Story time!
We love story time, especially before “we” take a nap on the Sabbath. Here’s a recording of me, reading one of our favorite books. … Continue reading →
Alter Raubvogel
Purim Costumes
Every other year or so, my wife and I make Purim costumes for our children. My wife machine sews much better than I do, but I’m the intrepid (foolhardy?) hacker who isn’t afraid to cobble something together without a pattern. … Continue reading →
CHDS Report Cards
Once upon a time, our children’s day school had volunteer curriculum committees, comprised of teachers and parents. In 2011 or 2012, I was invited to join the General Studies Committee. Among other things, I was tasked with overhauling the school’s report … Continue reading →
The Mikveh Calendar
You can license a customized version of this calendar for your local mikveh! To learn more, please contact me at the e-mail address from the back cover of the calendar. You can also find contact info on my resume. (Click on … Continue reading →
Annual Reports for the Kollel
Over the course of nineteen years, I produced eleven annual reports for the Cincinnati Community Kollel – annual in the sense that each covered a year’s activities. Over time, they evolved and grew, reflecting different periods in the Kollel’s development. I’ll include … Continue reading →
Tahara Guidebook
This is a manual I produced for the Chevra Kadisha (literally, “Sacred Society,” a volunteer group which prepares the deceased for burial) of Cincinnati. The previous manual had no illustrations, and some of the Chevra’s procedures had changed when the … Continue reading →
Large Group Photo[shop]s
In 2008, the Kollel’s PR started emphasizing its role as a community builder. To illustrate that point, I was asked to create a group photo which would include the staff, all the alumni who had stayed in Cincinnati, and their … Continue reading →
Cincinnati Torah (2013 – April, 2018)
Years ago, a friend and former coworker started agitating for a locally produced parasha sheet – a weekly, one- or two-page publication with insights into the weekly Torah reading and religious holidays. The Kollel wasn’t ready to take the project … Continue reading →
Purim at the Kollel
Purim is a holiday full of mirth, merriment, and parody. The holiday schedules I put together for the Kollel reflected that. Here are sixteen examples, including one which got “censored.” (Actually, more than that got censored, but not so publicly.) … Continue reading →
“An Evening of Music”
From 2010 to 2014, the Kollel‘s point man for campus outreach, Raphael Weinschneider, organized a series of chamber concerts to benefit his programs. I tried to carry the look and feel of the publicity materials over from year to year, … Continue reading →