Simchat torah preschool

Chag Sameach! (Happy Holiday) “Simchat Torah (Rejoicing with the Torah) marks the end of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings and the beginning of the new cycle. It is a joyous holi…

This Torah connect the dots page features a dot to dot puzzle for Hanukkah. This activity worksheet helps kids practice connecting the dots, counting by 1's (Connect 1, 2, 3, 4, ... and so on). The page is printable and can be used in the classroom or at home.

I wrote about kid-created instant edible Torah Scrolls years ago, back when I could get away with a lot more sugar in the classroom. And, I’ve already talked about the holiday and why an edib…

We are on the homestretch of holiday season here. Sukkot and Simchat Torah are my very favorite holidays of the year. Even so, around...

On Simchat Torah we conclude the reading of the Torah scroll with the letter lamed in the word Yisrael. We begin the torah again with the letter bet in bereshit. When we connect these two letters, lamed and bet, we spell lev, the Hebrew word for heart. This teaches us to put our heart and […]

I Googled “Tootsie Torahs” and came up nil, so I named this post to correct the Internet’s oversight. Candy Torahs are a thing, I know, and can be ordered in bulk, kosher and tray…

Here’s yet another post only a Sunday School Teacher could love. I made a portable Torah Scroll for a preschool Simchat Torah family program a while back, to demonstrate “What’s …

The word Torah means “teaching,” and in Judaism, it is our most precious book, our foundation. There are endless ways to explore the Torah, and a good starting point with children is to talk about what’s in it. This cut and glue craft is a great way to have a conversation with your kiddos about why the Torah is so special!