Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal

Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal is the director of youth and family education in Central Synagogue in New York City.

3 Ways to Make Ice Cream with Kids for Shavuot

Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
Making ice cream seems daunting and a little crazy. Why try to make it, when you can get very good ice cream in any grocery or convenience store? Making ice cream demands patience and creativity and can be a lot of fun, which makes it the perfect Shavout activity for you and your kids

How to Ready Your Young Child for Yom Kippur

Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
Yom Kippur and toddlers don’t seem to go together very well. On the most solemn day of the calendar, it can be difficult to figure out what to do with a young child who isn’t ready to sit in services all day.