Emily Fox

Emily Fox is an early childhood teacher, Jewish resource specialist, and camp director at the Early Childhood Learning Center in Temple Israel of the City of New York. Previously she served as the assistant director of education at B’nai Jeshurun in Manhattan. She received Masters Degrees in Jewish education and Jewish nonprofit management from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Program.
Jewish Values

On Yom Kippur, Our Actions Should Aim for the Bullseye

Emily Fox

I often use the imagery of a bullseye when teaching young children the complicated concepts related to the High Holidays and Yom Kippur. Each day when we try to do our best, it’s like we’re aiming for the center of the bullseye. But sometimes we say something that hurts someone a friend’s feelings, or we do something unkind to a loved one. That’s when we land on an outer ring and miss the mark.