Christmas 1776 found the Continental army at its lowest point. After losing New York, the American Revolutionary army had fled across New Jersey and into Pennsylvania. They were underfed and ill-equipped, and had proven vastly inferior to British troops in almost every way. Washington himself wrote “I think the game is pretty near up.” That… Read more »
Month: December 2012
Service Learning at Northeastern
Northeastern Elementary School is one of the many community partners working with the Center for Service-Learning. IU East students placed at Northeastern Elementary get on-the-job experience working with children in an education environment while at the same time providing valued mentor relationships for youth. CSL currently has students assisting in classrooms and tutoring during the… Read more »
Driedels at Chava’s House
The driedel game, a popular Hanukah activity for children, grew into an adult passion for my mother (Eva Weinstein; Hebrew name Chava חוה, which means “life”), as she collected another and another and another and…until there was a glass-enclosed cabinet full of dreidels, each with a unique story about how and why it was acquired…. Read more »
Small Things
Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things. ~ Bruce Barton What’s smaller than a dwarf, tends to be a “cautious homebody”(unless there is some Tookish blood), wears bright colors but seldom wears shoes over furry feet, likes to laugh and eat… Read more »