[HANASHIR:9268] Re: Mensch Education (Character Ed)

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Chevre -- One last request for the year!   I've been racking my brain for the 
following:  On the last day of school (next Thursday - yay) we are having a 
kick-off for "Be a Mensch" our new character education program that started the 
last few weeks of school but is really culminating with a big celebration the 
last day.   It will, of course, continue when we come back to school with more 
things.    So I need THEE SONG that the whole school (K-8) can learn/sing for 
this.   There aren't many UPBEAT, cool "mitzvah" songs that I can think of.   
There's  a "Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah" song from one of the camp CD's Shir 
Libeinu maybe (the orange one) but it's too slow.   There's an old standby that 
I use called "Mitzvah Goreret" which is upbeat and I have hand motions and I'll 
probably use it unless I get a better suggestion from YOU !   So........... 
anyone have anything really cool?   The theme is mitzvot and the grade levels 
are wide.   Thanks and have a great summer!
Meris Ruzow
meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: janeen kobrinsky <janeen (at) kobrinsky(dot)com>
    To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
    Date: Thursday, June 07, 2001 12:08 PM
    Subject: [HANASHIR:9248] learning hebrew
    
    
    Friedman made a plea in a session at HN ... that those who do not read 
Hebrew, learn.  I was just sent this amazing site for learning Hebrew ... it is 
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    b?shalom

    janeen

     

     

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