Religious School News from
Cantor Sandy Horowitz
Religious School Director
Religious School Director
At family services and bnei mitzvah ceremonies we sing, “Al shlosha devarim ha’olam omed: al haTorah, v’al ha’Avodah, v’al Gemilut Hasadim”–“The world stands on three things: Torah (learning), service (prayer), and acts of kindness.”
These three pillars of Jewish tradition represent our themes for the school year.
Learning: We strive to cultivate the mind through interactive learning, artistic expression, questioning, and discussion as students engage with learning about bible, history, holidays, traditions and more.
Prayer: Students learn to read, recite, chant and sing prayers in English and Hebrew, as they explore the ways in which prayer expresses our ancestors’ and our own deepest feelings and heartfelt gratitude.
Acts of Kindness: Along with learning to think and feel Jewishly, we also strive to “do Jewish” by cultivating a commitment to tikun olam–repairing the world–as students are encouraged to become more aware of how they can incorporate the values of kindness, fairness and compassion into their daily lives.
As we begin a new religious school year, I hope that we can inspire in our students an ever-growing spark of connection with Jewish tradition, which can continue throughout their lives.
Shana Tova! May we be blessed for a sweet new school year!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Thursday, September 8
7:30 PM School Committee Meeting
Sunday, September 11
9:00 AM First Day for Kindergarten through Grade 7
Parent program from 9-10:30
Sunday, September 18
First day of Confirmation Class
Friday, September 23
7:30PM Shabbat Family “Back-to- School” Service with make-your-own ice cream sundae oneg!
Sunday, October 2
No School in Session
Monday, October 3
2:00 PM Family/Children’s Service for Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, October 12
2:00 PM Family/Children’s Service for Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 13
7:30 PM School Committee Meeting
Friday, October 14
7:30 PM Shabbat Family service with 7th Grade Class participation–all school students & families welcome!
Saturday, October 15
10:00 AM Bar Mitzvah of Hudson Borelli
Celebrate Sukkot & Simchat Torah!
Friday, October 21
7:30 PM Shabbat Service & Sing-Along in the Sukkah
Sunday, October 23
*Pre-K Sukkot program with the “big kids” (K-1)!
*School wide Sukkot program
*6:00 PM “Subs in the Sukkah”
*7:00 PM Erev Simchat Torah Service & Consecration of new Religious School students
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