| Addison M. Opper Hebrew School News |
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PASSOVER CANDY & GIFT FUNDRAISER
TBR's Hebrew School and Preschool students will once again be fundraising by selling Kosher for Passover candy. Some of the Bartons chocolate favorites include macaroons, chocolate covered matzah crackers and the all time favorite, milk chocolate lollicones.
Order deadline is February 17, 2012. Please make checks payable to Temple Beth Rishon.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Click here for order form. Click here to view catalog of items.
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| Rabbi Sandy Olshansky |
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MONTHLY FAMILY SERVICES AT TBR:
NOT YOUR PARENTS’ FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE!
Dear Friends,
For quite a few years now, the first Friday of every month has been Family Service night at Temple Beth Rishon. Every aspect of the service is geared to young families with children. Our service starts earlier, at 7 pm, and ends by 8 pm. All of the music is lively and upbeat and most of the tunes are very singable. This is not your parents’ Friday evening service, let alone your grandparents’ Friday evening service.
These services provide an opportunity to share meaningful Jewish experiences with your children and grandchildren. Also, many of our temple families consider them an adjunct to our Hebrew School program as they help connect you to what your children are learning in their classes. Here are some of the family-friendly features:
· All students are called up to the bima (pulpit) for our lively singing of the Shema, our “declaration of faith.”
· We tell or act out a Torah-based story instead of delivering a sermon.
· All students are blessed by their parents and/or grandparents.
· We open and close the service with seasonal, holiday-related songs.
From now through May, a specific class or classes in our Hebrew School will participate in the service and will lead prayers and songs that they have learned. Dinner with an age-appropriate menu will be provided before the service for a modest fee or at no charge to temple members with reservations. Kid-friendly desserts are served after each of these services. (On one occasion the dads ate most of the Devil Dogs!)
This year, for the first time, our family service on Friday evening January 6 will feature our Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade students. Our pre-service dinner will consist of pizza and salad and there will be no charge. In consideration of our students’ ages, the service will last only 45 minutes. This service was in our original plans for this year. We hope that you will participate.
The dates and class assignments for the rest of our family services, as listed in our temple calendar, are as follows:
February 3: Dalet (6th Grade) – Many consider this a bar/bat mitzvah “preview.”
March 2: Bet (4th Grade) – Your children will receive the actual siddurim (prayer books) that they will use when they celebrate becoming a bar or bat mitzvah.
May 4: Gimel (5th Grade) – Students will lead most of the prayers in the service.
There will be a modest fee for the dinners preceding these services. In the past we have served deli sandwiches and veggie wraps for adults and chicken tenders for kids. Our Hebrew School board is currently exploring some new menu options. Details and a reservation form for each dinner will be sent by a special e-mail to parents of students in the class that is featured and in our weekly Hebrew School News messages.
We hope that you and your children or grandchildren will join us for these meaningful and enjoyable family services.
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