Emma Shevah

Emma Shevah is a teacher and head of year at a girls' school. She is the author of several books for children, the latest How to Save the World with a Chicken and an Egg is published by Chicken House

Latest from Emma Shevah

Family

Taking Notes: Welcome to my Eden and thank you to Ezra

On the happy occasion of my granddaughter's birth, I couldn't have been more grateful to this wonderful charity

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Taking Notes: Welcome to my Eden and thank you to Ezra

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 16, 2023, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** יד ושם מוזיאון שואה השואה יום השואה זיכרון מבקרים ירושלים

Ballads to give hope in a Year Eight classroom

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Seders to remember: Why were these nights different from all others?

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Metal plate with matzah or matza and Passover Haggadah on a vintage wood background presented as a Passover seder feast or meal with copy space. Translation: Passover Haggadah

Taking Notes: Pesach is coming, but I can’t do my cleaning

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Taking Notes: Purim with the family, from baby to grandma

The celebrations mean something different from everyone in the family

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March 2, 2023 16:38

Jewish holiday Purim creative concept with hamantaschen cookies in toy truck and carnival mask on wooden table over violet purple background

Taking Notes: Simchahs are more important than grades

School years 7 and 8 can be expensive for parents - but nothing beats the joy of your children's and their friends' bar and batmitzvahs

3 min read

January 26, 2023 10:18

Taking Notes: Simchahs are more important than grades

Taking notes: Chanukah — lighting up time and space too

In our house this week, as we prepare (mentally) for Chanukah, we’ve had the 'my favourite festival' conversation....

3 min read

December 15, 2022 14:53

Jewish holiday Hanukkah Beautiful Chanukah decorations in blue and silver with gifts and dreidels and a Chanukiah with nine Chanukah candles for the

Taking notes: A book that changed breakfast—and my life

How Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon by Rahul Jandial radically altered my outlook

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November 3, 2022 00:00

pile of bagel assortment isolated on white background

Resolution time, now that we’re free at last

Emma Shevah is ready to set new goals

3 min read

September 22, 2022 09:23

Overhead Shot Looking Down On Woman At Home Lying On Reading Book And Drinking Coffee

Why don't men read books by women?

We read to learn of the life experiences of others, which increases our empathy and understanding: why wouldn’t we try to understand the experiences of half of the world’s population?

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August 4, 2022 10:59