Gratitude
I would like to express my gratitude for giving me the opportunity to travel to Hungary with my talented colleagues and an outstanding group of BT students for “Part 2” of the Morim/Limmud Project. ...
Tag: Rochelle Sullivan Beth Tfiloh
Participating in the rebirth of Jewish life in Budapest
As I wandered the halls alone it seemed highly unlikely that I would stumble upon the graduation portrait of a woman I had only met two times at Beth Tfiloh. But, as I rounded the corner of the 3rd ...
So much to learn
I felt right at home as I sat in the special services team meeting at Sheibor on Monday morning. The psychologist, grade advisors, special education teacher and administrators come together to discuss ...
Sense of familiarity
Turn left, go straight I know exactly where we are! The sense of familiarity calmed my nerves as we strolled the streets of Budapest. I marveled at what a difference a year makes – both in the weather ...
Budapest, here I come!
Traveling by air usually makes me feel very anxious -But today, I was feeling “uncharacteristically calm” as I loaded my suitcase into the trunk of the car. I think I can attribute this to the fact ...
KISSES ALL AROUND!
My first group of students for the day are the seniors of the school – Grade 13, and much like the 12th grade students at Beth Tfiloh, this is a very stressful time in their lives. My plan had been ...
Ah ha moment!
Each night after dinner we would have the opportunity to share our thoughts from the day, our viewpoints from the classroom, or our feelings and reactions to the landmarks that we saw on our tours. ...
Who am I?
My first students of the week at the Scheiber Sandor School were a group of sixth graders who seemed as nervous about me, as I was about them. But, as I greeted each student with a hand shake and smile, ...
There are no coincidences
There must be thousands of quotes and clichés about journeys, I found one in particular that spoke directly to me: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” – or in my case 4,528 ...
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Beth Tfiloh
Participating in the rebirth of Jewish life in Budapest
As I wandered the halls alone it seemed highly unlikely that I would stumble upon the graduation portrait of a woman I had only met two times at Beth Tfiloh. But, as I rounded the corner of the 3rd ...
So much to learn
I felt right at home as I sat in the special services team meeting at Sheibor on Monday morning. The psychologist, grade advisors, special education teacher and administrators come together to discuss ...
Sense of familiarity
Turn left, go straight I know exactly where we are! The sense of familiarity calmed my nerves as we strolled the streets of Budapest. I marveled at what a difference a year makes – both in the weather ...
Budapest, here I come!
Traveling by air usually makes me feel very anxious -But today, I was feeling “uncharacteristically calm” as I loaded my suitcase into the trunk of the car. I think I can attribute this to the fact ...
KISSES ALL AROUND!
My first group of students for the day are the seniors of the school – Grade 13, and much like the 12th grade students at Beth Tfiloh, this is a very stressful time in their lives. My plan had been ...
Ah ha moment!
Each night after dinner we would have the opportunity to share our thoughts from the day, our viewpoints from the classroom, or our feelings and reactions to the landmarks that we saw on our tours. ...
Who am I?
My first students of the week at the Scheiber Sandor School were a group of sixth graders who seemed as nervous about me, as I was about them. But, as I greeted each student with a hand shake and smile, ...
There are no coincidences
There must be thousands of quotes and clichés about journeys, I found one in particular that spoke directly to me: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” – or in my case 4,528 ...