Brandi Cartwright

Brandi Cartwright (she/her) is the Director of Shirlee Green Preschool at Congregation Shaare Emeth in St. Louis, MO. An advocate for the rights of children, she has spent her career leading schools that offer children the freedom to dwell, the right to weave community, and the power to tell their own stories.

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Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Enhancing Mitzvot on Simchat Torah with Three Nature Crafts for Children

Brandi Cartwright

September 18, 2023

As summer changes to autumn in St. Louis, we seek ways to find nature-based connections in celebration of Simchat Torah. North of the equator, children and adults alike marvel as the natural world dazzles in majestically colored autumn leaves, as if in