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Comment by Debra Alvo on March 25, 2010 at 10:33pm

I'm an UWS Mom of two. My daughter is in her Gan class Mon. - Fri. 8:30-12:30. I am available to care for your child until I pick up my
daughter from school. I'm a Jewish, kosher, Organic, Vegetarian Mom who
is really into play as a means of education. Ideally, I'd like to offer my
services
to another UWS Mom who needs to get to work, or just needs some of her own time
to rejuvenate. I'm also a former teacher who simply adores children and has
great energy to keep up with the feistiest of them! If you need some help or
know of another Mom who needs some morning assistance, I can be reached at: dalvo70@gmail.com or home: 212-875-9792.

Comment by Sharona Hoffman on February 26, 2010 at 9:49am

has anyone heard of this website : www.amazingbabydealz.com?
they have great deals everyday but i dont know if its ok to order from them?

Comment by Jodi on January 29, 2010 at 7:28am

Chabad ELC on the West Side opening a NEW Toddler Class
for children 18 months - 2 year olds, with birthdays from 3/1/08 -
8/30/08. This class is going to be 2 afternoons a week, on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 1:00 - 3:00pm.

Comment by Rachel Boussidan on January 26, 2010 at 10:30am

Posting for a friend : UWS Rental avail March 1 for 1-2 years; $3,250/month NO BROKER FEE. Adorable 2 Bedrm, Furnished CPW Sublet Available for young, budding family or 2-3 singles @95th Street b/w Columbus and Central Park West (right by park, shuls, food stores and subways!). Contact me at karen@dm2events.com or email "Shoshana Mirvis" . Thanks!

Comment by Annette Back on December 4, 2009 at 1:55am

Check out Manhattan Day School Chanukah Boutique this Saturday Night. Lots of great gifts can be found. Please stop by my table for a live view of canvases by ABC Art for kids. Discounts will be offered. Support appreciated. Just say hello. MDS 310 West 75th Street, 8pm.

Comment by Debra Alvo on November 23, 2009 at 12:45am

Hi Sonia,
Please give Elana my email regarding Tues. 1pm Mommy & Me Shiur. Can you please tell me where your home is? Thank you so much.
Debra dalvo70@gmail.com

Comment by Debra Alvo on November 9, 2009 at 4:05pm

Please see the Beit Rabban Day School Open House information. It's for this Wednesday, Nov. 11th at 8pm. 8 W. 70th St. b/t CPW & Col.

Comment by Sonia Schatzman on October 20, 2009 at 5:59pm

Mommy and me Shiur by Elana Stein

Amazing Mommy and me shiur organized by scholar Elana Stein from Lincoln Square Synagogue that meets at my house every Tuesday at 1pm. It is a class/discussion that Elana prepares for the Moms (each time a different topic), while the kids play. Very friendly and fun, and great learning for Moms. Please reply me to be put on the mailing list that Elana sends out before each class, and to get the address.

Comment by Jodi on October 9, 2009 at 2:22am

Rules of the Sukkah (According to Dr Seuss)

(footnotes in parenthesis, explained on the bottom)

You can build it very small (1)
You can build it very tall (2)

You can build it very large (3)
You can build it on a barge

You can build it on a ship (4)
Or on a roof but please don’t slip (5)

You can build it in an alley (6)
You shouldn’t build it in a valley (7)

You can build it on a wagon (8)
You can build it on a dragon (9)

You can make the skakh of wood (10)
Would you, could you, yes you should

Make the skakh from leaves of tree
You shouldn’t bend it at the knee (11)

Build your Sukkah tall or short
No Sukkah is built in the Temple Court

You can build it somewhat soon
You cannot build it in the month of June (12)

If your Sukkah is well made
You’ll have the right amount of shade (13)

You can build it very wide
You can not build it on its side

Build if your name is Jim
Or Bob or Sam or even Tim

Build it if your name is Sue (14)
Do you build it, yes you do!

