Many possibilities
Concluding thoughts
On our last day we had some free time in the morning and early afternoon. We had the option of going to Shul and eating with Rabbi Frolich and the community at Talmud Torah Building ...
Tag: JDS
What a week!
On Saturday morning, I went to the Dohany Synagogue for services. We had toured the synagogue earlier in the week, but this was my first experience at a Jewish prayer service in Budapest. The Dohany ...
Jewish in Hungary
Today was our last day teaching at Lauder, and I had a great class of 10th graders, who are the equivalent age of American 11th graders. I began with my introduction to modern Jewish history and specifically, ...
Thank you!
Thank you to the Lauder School Community!
I would like to thank Ildiko Szarvas for opening up her art classroom to me and providing me with her expertise and knowledge in the fine arts and art education. ...
Power to change
Today was the last day at the Lauder School. I have been teaching every class, every moment, without a break, the whole week as students and teacher expected to make the most of our time together. However, ...
Takeaways of today
My morning at the Lauder school started off with a concert from a former student of Lauder. Tamas Juhasz was born blind and was determined from very early on to not let his disability define him. ...
Eagerness
The Lauder and Scheiber Schools and the Jewish Hospital
I am writing my blog post both in the middle and at the end of my day. Today we teach at the Lauder School and the Scheiber school. I am looking ...
American norms
There are four Jewish schools in Budapest. In addition to the Lauder school where we spent each morning, there is an Orthodox school, a Chabad school, and the Scheiber school. On Thursday we had an ...
Teenagers are teenagers
In addition to teaching three math classes today, I sat in on a math class led by Christian, one of my colleagues at Lauder. Though I understood all the math going on, I most certainly did not understand ...
Learn responsibility
In the afternoon, after we taught at Scheiber Gymnasium, we went to visit The Charity Jewish Hospital in Budapest, the only Jewish hospital in Central Europe. Its main goal is the treatment and ...
Exploring dialogue in the art classroom and Central European University
In teaching today, the students worked marvelously on their self-portrait projects. I spoke with the 9th and 10th grade students about creating an artwork that would represent themselves or tell a story ...
Perhaps?
Another extraordinary day. In the morning I joined a 7th grade English class where the students had opportunity to ask me questions. Afterwards I got to ask them questions. Because it was a 7th ...
NATO
Today I got to meet with the 11th graders for a double period (1 hr 45 min). We discussed the goals of NATO, the current issues around NATO and whether or not NATO is still an effective alliance. After ...
Letters to JDS
Today I asked my class at Lauder Javne Iskola to write letters to my students at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. Here is a selection from their letters:
“I am too an American Jew. My father came ...
Discovering a shared history
I wasn’t teaching during first period today, so I attended my colleague Rachel Bergstein’s Jewish History class. It was fascinating to watch Lauder students discover a shared history they had heretofore ...
Richness of history
Today we visited the famous Great Synagogue on Dohany Street. The building is one of the most known historical landmark of the city being the third largest synagogue in the world. This Jewish temple ...
We are so alike
Today was another wonderful day at Lauder school. I only taught two chemistry Sophomore classes, the same I saw yesterday afternoon, and we continued to talk about carbohydrates and did another lab ...
Idea of America
Our second day in Budapest. We started our day at the Lauder School. Today I worked with a 9th grade class (because this is their 2nd 9th grade year, they are the age of US 10th graders). There were ...
Much to think about
Today was another spectacular day. I had opportunity today to explore the library at the school. I was interested in seeing their Judaic collection and, in particular, the Jewish text section. There ...
Theme of immigration
With each new class I teach in Budapest, I begin with an opening exercise where I ask each student to write down whatever comes to mind when I mention the following: America or Americans and then Jews ...
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What a week!
On Saturday morning, I went to the Dohany Synagogue for services. We had toured the synagogue earlier in the week, but this was my first experience at a Jewish prayer service in Budapest. The Dohany ...
Jewish in Hungary
Today was our last day teaching at Lauder, and I had a great class of 10th graders, who are the equivalent age of American 11th graders. I began with my introduction to modern Jewish history and specifically, ...
Thank you!
Thank you to the Lauder School Community!
I would like to thank Ildiko Szarvas for opening up her art classroom to me and providing me with her expertise and knowledge in the fine arts and art education. ...
Power to change
Today was the last day at the Lauder School. I have been teaching every class, every moment, without a break, the whole week as students and teacher expected to make the most of our time together. However, ...
Takeaways of today
My morning at the Lauder school started off with a concert from a former student of Lauder. Tamas Juhasz was born blind and was determined from very early on to not let his disability define him. ...
Eagerness
The Lauder and Scheiber Schools and the Jewish Hospital
I am writing my blog post both in the middle and at the end of my day. Today we teach at the Lauder School and the Scheiber school. I am looking ...
American norms
There are four Jewish schools in Budapest. In addition to the Lauder school where we spent each morning, there is an Orthodox school, a Chabad school, and the Scheiber school. On Thursday we had an ...
Teenagers are teenagers
In addition to teaching three math classes today, I sat in on a math class led by Christian, one of my colleagues at Lauder. Though I understood all the math going on, I most certainly did not understand ...
Learn responsibility
In the afternoon, after we taught at Scheiber Gymnasium, we went to visit The Charity Jewish Hospital in Budapest, the only Jewish hospital in Central Europe. Its main goal is the treatment and ...
Exploring dialogue in the art classroom and Central European University
In teaching today, the students worked marvelously on their self-portrait projects. I spoke with the 9th and 10th grade students about creating an artwork that would represent themselves or tell a story ...
Perhaps?
Another extraordinary day. In the morning I joined a 7th grade English class where the students had opportunity to ask me questions. Afterwards I got to ask them questions. Because it was a 7th ...
NATO
Today I got to meet with the 11th graders for a double period (1 hr 45 min). We discussed the goals of NATO, the current issues around NATO and whether or not NATO is still an effective alliance. After ...
Letters to JDS
Today I asked my class at Lauder Javne Iskola to write letters to my students at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. Here is a selection from their letters:
“I am too an American Jew. My father came ...
Discovering a shared history
I wasn’t teaching during first period today, so I attended my colleague Rachel Bergstein’s Jewish History class. It was fascinating to watch Lauder students discover a shared history they had heretofore ...
Richness of history
Today we visited the famous Great Synagogue on Dohany Street. The building is one of the most known historical landmark of the city being the third largest synagogue in the world. This Jewish temple ...
We are so alike
Today was another wonderful day at Lauder school. I only taught two chemistry Sophomore classes, the same I saw yesterday afternoon, and we continued to talk about carbohydrates and did another lab ...
Idea of America
Our second day in Budapest. We started our day at the Lauder School. Today I worked with a 9th grade class (because this is their 2nd 9th grade year, they are the age of US 10th graders). There were ...
Much to think about
Today was another spectacular day. I had opportunity today to explore the library at the school. I was interested in seeing their Judaic collection and, in particular, the Jewish text section. There ...
Theme of immigration
With each new class I teach in Budapest, I begin with an opening exercise where I ask each student to write down whatever comes to mind when I mention the following: America or Americans and then Jews ...