were built into the design of ‘My Menorah’: Color Recognition   Identifying colors beforeRead more