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Linda Levine is the recipient of a 2002 Helen and Sanford Diller Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. Linda was selected in part because of her "creativity in engaging students in Jewish learning and the impact [her] teaching has had on [her] students, their families, and the community-at-large." Congratulations, Linda!
This collection of creative, educational, and fun workshops have been used for Jewish audiences around the Bay Area. Workshops are available for a variety of ages.
Linda's workshop reinvigorated every participant. Her exceptional talent of combing age appropriate content, artistic creativity and practical ideas gave each youth worker a boost of energy and enthusiasm for planning future programs.Mel Berwin, Teen Resource and Program Consultant, Bureau of Jewish Education
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Jewish education can be so exciting! In this session, participants will learn how to organize developmentally appropriate, highly participatory activities to entice the senses of two- to eight-year-olds. Come learn finger plays, arts and crafts, drama games, songs and activities to capture the interest of these enthusiastic toddlers and preschoolers.
It is a treat for the senses to create lovely collage art. Explore your spirituality and Jewish identity through this expressive medium. As we tear up magazines and streamers, bend wire, soak postage stamps, and shrink photographs, we are making miracles from the mundane. A true opportunity to turn lemons into lemonade…collage creation is a window into your creativity. Decorate cans, boxes, pots, frames and more. Collage with Mod Podge allows you to make inexpensive gifts for yourself and for others. Maximum: 40 people
Can we heal the hurts that separate us? Explore how we have been hurt and how we hurt in return. What do you do when covert and overt racism rears its ugly head? Simulation games and activities will help us to get into our own skin and others as well. We talk out the pain, and work on solutions. Who can break the cycle of isolation and cruelty? You! The target audience is age 13 through adulthood.
In this session, participants will learn how to organize a parent-participation program for two- to five-year-olds allowing for a 10-session exposure to school. Come learn finger plays, arts and crafts, drama games, songs and activities to capture the interest of these enthusiastic toddlers, preschoolers and parents.
Looking for 10 new, fun 2-1/2 hour successful family programs? Learn some simple truths about Family Education that will make your job easier! What keeps families returning? From Israeli Archeology to Sukkot, from pre-k to sixth, there is something for everybody!
How are we doing with keeping this commandment as individuals and as a community? Do we honor our parents by keeping our rooms tidy, doing a videotape of our parents and grandparents to learn more about our people, or by living up to the role modeling they have provided for us? You will leave this program with a to-do list for family growth. The target audience is age 10 through adult.
This is a dynamic session with giggles and groans for all the wonderful folks who lift the spirits of many others. Come learn how to take better care of you while caring for “them.” Bring your funny bone or find one at the session.
Linda “Rainbow” Levine and guest enthrall the audience as they learn what really happens on an archeological dig. Learn what the roles are of each person on a dig, and follow up with an archeological simulation (indoors at stations). This creative endeavor is a hit with dads, moms, and kids alike. Maximum: 40 children.
One-day programs for families or religious schools that are creative, thought-provoking, hands-on, and educational. For example, children will become a Tu B’shvat tree, roll their own beeswax candles for Chanukah, or create a matzah cover for Passover. Holidays to choose from include:
Historically the entertainment industry is chock-full of comics and hilarious thinkers. When Fred Allen said, “It’s bad to suppress laughter, it goes back down and spreads your hips,” we Jews thought that was funny! When George Burns explained that young Jews became vaudvillians to put comedic make-up on their lives, we laughed with a tear. There is a strong historical foundation for Jewish humor. Come learn why we believe that, “All of life is a dance on a grave” (Yiddish expression), and laugh with a tear as you do.
A hands-on rubber stamp workshop for all ages and genders. Make cards, hats, door signs, and more with rubber stamps and old postage stamps. Jewish card topics include: Rosh Hashanah, Passover, Chanukah, get well, sympathy, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, wedding, and bon voyage to Israel. Leave with multiple creations to send to Bubby and Zadie or your Hebrew school teachers!
Are your Israel photos still in a shoebox? Do you know why your Bat Mitzvah photos should be oranized in acid-free photo albums?
When all else is gone, we still have our memories. Children, teens, parents, and seniors know the thrill of reviewing a special time through a photograph. Learn skills, resources, and cost-cutting measures to bring your memories to life through the popular hobby of scrapbooking.
Masks are used on every continent, in every culture, and in every time period. They have been used for ornamentation, theater, worship, war, and more. Come create a mask that expresses your wild and wacky side. All ages are welcome.
These expressive therapeutic art activities can open doors to the soul. Learn to facilitate these projects and many more, and to process the activity through meaningful discussion.
Explore the work of Howard Gardner, and see how we all can find our gifts and passions in this lifetime. It's not how smart we are, it's how we are smart!
In a one-day family program, religious retreat, or special event, children/teens will create clay, bead, Fimo, wooden, or fabric ritual items, study their significance, history, and associated prayers. They thus take home a piece of themselves to share with their families to extend the learning.
When all else is gone, we still have our memories. Children, teens, parents, and seniors know the thrill of reviewing a special time through a photograph. Learn skills, resources, and cost-cutting measures to bring your memories to life through the popular hoppy of scrapbooking.
Shalom/Peace is a central value in the Jewish heritage. Participants will learn methods to introduce the holistic concept of Shalom to children through Torah study, the use of symbols, tzedakah, holiday celebrations, life cycle, and prayer. Come experience Shalom through games, songs, and idea sharing.
This is a hands-on rubber stamp workshop for all ages and genders. Make cards, hats, door signs, scrapbooks, and more with rubber stamps and old postage stamps. Workshops may be general or themed, i.e., Valentines, birthdays, Asian elegance, multicultural magic, Halloween, December (Kwanza, Chanukah, Christmas). Leave with multiple creations.
Storytelling is the memory of who and what we are. Stories of history and holidays, fiddlers and fools come to life when you learn to create the environment and become the characters. Come as a teller and an audience and participate in hilarious theater games.
A 6-week program preparing teens to truly aid the staff: child development, motivation, discipline, enthusiasm, safety, and multiple intelligence will be covered.
What can we do today to make this world a better place? Through creative arts and hands-on activities, we engage our minds, bodies, and spirits in this important question as Jews and citizens.
There’s so much to do with pictures and images these days! Uniquely decorated picture frames and photo creations are wonderful for creating family heirlooms and building family unity. Pictures provide years of lasting memory sharing for children, teens and adults alike. Learn 20+ novel activities that can be executed at school, on retreat, or at camp. This activity requires a minimum of two hours.