Lessons
Torah, Middos, stories, songs, questions, answers, and whatever else happens to wander into the classroom.
Meet Simone
Simone Frunzina brings warmth, humor, music, and a little bit of delightful Vaystickvus chaos to everything she does. By day she teaches at the Cheder; when the microphone comes out, she is ready for a good Shmooish Song.
At the Vaystickvus Cheder
A Good Heart
Simone believes a good lesson should leave everyone a little kinder, a little happier, and perhaps slightly more borscht-aware.
Classroom Life
Books on the desks, hands in the air, flowers in the windows, and a hamster cage keeping a watchful eye on the proceedings.
Shmooish Songs
“When the words are important, sing them. When the words are silly, definitely sing them.”
— Simone Frunzina
Things You May Find Around Simone's Classroom
🐹 The Hamster Cage
Official classroom morale department. The hamster may or may not have strong opinions about the day's lesson.
🥣 The Borscht
A steaming pot of borscht is never far away. In Vaystickvus, this is considered perfectly normal educational equipment.
Simone Around Vaystickvus
A few more glimpses of Simone — singing Shmooish Songs, exploring the borscht works, traveling, teaching, and enjoying life in and around the Little Shtetl. Click any picture to see it full size; click the enlarged picture again to close it.
