Shalom Religious School Parents!
Message from Rabbi Benjy Bar-Lev, Director of Education
Shalom Religious School Families,
SPECIAL IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Religious School will end early at 11:00 a.m. on March 8th for the BeSTY Purim Carnival. The carnival will run from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Games, entertainment, prizes and food will be available for purchase at 11:00 a.m.
Parents, please be at Temple by 11:00 a.m. to accompany your children to the Purim carnival. It will be a fun filled morning!
Watch your mail for more details and ticket order forms. Please remember this is the youth group’s only big fundraiser of the year!
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!
Here are some of the Highlights from the morning:
- As always, please see pictures from this morning at www.tbsohiokt.com!
- During services, both our groups heard stories about this week’s Torah portion, Terumah. The students discussed which objects in their lives best define who they are as Jews living in 2009.
- The Kindergarten class began learning about Purim this morning and colored a picture of Esther, Ahasverosh and Haman feasting. They played with groggers and masks. They also learned the letter “yud” and finished watching the Joseph story.
The 1st Grade class learned about the holiday of Purim today. They talked about the different characters in the story and discussed the many different ways we can observe the holiday.
- The 2nd Grade class asked a big question: Does God know me? They discussed being created as unique people – how we are similar in some ways but so different in other ways. They began playing games about finding godliness within themselves.
- The 3rd Grade class learned more in-depth information about the story of Purim, and then made a movie about the holiday that will be shown at the Purim carnival.
- The 4th Grade class focused today on silent prayer; creating a moment for ourselves with our own words. Some of the students felt comfortable enough to share their prayers with the rest of the class. They also reviewed the Amidah.
The 5th Grade class continued working on three plays based on life in the shtettle (the wise men of Helm) where Jews learned to laugh in the face of adversity.
- The 6th Grade class talked and learned about world health issues, health and healing and discussed why these are Jewish issues that are important for us to be thinking about.
- The 7th Grade class studied some of the holidays on a more in-depth level and finished the class by creating skits about individual holidays.
High School
- The Green class continued their work in preparing a Green Fair for the entire Religious School.
- The Purim class spent the day preparing for the big Purim carnival that is coming up on March 8th!
- The Jews of South Park class talked more about Jewish identity while watching clips from Family Guy
- The Cooking class made Bubbe’s Famous Chocolate Chips Cookies. They were intended to look like Jewish stars, but didn’t come out exactly as planned!
Important Announcements:
- All school service this Sunday at 10:35 a.m. to introduce next month’s Jewish value. Hannah Montanaberg, Jon BonJewvi, and the Jewnas Brothers will make another appearance for sure!
- Join us for a special Purim edition of First Friday on March 6th at 6:15 p.m. This short service with a story is always lots of fun! Dinner will be delicious as well!
- HALF DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL on MARCH 8th The Purim Carnival is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.!
- Beauty and the Beast Purim Spiel is Monday, March 9th at 7:00 p.m.!
Have a great week!
L’Shalom,
Rabbi Benjy
