Religious School Weekly Update – October 23, 2019
Shalom Horim/Dear Parents:
With the holidays now behind us (not counting Halloween*), we can get into a somewhat normal routine without major distractions.
In case you haven’t already received it, check out the school calendar. Please note when your child’s class service is (class services begin in January and are usually the first Friday night of the month to coincide with Folk Services). They begin with a Pot Luck dinner at 5:30 sponsored by the host class.
In addition to the class services, there are two Whole School Shabbats: the first on Nov. 9 and the next one of Feb. 15. This is a great way for your family to experience a Saturday morning service at Temple and for our students to practice the prayers they are learning.
This past week our Letter of the Week was Lamed, as in Lulav, which we shook on Sukkot.
as in:
Lulav, Night (Lailah), Lemon (Limon), Bread (Lechem)
Starting tomorrow, our Letter of the Week is Aleph.
Lastly, with all the events we’ve had at Temple involving food, A LOT of plates, containers, bags, baking pans, etc. have gotten left behind in the kitchen. Next time you’re here, please check to see if maybe some are yours. Additionally, we’ve got quite a collection of water bottles piling up. Maybe one of those is yours too?
Best wishes for a sweet and Happy New Year,
Morah Judy
PS – if you know folks with young children, or you yourself have a child too young for school, please know that we have a monthly Tot Shabbat on the third Friday of the month and Story Hour on the first Sunday of the month. Next Story Hour is Nov. 3 at 10 am and Tot Shabbat is Nov. 15 at 5:30 pm.
*we do NOT have school Oct. 31
November’s Here!
November 4, 2019 by directorjudy • Religious School •
Shalom Horim:
We are now in the Hebrew month of Heshvan, often called “Mar” or “Bitter” Heshvan, because there are no holidays in the month. Having come off the month of Tishrei, in which there seem to be an endless supply of holidays, Heshvan can seem downright non-celebratory, or as I like to think of it, very restful.
But … we do have quite a bit going on here this month. This Saturday is the first of our Whole School Services for the school year. Please join us, at 10 a.m. for a musical morning of song and prayer.
Value of the Month
Our value this month is Kibud Av V’Em, Honoring One’s Parents, or Ancestors
One of the projects our school is doing is compiling a family tree and family stories. Each child will go home with a Family Tree template – feel free to use this or if you’d like, you may download one of your own. Help your child in filling it out, with names (and you may include pictures) of family members. It would also be wonderful if your child could interview a family member and ask about a time when this member exemplified a Jewish value. All these family trees and stories will be compiled into a book. Some to consider, but not limited to:
Letter of the Week
Our letter this week is Gimmel.
Stop by our bulletin board and see how many gimmel words you know.
Don’t forget, for the little ones, we have a Tot Shabbat on November 15, which is also the date that our 7-8 Grade class is going to UVM to prepare dinner, attend a Hillel service, and dine with the students.
Kol tuv,
Morah Judy