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amother

OP ↓

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:19 pm

Hi,

Any ideas for something nice to gift my children’s morahs?

I like to send something nice at the beginning of the new year for Rosh Hashana. I would like to spend $35-50.

I’ll write a nice note to go with it. I appreciate the morahs and all that they do and I think a gesture would be nice.

Thanks in advance!

amother

Kiwi

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:25 pm

We don’t need to normalize giving gifts for every single yom tov. If you’ve been giving gifts until now you already know what you give.

amother

Junglegreen ↓

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:26 pm

You could send a honey jar to add to the collection

amother

↑ Junglegreen

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:27 pm

A $50 check would be most appreciated

notshanarishona

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:28 pm

R”H gifts are normally very small and things like a honey cake or honey dish

amother

Aster

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:42 pm

Anyone else feels like a gift in the beginning of the yr is a not so subtle bribe?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:45 pm

amother Kiwi wrote:

We don’t need to normalize giving gifts for every single yom tov. If you’ve been giving gifts until now you already know what you give.

Not sure why I’m getting such a passive aggressive response. And truthfully, maybe I shouldn’t even respond but I feel like I should. A. I didn’t ask for your opinion on whether I should or should not give a gift. I want to. I like to show appreciation. I know it’s a tough time for all with all the adjustments. Not sure why you feel the need to bite. I’m sure there are a lot of things on this forum that you don’t like, much like all of us. But to bite for me showing appreciation to my Morah? Seems unwarranted.
B. In reference to the, again, passive aggressive “if you’ve been giving gifts until now you already know what to give” the gifts I gave in the past isn’t an option. Also, it wasn’t my intention to “normalize” anything. This is my way of showing hakaras hatov. If I can’t find something in my budget, I will just write a nice note and shelve the idea.

My apologies if for some reason this bothered you. Ksiva vchasima tova.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:46 pm

amother Aster wrote:

Anyone else feels like a gift in the beginning of the yr is a not so subtle bribe?

I didn’t think of it that way. I just thought it’s a nice gesture to thank the morah for making my child’s adjustment as smooth as it could be especially while morah herself must be going through a hectic time - with their own kids schedules and yamim tovim

Last edited by amother on Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:47 pm; edited 1 time in total

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:47 pm

Sorry all. Feel like this was a trigger. I really didn’t mean for it to be.

Ksiva vchasima tova to all. Have an easy transition to the new year and lots of Bracha.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 7:55 pm

notshanarishona wrote:

R”H gifts are normally very small and things like a honey cake or honey dish

Honey cake sounds perfect. Thank you!
(I kept thinking to do a honey dish but as someone further up said… I’m sure the morahs have many.)

coffee icecream

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 8:00 pm

Yes I second honey cake or honestly a "fancier" honey , sweet for a sweet new year Smile

I've gotten in the past and appreciated the nice gesture and enjoyed sampling.
Not sure the cost though
But even a smaller bottle and note.
It's something appreciated this time of year

amother

Yolk

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 8:03 pm

Your post doesn't fit the ongoing theme of morah bashing on imamother, that's why people are getting triggered by it! LOL

A check is always nice,
a cake or a nice platter is great too!
You can't go wrong with good chocolate!
And if you feel like giving a gift just do it and don't worry about other's opinion! I'm sure your morah will appreciate it! Wink

amother

Ultramarine

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 8:34 pm

As a fellow morah and mom, this is so so appreciated! Because rosh hashana gifts are not expected, anything small is so nice to get. I've gotten honey dishes, personalized cookies, Scented candle. You get a mani,pedi if you want to spend more.

amother

Bluebonnet

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 8:36 pm

Is it weird or cute to give a apple scented body cream? like this https://www.bathandbodyworks.c......html

amother

Clear

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 8:39 pm

I’ve done honey cookies, fancy honeys, honey dishes from Amazon, similar.

Not so much a bribe, more about wishing everyone a great new year and being thankful that they are my kids’ teacher!

amother

DarkGray

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 9:06 pm

Pretty honey sampler. Not honey dish but sampler of honey from diff flowers or artisanal honey that gets used up.

Fruit platter.

Candied apples from good chocolate store

good quality chocolate

mamalooo

Sun, Sep 08 2024, 10:52 pm

I am not sure if op lives in Israel but here it is very normal to send for r"h

Rabbit613

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 12:34 am

I normally send fancy chocolates.

amother

Emerald ↓

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 12:38 am

amother Aster wrote:

Anyone else feels like a gift in the beginning of the yr is a not so subtle bribe?

There's no reason not to "bribe" the teachers. I was actually told by a principal of a school that bribing is good. Our child is in school all day long without us and if the teacher will like my kid a bit better because I sent a small gift, I am very happy to do so. Is is such an easy way to make your child have a better year.

amother

Khaki

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 12:44 am

amother Emerald wrote:

(Unless you're one of the parents who is working frantically so she can get the days off for Yom Tov and barely has a second to breathe, is hoping to afford to put honey on her own table, and definitely can't spare more money on R"H gifts for the teachers. Then you get additional pain that your child may be treated worse because you can't afford the bribe.)

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