Jewish Faith

What makes you smile?

by admin on April 22, 2012

By Roderick O.

Jewish Service for the Week

This weeks’ Tuesday morning Jewish service explained that you can find peace and happiness wherever you go. Rabbi Michelle asked the students a couple questions to help them wake up.

Describe your past month in one word.

Some students answered with negative words and positive words. Rabbi continued to explain that we all go through positive and negative moments throughout our whole lives and if you answered with a negative, how can you change it into a positive if I ask this question again in a month?

What is something that makes you smile?

No matter how angry you are or how bad of a situation you are in, you will always have something to smile at. Some students responded by saying that their families or puppies make them smile. Rabbi than told us that one physical action of smiling can brighten our whole mood. It’s weird to think that such a small action can have a huge impact on your day.

What is something that you hope for?

What I noticed about this question is that all the students answered in a positive way. No one hopes for bad things to happen. We all hope have peace in the world or to get along better with our families.

Seder Dinner

by admin on April 5, 2012

By Roderick O.

Every year The Passover Seder is celebrated at The Family Foundation School and is hosted by Rabbi Michelle. The dinner lasts a couple hours because of the traditional blessings that were said before the meal started. In between the blessings songs of praise were sung, as well as played by the Jewish band that was hired for the event. Each family in the school was given two tables and they were all set up in the gym. Also, in respect for the Jewish religion all males that attended this event all wore Yamakas.

Once the blessings were said, Rabbi announced the food to be served. Head chef Bill Cortz and his kitchen staff whipped up some special food for the celebration. We were served a small chicken with potatoes and vegetables by the catering crew. In the middle of the food being served, students joined Rabbi in a festive dance around the gymnasium. I danced as much as I could, but after I had consumed the delicious food and a large amount of it, moving around was the last thing I wanted to do. The celebration allowed family’s to reunite and savor the celebration to love one another.

Faith Challenges Us to Step Up

March 31, 2012

By Roderick O. This week’s Jewish service was led by three Jewish students in the absence of the Rabbi. By taking on a leadership role and hosting a chapel service these students took a step in the right direction of doing Gods will. They removed themselves from their comfort zones and lent a helping hand. [...]

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The Power of Choice

March 11, 2012

By Roderick O. This Tuesday morning Jewish service reminded each student about choices that we make on a daily basis. Even though God puts forth many opportunities for us throughout the day to do the right thing, we don’t always take them. It is our choice to do a nice act for someone or be [...]

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The Three L’s

February 19, 2012

By Roderick O. This week’s Tuesday morning Jewish service featured a list of steps to help get us through any hard time. Although the steps contained a wide variety, there were three that stuck out to me. These steps were let go of the situation, learn from it, and lose the negative attitude. Sometimes it’s [...]

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Cliff Hanger

November 12, 2011

By Ileana A. During this week’s Jewish service, Rabbi Michele told a story about a motorcyclist. This motorcyclist was conversing with a rabbi and declared that he didn’t need to pray because his life was already full of miracles. The rabbi asked him to give an example. So the biker tells about how he was [...]

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Sukkot at The Family School

October 18, 2011

By Ileana A. This past weekend, The Family Foundation School celebrated Sukkot. Sukkot is a Jewish holiday that comes from both history and agriculture. Historically, when the Israelites spent forty days and nights wandering in the desert, they had to build booths in which to sleep. This is where the name for the holiday Sukkot [...]

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Tashlik

October 8, 2011

By Ileana A. Tashlik is a Jewish ceremony done during the High Holy Days. During the ceremony, people talk about the sins they have committed during the year and promise not to repeat them. This week Rabbi Michele held a Tashlik ceremony for the Jewish students at The Family Foundation School by the pond. Students [...]

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