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Sephardic Women: The Heroes of the S&P

March 8, 2018by shalommorris 2 Comments

In the 19th century five remarkable Sephardic women laboured to preserve Jewish life. They defended it from threats of conversion, assimilation and change, and they did so with the pen. […]

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Musings

Vayigash -Goshen and the S&P

January 7, 2017by shalommorris 2 Comments

Jewish convention has it that when setting up a new Jewish community the first priority is to acquire a Jewish burial ground, then to establish a place of worship, and then […]

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Musings, Torah

Lekh Lekha – Really Going Places and JICNY

November 18, 2014by shalommorris 1 Comment

I was recently honored by JICNY, The Jewish International Connection of NY. The organization creates a social, religious and networking community for Jews in their 20s and 30s living in […]

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Torah

Ets Haim Library – Amsterdam

June 13, 2014by shalommorris 2 Comments

It is a humbling experience to walk into the library of the Ets Haim yeshiba. Surrounded by sefarim, many from the 17th century, one can only imagine the Torah immersion […]

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Travels

Polonies Talmud Torah School – New York

May 1, 2014by shalommorris 1 Comment

The position of Educational Director at Shearith Israel (Manhattan, New York) includes a variety of responsibilities.  The aspect that I was most intrigued about when interviewing was that of Hebrew School principal. Prior to […]

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Musings, Travels

Hebrew School Curricula

March 26, 2014by shalommorris 1 Comment

I first realized how much can be accomplished at Hebrew School when I became principal of Shearith Israel’s ‘Polonies Talmud Torah School‘ five years ago.  I saw that it is possible to […]

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Musings

Hebrew School Education

December 17, 2013by shalommorris 2 Comments

I love being a Hebrew school principal. In 2009, I became the principal of the Hebrew School of Congregation Shearith Israel, the Polonies Talmud Torah School (I’ll write more about […]

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Musings

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