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Greetings fellow DTJN members,

I’m helping this year in our Synagogue here in Princeton, NJ (Reconstructionist Synagogue of Princeton/String of Pearls) by being on the committee for our Hebrew School. We have about 7 children to date who are a mix of ages from 6 – 12 (Grades 1 – 6+). Our school runs an abbreviated schedule consisting of 25 sessions (Mondays starting at 4pm) each lasting about 2.5 hours which only leaves about an hour for Hebrew lessons and an hour on Jewish culture. I’m working this year to try introducing some of the “Journey of the Universe”/Cosmic Education components integrated with Jewish ethics and culture into our curriculum. Can you suggest any materials which might be helpful in our efforts to bring about this integration? One approach I’m championing is to have the kids outdoors more often and one of our Hebrew School teachers has run an outdoor adventure program for children, so that’s a big help (except when winter arrives!). Are there other resources you can suggest (the big publishers like Berhman House and Torah Aura just don’t seem to have this kind of material).

Will greatly appreciate your assistance.

Best regards,

Brian Tucker