TEENS: Lounge Night Tomorrow - Let's Gather for some light in the darkness
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October 17, 2023 3 Cheshvan 5784
Hi everyone,
We know this has been an incredibly challenging time these past 11 days. It's been comforting and hopeful to gather as a community as often as we have in order to support one another and create space for understanding, questioning, processing, and being together.
This is not ending so soon, unfortunately, and we will continue to create opportunities to come together to learn, process, and act. That said, we also believe it's fundamentally important to come together in joy as well.
With that said, join us tomorrow night, 6:30-8:00 pm at Beth El for this month's Lounge Night: a cupcake decorating competition. Sign up here or just show up. We'd love to see you!
To stay connected with what's going on in Israel:
Get Informed: We will do our best to provide you with online resources to learn about what is happening on the ground in Israel. In the interim, we recommend reading this Times of Israel article and this this fact sheet from the IAC for an overview of the last few days, put together by our friends at The Jewish Education Project.
Connecting with Israeli Friends and Family: Many of you may have friends and family in Israel. Overwhelmingly, we are hearing how meaningful it is for our friends and family in Israel to hear from us and now we are thinking of them. If you are comfortable, we urge you to reach out to the people in your life in Israel.
Typically, we'd encourage you to follow us on Instagram @bethelnr_teens. In light of the events in Israel and how it is being publicized, we are discouraging you from going on social media at this moment in time. If you do choose to log into social media, please try not to click on photos and videos, as they are incredibly hard to see (and unsee). We are here to support you.
We hope to see you tomorrow,
Bekkah and The Teen Leadership Board
Teen Collab: begins Thursday, October 12 Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm at the JCC Mid-Westchester for 8th-12th graders The Teen Collab is a joint project of six Conservative Synagogues in Southern Westchester. Teens from all six synagogues meet weekly to connect, socialize and learn. We offer three modules, and each module has options for two courses.
We meet on Thursdays from 6:30-8:00 pm at the JCC Mid-Westchester, and each module is about 8 sessions.
Module 1: October to December
Jewish Spirituality
A Taste of World Jewry
Module 2: January to early March
The Ethical Life: Jewish Values in an Age of Choice
Israeli TV: Checkout
Module 3: mid-March to May
Jewish and Israeli Art & Artists
Jewish Youth Climate Movement
Cost: Each module is $300, or you can sign up for all 3 for $750.
-- November Lounge Night Wednesday, November 29, 6:30-8:00 pm for 8th-12th graders; in the Youth Lounge at Beth El Join us for pizza, video games, friends, and a dessert bar! Bring yourselves, your homework, and/or your Beth El friends! There will be space to process the situation in Israel as well. Register atwww.bethelnr.org/teenloungenights. Lounge Nights happen monthly on the following Wednesdays all year long: Nov. 29, Dec. 13, Jan. 24, Feb. 28, Mar. 13, April 17, and May 8. Mark your calendars! Questions? Want to help plan? Contact teens@bethelnr.org.
Other Community Events & Programs
USY Fall Convention: USY2K November 17-19 on the Jersey Shore for all 8th-12th graders
Join NY and Hagalil for their Fall Convention! The hotel is the Days Inn Hotel by Wyndham in Toms River, and transportation is available from Queens, Livingston and Highland Park.
Cost: $349 (early bird registration), $374 (until November 3) -- Tzelem for Trans, Nonbinary, Gender Expansive, and LGBTQ+ Jewish Teens in Westchester, NY Located at Congregation Kol Ami, 252 Soundview Ave., White Plains, NY 10606
Moving Traditions and Keshet are excited to partner and bring you Tzelem for Trans, Nonbinary, Gender Expansive, and LGBTQ+ Jewish teens in Westchester, NY. Tzelem offers a safe, supportive space to make new friends and explore issues like: Life transitions; Healthy Relationships; Body Positivity; Self-Compassion; Mental Health; Jewish Identity; And much more!
All sessions run from 11 am – 12:30 pm on the following Sundays: 10/22, 11/19, 12/10, 1/28, 2/11, 3/10, 4/7, 5/19.
Group Leader: Eliana Rubin Eliana Rubin (she/they) is a queer and trans artist and educator. She recently moved back to NYC from her hometown of Los Angeles. She serves as the Inclusive Education Consultant at The Jewish Education Project. Eliana received her Master of Educational Leadership from HUC-JIR. They are the creator of Jewsicals (Jewish musicals), short musical numbers based around our sacred texts. This will be Eliana’s second time leading Tzelem and she couldn’t be more excited! When Eliana is not working in education, she is songwriting, exploring the Big Apple, and eating copious amounts of movie theater popcorn.
Fun Fact: Eliana and Bekkah work together, so feel free to reach out to Bekkah to learn more!
Stay tuned for even more Teen programming!
More information coming soon!
Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804
