Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El Religious School Calendar

Midrasha High School        Youth Department         Meetings        Youth Services        Torah Reading Academy

Youth Choir      Israeli Dancing       Inclement Weather - Our school closing number is #273 on KYW 1060

January 2005 Calendar

Sylvia F. Lodish Religious School

Jan 5     Religious School resumes after break

16         No School: Martin Luther King Day weekend

23         Israeli Dancing Vav Kashrut Unit shopping at Genuardi's Supermarket Coffee Talk with Rabbi Cooper and Michael Schatz at 11:00 AM

26         Vav Kashrut Unit cooking 28 Vav Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner, 6:00 PM 29 Hay Shabbat service and lunch, 11:00 AM 30 World Wide Wrap, 9:00 AM (Vav, Zayin, Het, teens and parents)

YOUTH – SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Midrasha High School

Jan 3         High School resumes after break 

16             Jewish Relief Agency Food Distribution activity 

17             No Class: Martin Luther King Day

Youth Department

Jan 7    USY Shabbat Service and Dinner

7-8      Chaverim Regional Shabbaton

8         USY Teen Shabbat Service

15        USY An All-Italian Evening - Dinner and Movie Night

 16       Jewish Relief Agency Food Distribution: All youth and families welcome

22        Portzim JCC Pool Party

23        Boatnim Bowling Party

29        Chaverim Swim and Gym

30        USY Wing Bowl

Click here for the Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El USY website.

Meetings

January 9 -  Religious School Committee  9:30 AM

January 10         8th Grade Parents Advisory 8:00 PM 

January 12       Camp Ramah Information Session and Dinner 5:30 PM 

January 23       Coffee Talk with Rabbi Cooper and Michael Schatz 11:00 AM 

January 24       7th Grade Parents Advisory: January 24 at 8:00 PM 

January 30       Youth-School Community Parents' Association Meeting 11:00 AM

February 6    Bar Mitzvah Information Meeting for Parents with Children Born in 1995    

February 28 -  Religious School Committee  7:30 PM

April 3 -  Religious School Committee  9:30 AM

June 7 -  Religious School Committee  7:30 PM

Future Dates to Note:

January 30    World Wide Wrap (Vav and Zayin students, all teens and adults in the congregation)     

March 16    Purim Carnival     

March 24    Purim        Megillah Reading and Service

May 15       Yom Yisrael     

June 5        Tzedakah-thon     

Youth Services

Youth Services run from 11:00 - 12:15 each Shabbat according to the schedule you received in the summer. A copy of the schedule is included in this newsletter.  Be sure to submit the postcards indicating your child’s attendance!  You may return your postcards with the dates of service attendance indicated to the school office, or email Larry Kaplan at shabbatservices@tbhbe.org. 

As always, parents may attend with their children, and anyone may attend Larry’s youth service regardless of age if you are able to follow! The locations for Youth Services are as follows:

Tot Shabbat                   Ages 2-5             First Floor Community Room

Junior Congregation        Grades K-2         Room 201-202       Leader: 

Youth Service               Grades 3-7           Locations vary         Leader: Larry Kaplan        

Teen Service                  Grades 8-12        Youth Activities Center  meets once/month

Family Service

A new Shabbat morning service, which was introduced last year for TBH/BE families, will be meeting monthly in 2004-2005.  This service seeks to create an opportunity for parents and children to spend Shabbat morning together in a participatory, child-friendly environment.  Future dates for the service are November 13, and December 4.

We would like collect ideas from anyone interested in participating.   If you would like to get involved, contribute your ideas or concerns, or just want additional information, please contact David Oppenheimer.

Shabbat Services Dates

* NO YOUTH SERVICES but you may still receive credit for attending services in the sanctuary or chavurah.

Attention: Parents of Children born in 1995

Bar and Bat Mitzvah dates for the year 2008 will be assigned to children born in 1995*. There will be a Parent Information Meeting for you on Sunday, February 6, 2005. At this meeting the process of assigning dates and the various options will be explained. A letter with details about this important meeting will be mailed to you in the near future. If you do not receive it by December 15, 2004, please call Sharon Alloy at 610.642.4727 or Bonnie Benson at 610.649.3725.

*At TBH-BE bat mitzvahs are traditionally held at the age of thirteen, however, we recognize for some families it is customary to observe this tradition at age twelve. If this is your tradition and your daughter was born in 1996, please contact us.

Torah Reading Academy

Each week that Youth Services meets, Larry Kaplan will offer the Torah Reading Academy for students in grades 5 - 7 at 10:15 a.m.   Students will learn skills to read from the Torah, and will be able to have Torah parts for class services, regular weekly youth services, and eventually will be able to read more than one aliyah at the service when they become Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

Youth Choir

Under the able direction of Hillie Lidor-Inbar, the Youth Choir has begun its second season.  Rehearsals are on  Sundays from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Participation in the Youth Choir is open to all Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El children, grades 2 – 7.  A copy of the schedule of rehearsals and performances in included in this newsletter.

The first performance of the year will be on the first day of Sukkot when the children will accompany Hazzan Rosner by singing a piece in the Musaf service.  Encourage your children to join the Youth Choir, and come to Yom Tov services to hear their beautiful voices!

Israeli Dancing

Parents are encouraged to join their children for our Israeli Dancing special with Don Schillinger. The dates and schedule follow:

January 23     February 13     March 13     April 3     May 15

INCLEMENT WEATHER

 Our school closing number is

#273

―  Information about school closing

will be available ONLY on KYW 1060.

―  Please don't call the school or the synagogue office, since we may be snowed in and at home.

 ―  The decision to close school will be based on the status of the parking lot, our teachers' ability to get here, and Lower Merion School closing status. 

 ―  Sunday mornings the announcement will be made by 7:30 a.m. and on Mondays and Wednesdays by 12:00 noon.

 ―  YOUTH ACTIVITIES – In the event of a cancellation of a Youth activity, only children who have pre-registered will be notified. (Send in your RSVPs early!!!)

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