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Article: 'Yes, you have to go'; How parents can end battles over Hebrew school
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- Cleveland Jewish News
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- March 26, 2004
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Brown, Ellen Schur
Cleveland Jewish News
03-26-2004
What I best remember about Hebrew school was how much I hated to carpool
with my neighbor, David Cohen. The only class I liked was Cantor Goodman's,
where we learned the prayers for Shabbat services. Other than that, Hebrew
school in suburban Chicago in the 1970s was, for me, a blur of passing
notes to friends, giggling and gossip.
Meanwhile, the range of Jewish customs and practices I never learned about
is astonishing.
"Our Family" asked several of Cleveland's top Jewish educators what today's
parents can do to make supplementary religious school a more effective and
a more pleasurable experience for their children. Their suggestions follow.
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