Blog-Hop + Coloring page= Hanukkah Fun!

Hi, guys! This month, my coloring page is part of the Hanukkah Blog-Hop for kids! You can click on the image as always, (or get it as a pdf here: 4dreidels) Then, check out some of the other fun Hanukkah stuff in the links below. Happy Hanukkah! Welcome to our second annual Hanukkah for Kids blog […]

Halachot & Creativity

My article for Shma Kolaynu, a publication of the Young Israel of West Hempstead Sisterhood. Halachot & Creativity By Ann D. Koffsky   Succot is coming, and like everything Jewish, there are lots of rules-we call them halachot. This many walls. This many tefachim. This type of roof.   Then we pile on top of those […]

FJJ, last and final letter of mine

I have reposted the actual text so y’all can read my last letter in that has been a very interesting back and forth: To The Daughter of the King, In your last letter, you asked me a very important question: “Why does it bother you so much that women’s pictures do not appear in the […]

FJJ, week 8

The daughter of the king responded to me here:

FJJ, week 7

My intended response: To the Daughter of the King, Thank you for dialoging with me on this issue! If you will indulge me, I’d like to respond your arguments from both your letters: You suggest that by pointing to old Jewish artwork I am being disingenuous, since that was artwork, and we are discussing photos. […]

FJJ, week 5

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FJJ, week 4

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