From the Sukkah you can roam
But you should treat it as your home (15)

You can invite some special guests
Don’t stay in it if there are pests

You can sleep upon some rugs
Don’t you build it where there’s bugs

In the Sukkah you should sit
And eat and drink but never…

If in the Sukkah it should rain
To stay there would be such a pain (16)

And if it should be very cold
Stay there only if you’re bold

So build a Sukkah one and all
Make it large or make it small

Sukkah rules are short and snappy
Enjoy Sukkot, rejoice be happy.

Notes
1 Maimonides (RMBM) Mishne Torah, Hilchot Sukkah,
Chapter 4, Section 1. The minimum height of a Sukkah is 10 tepachim.
A tepach is a measure of the width of the four fingers of one’s hand.
My hand is 3 1/4 inches wide for a minimum Sukkah height of 32 1/2 inches.
The minimum allowable width is 7 tepachim by 7 tepachim. This would result
in a Sukkah of 22 3/4 inches by 22 3/4 inches.

2 The maximum height is 20 Amot. An Amah is the length from the elbow to
the tip of the middle finger. My Amah is 15 1/2 inches for a maximum height
of 25 feet. Others say that 30 feet is the maximum.

3 According to RMBM the Sukkah can be built to a width of several miles.
Shulchan Aruch also says there is no limit on the size of the width.

4 RMBM Hilchot Sukkah Chapter 4, Section 6.

5 RMBM Hilchot Sukkah Chapter 4, Section 11. RMBM states that one may
construct a Sukkah by wedging poles in the four corners of the roof and
suspending scakh from the poles. The walls of the building underneath are
considered to reach upward to the edge of the scakh.

6 RMBM Hilchot Sukkah Chapter 4, Section 8-10 discusses the ins and
outs of building your Sukkah in an alley or passageway.

7 There is a location referred to in the Talmud called Ashtarot Karnayim.
According to the discussion there are two hills, with a valley in between
where the Sun does not reach. Therefore it is impossible to sit in the shade
of the roof of the Sukkah. I can’t find the reference…hopefully next year.

8 RMBM Hilchot Sukkah Chapter 4, Section 6. You can go into a Sukkah
built on a wagon or a ship even on Yom Tov.

9 RMBM Hilchot Sukkah Chapter 4, Section 6. OK, RMBM says a camel
but dragon rhymes with wagon a lot better, don’t you agree. Anyway,
RMBM says you can build your Sukkah on a wagon or in the crown of a tree,
but you can’t go into it on Yom Tov. There is a general rule against riding a
beast or ascending into the crown of a tree on Yom Tov.

10 Chapter 5 deals with the rules for the scakh. Basically, you can use
that which has grown from the ground, and is completely detached from
the ground. So, for example, you cannot bend the branches of a tree over
the Sukkah to form the scakh. But you can cut the branches from a tree
and use them as scakh.

11 This would be a violation of the rule cited in the prior footnote.

12 Shulchan Aruch, Hilchot Sukkah, Perek 636, Section 1
The Sukkah should not be built sooner than 30 days before the Hag.
However, if the structure is built prior to 30 days, as long as something
new is added within the 30 days, the Sukkah is kosher.

13 Of course it’s a well known rule that you must sit in the shade from
the roof of the Sukkah and not in the shade that may be cast by the walls.
It seems that this might affect the height of the walls, depending on the
longitude of the location where you are building your Sukkah.

14 Traditionally, women, servants and minors are patur from the Mitzvah of
Sukkah. In our day we hope we know better than to read out half the
Jewish people from the observance of Mitzvot. Of course, that’s just a
personal opinion of the author.

15 MBM ibid Chapter 6, Section 6 explains that you should eat, drink and
live in the Sukkah for the 7 days as you live in your own home.
One should not even take a nap outside of the Sukkah.

16 RMBM ibid, Section 10 If it rains one should go into the house.
How does one know if it is raining hard enough? If sufficient raindrops
fall through the scakh and into the food so that the food is spoiled - go inside!

© Rabbi Arthur E. Gould, Sukkot 1999 - 2006.

Comment by Jodi on October 5, 2009 at 7:45am

I am sending my daughter to Ballet Hispanico on 89th st. Classes tere re just $20 a session verse kidville etc at $35 a class and they are are really professional and class sizes are small