Shalom Religious School Parents!
Message from Rabbi Benjy Bar-Lev, Director of Education
Dear Kehillat Torah Families,
I hope you're all doing well! Please remember we will MEET AT TEMPLE BETH SHALOM THIS SUNDAY. We will not have any programming at the New Albany JCC this Sunday, December 18th.
Here are some important details for our Back to Beth Shalom day this Sunday:
- The program will begin at 9:00 am in the Sanctuary at TBS
- Families are invited to join us for a morning of Chanukah activities and programs.
- The program for the morning will END at 11:45 am. If you won't be joining us for the program, please plan to pick up your child at 11:45 am at TBS.
- Families will pick from 10 different Chanukah themed options for two different activity blocks. 3rd and 4th graders will do Hebrew during the first activity block, 5th and 6th grader swill do Hebrew during the second activity block
Looking forward to seeing you Sunday!
Also, don't forget THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 at 6:15 pm is our Annual Chanukah Service and Party! We will have a completely musical service at 6:15 followed by a chicken and latke dinner, games, activities and a raffle. To RSVP for dinner email RSVP@tbsohio.org
As always, to see pictures from Sunday morning's Religious School classes, please click to www.tbsohioKT.com
Program Highlights:
The Kindergarten class read and learned about the story of Chanukah. They also read the book Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah, and watched the movie Chanukah and the Missing Menorah. What a fun morning!
The 1st grade class learned all about the story of Chanukah including a story about the Maccabees reclaiming the Temple as their own. They also made Chanukah decorations in the shape of Jewish stars.
The 2nd grade class read the Chanukah story and listened to Chanukah-themed music, including the Maccabeats! They even made their own chanukiyot (Chanukah menorahs)! It was a fun and festive morning in our class!
The 3rd grade class talked about the two miracles of Chanukah and played the "To the Temple" board game to learn about the story of Chanukah. They played dreidel and took home a Chanukah-themed word search.
The 4th grade class listened to Chanukah music by the Maccabeats. They played Jewish Bingo (Jewgo!) with Chanukah-themed boards. In Hebrew class, they had a classroom challenge to refresh and to review all that they have learned since the beginning of the year.
The 5th grade class celebrated the story of Chanukah by learning about all the traditions surrounding the holiday. They even got to eat sufganiot (doughnuts) and tell the story of Chanukah.
The 6th grade class talked about the importance of family and how every family has its own special values. They talked about the importance of Jewish values in families. Also, they discussed the notion of sacrifice, and they thought about what things are important enough that they would give something up for them. In Hebrew class, they reviewed the version of the Sh'ma that is recited during the Torah service and talked about other variations of it. They also discussed the Chanukah story and what some of the Hebrew words associated with Chanukah mean.
The Modern Hebrew class went over chapter six and are learning lots of new vocabulary words. They then played a matching game.
Upcoming Events:
- Wednesday, Dec 14th, 4:00 pm, Midweek Hebrew School!
- Friday, Dec 16th, 6:15 pm Annual Chanukah Service and Party!
- Sunday, December 18th at 9:00 am Back to Beth Shalom Chanukah Day!
- Tuesday night, Dec 20th, First Night of Chanukah! Come light the menorah each day of Chanukah at Temple at 6:00 pm.
- NO MIDWEEK HEBREW DECEMBER 21, 28 or JANUARY 4th
- NO SUNDAY RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DECEMBER 25th or JANUARY 1st
TBS / Red Cross Blood Drive!
On the morning of Sunday, January 8th at the New Albany JCC, TBS will be having a blood drive! If you're interested in giving blood that morning, please be in contact with Trina Moffat in the Temple office at 855.4882 or tmoffat@tbsohio.org.
That's it from here! Wishing you a very Happy Chanukah and a Joyous 2012!
L'Shalom,
Rabbi B