Announcements

January 19, 2024
29 Tevet 5784

Hi everyone,

As we end the Hebrew month of Tevet and prepare for the month of Shevat (including the holiday of Tu BiShvat), we are excited for so many of our January events! We want to specially emphasize our mitzvah day on Monday. MLK Day is a federal holiday because it is supposed to be a day of community service. We'd love for you to join us in that effort!

Additionally, we are collecting used shoes in any condition as part of our MLK Mitzvah Day. The shoes will be sorted, organized and donated to Soles4Souls, and you'll reclaim closet space! We have a donation bin in the lobby, and we're collecting until Mitzvah Day ends.

After MLK Mitzvah Day, we also have some programs for families with 5th, 6th and 7th graders. We can't wait to see you there!

Thanks,
Alyssa

Highlights: 

• Monday, January 15: MLK Mitzvah Day from 11 am- 1 pm. Register here.
• Saturday, January 20: Family Havdallah for 5th, 6th & 7th grade families from 6:15-7:30 pm. Register here.
• Sunday, January 21: Taste of Creativity Camp for 2nd-6th graders at 12 pm. Register here.
• Sunday, January 28: 6th & 7th grade field trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage from 9 am-2 pm. Register here.
• Tuesday, January 30: 5th grade Hebrew reading with Cantor Gaby from 6-7 pm. Sign up here.
• Sunday, February 4: World Wide Wrap & BE Mitzvah session for 6th grade, 8:15-10:30 am. Register here.

Upcoming Events

Family Havdallah for 5th, 6th & 7th grade
Saturday, January 20 from 6:15-7:30 pm
open to all families with a 5th, 6th or 7th grader

We'd love for our families with 5th, 6th and 7th graders to join us for a special Saturday night program! We will enjoy Havdallah, games, dinner, fire pit and s'mores. Of course, siblings are invited to join.

Cost: $10 per person or $40 per family
Register here.

Taste of Creativity Camp
Sunday, January 21 from 12-2 pm
for 2nd-6th graders

We’re cooking up a delicious summer! Interested in learning more about Creativity Camp? Join Beth El Day Camp and the Youth and Family Department for an afternoon of creativity and summer fun. We will begin with a yummy pizza lunch followed by a cooking and craft project.

Cost: $10 per person
Register here.

6th & 7th Grade Field Trip: Museum of Jewish Heritage
Sunday, January 28 from 9 am-2 pm
for 6th & 7th graders

We are having a field trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage for our middle schoolers! We will be taking a bus to the museum. We'll meet at Beth El at 9 am, returning around 2 pm. 

Parents are also invited to chaperone, although we may have a limited number available.

Cost: $36 per person for ticket and bus; lunch tbd
Register here.

5th Grade Hebrew Reading Check In
Tuesday, January 30 from 6-7 pm (10 minute slots)
for 5th graders; at Beth El

Cantor Gaby does Hebrew reading check-ins with all of our 5th graders. These check-ins take less than 10 minutes, and are part of our b'nei mitzvah prep here at Beth El.

If you are unable to make this date, please email Cantor Gaby. 

Sign up here.

World Wide Wrap & BE Mitzvah
Sunday, February 4 from 8:15-10:30 am
for our 6th grade BE Mitzvah Cohort

World Wide Wrap is a global initiative to teach emerging Jewish adolescents about the mitzvah of putting on tefillin. We invite you to join us for morning minyan and an opportunity to try on tefillin. We will have breakfast together after minyan. After breakfast we will make our way into the boardroom as we learn more about the mitzvah of tefillin, tzitzit, and take a walking tour of the Torah.

Register here.