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I am proud to include in my extended family tree (through my uncle’s marriage) Eliezer Ben Yehudah. In the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century, nationalism was rising around [...]

I always look forward to coming back from winter break. It’s not that I don’t enjoy vacation (because I do). I particularly enjoy watching how much each child grows over those two weeks. Call me [...]

Years ago I attended a series of workshops by the Disney Institute in Orlando Florida. At the Institute we learned that Disney succeeded in building his empire through story-telling. For that [...]

I recently read that Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, is Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old climate activist who has used her voice to share her beliefs in international forums and motivated over 4 [...]

Dear Yavneh Families, Yavneh was founded over 38 years ago by parents who were inspired to create a Jewish day school in the South Bay. Our school has evolved over time with input and feedback [...]

Family Hanukkah Math Celebration When I was a sophomore in high school, it was a curricular requirement to perform community service. One of the opportunities was to tutor children with learning [...]

Have you ever heard 50 tweens and teens gleefully shout out the words “Kindness and Compassion/Chesed v’rachamim” at the top of their lungs for fun? I have. In fact, not only have I heard it [...]

The Power of Transformation According to the dictionary, the definition of transformation is “a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.” That is exactly my goal when students are with [...]

I anxiously watched the swollen tangerine sun slip behind the peaks of Annamite Mountains. There had been another storm that afternoon, which felled another power line—another day where I would [...]

It is an emotional time for me. My nest will be emptying soon. These past few months I have been accompanying my youngest daughter on college tours – my fourth round of tours, having gone [...]