Shalom Religious School Parents!
Message from Rabbi Benjy Bar-Lev, Director of Education
Shalom Religious School Families,
We had a spectacular day at Temple Beth Shalom! Here are some important announcements:
- BeSTY Purim Carnival is Sunday, March 8th from 11:00 – 1:30 p.m. This will be an amazingly fun carnival with games, entertainment, great prizes and delicious food! The carnival will also feature a raffle with prizes from local stores and restaurants. Watch next week’s mail for the official flyer and ticket order forms!
- The Purim fun continues with the Purim Extravaganza Megillah reading and Purimspiel! Come and see the Purim version of Beauty and the Beast on Monday, March 9th at 7:00 p.m. It’ll be a great time!
- Check out Shabbat Chai this Friday at 6:15 p.m.! Our completely musical service with a dinner afterward is always a fun time! Please join us! ***Service guaranteed to be under an hour!***
As always, go to www.tbsohiokt.com to see pictures from this morning!
Here are some of the Highlights from the morning:
- As always, please see pictures from this morning at www.tbsohiokt.com!
- During services, Kindergarten – 2nd Graders heard a story during services about saying the Shema at night before going to bed! The 3rd-7th Graders heard a story about the importance of appreciating food that we have and saying the Motzi before eating.
- The Kindergarten class learned about the Hebrew letter “tet.” They started learning about Passover through stories, and learned about Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. They made paper dolls for the stories and had a great time in Music Class!
- The 1st Grade class learned all about Tu B’Shevat and the importance of planting trees for our planet. They talked about the importance of not littering and made artistic versions of trees for each of the four seasons.
The 2nd Grade class learned about growing and asked “why does God want me to grow?” They talked about kids’ responsiblility to the world and to tikkun olam, repairing the world. They made artistic hand prints with construction paper.
- The 3rd Grade class concluded their study of Tu B’shevat and finished learning about the importance of trees in Judaism.
- The 4th Grade learned about the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam, of repairing our broken world.
- The 5th Grade started learning about Jewish life in the shtetel and how Jewish people survived by using laughter as a way to cope with stress. They started working on short plays about this.
- The 6th Grade made a gigantic puzzle of Jewish values.
- The 7th Grade class took time this Sunday to meet with their Christian counterparts from All Saints Episcopal Church next door to Temple. They discussed similiarities and differences between the two religions and learned a lot about each other. Many of the kids knew each other from school, but got to know each other differently here.
- High School
- The High School classes had special guest Libby Bear, our Young Israeli Shlicha with them today. She talked about Israeli music and how it reflects Israeli society today. The classes heard Israeli music and saw video clips as well.
Important Announcements:
- K-2 Service will be in the Sanctuary at 9:10 a.m.
- 3-8 Service will be in the Sanctuary at 10:35 a.m.
- Join us for Shabbat Chai on Friday, February 20th. Shabbat Chai is our toe-tapping, warm and accessible Friday night service featuring our Shabband of guitars, piano, string bass, flute, percussion and much more! Singing, dancing and instrument playing from the congregation is encouraged! Please RSVP for dinner afterward to RSVP@tbsohio.org
- Save the Date! The Purim Carnival is Sunday, March 8th!
- Save the Date! The Purim Spiel is Monday, March 9th!
Have a great week!
L’Shalom,
Rabbi Benjy
