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 →
Category Archives: Stuff I’ve Done
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 →
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 →
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 →
Invites for Annual Events
Designing the look and feel of an annual event’s materials can be a lot of fun – especially if the event itself looks to be a fun one. Here are several I did for the Cincinnati Community Kollel. [dg columns=”3″ … Continue reading →
Banners for the JCC Sukkah
The Mayerson JCC has a themed art show in its sukkah every year, and all of the local Jewish Federation agencies are invited to participate. From 2013 to 2017, I designed the Kollel’s entries. Here are four of them, along … Continue reading →
A New Sukkah
A quick primer: Two weeks after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, comes the festival of Sukkos (the Biblical festival of Tabernacles; some pronounce it “Sukkot” – Wikipedia link). It’s a week-long holiday on which observant Jews eat, sleep, and generally spend time in … Continue reading →
Daylily K’subah
I put this k’suba together for the Kollel several years ago, and we’ve used it a few times. The daylilies were in Ellen Pollock’s garden; IIRC, I placed a sheet of white poster board behind the flowers so it … Continue reading →