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| Junior Congregation, Tot Shabbat and Services |
SERVICES
Evening services are a regular part of the curriculum and all students will
be required to attend at the end of class on Sunday, Monday and
Wednesday. The Rabbi asks that parents join their children rather than
sit in their cars in the parking lot for the following reasons:
4) The students behave better when sitting with adults.
3) It gives the children a sense that service attendance is not just a
“kid’s thing” but a mitzvah or obligation that lasts throughout their
lives.
2) Weekly announcements are frequently made at the end of services.
1) And the Number One reason for attending services with your child
is - you just might learn something new.
TOT SHABBAT
Tot Shabbat is an abbreviated Shabbat program designed for families
with small children second grade and younger. It is a wonderful way to
experience the beauty of Shabbat at an earlier hour starting at 6:15 and
ending at 7:30. The program includes: an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat
Service conducted by the Rabbi followed by a mini Oneg. Tot Shabbat will
be offered four times during the year (refer to monthly calendar). Emails
will be sent home several weeks prior to each Tot Shabbat.
JUNIOR CONGREGATION
Several times during the calendar year Junior Congregation Services will
be held.
The Rabbi’s Junior Congregation for students in 4th – 7th grades will
meet from 9:15 – 11:15 AM, in the multi-purpose room, and from 11:15 to
the end of services (approximately 12:15) in the sanctuary. For the first
hour, the Rabbi will teach parts of Berchote Hashachar, Pesukei D’zimrah
and the Shacharit services. The students from the Hebrew High School
will take over for the Rabbi, and conduct the service for taking the sefer
Torah (Torah Scroll), and will chant part of the weekly Torah portion. The
pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students will have the opportunity to take an aliyah
and learn the proper procedure involved in doing so. They will be called
to the Torah, kiss the scroll, and recite the appropriate berachot
(blessings). The High School students will conduct the service for
returning the Sefer Torah to the ark, after which all participants will join
the adults in the sanctuary for the Musaf service (additional service).
With this schedule, the 4th – 7th grade students can get the best of both
worlds – a chance to learn the services at a slower pace with the Rabbi
and to be part of the adult service that each student will lead at his/her
Bar/Bat Mitzvah. It is hoped more students will participate than did last
year.
JUNIOR CONGREGATION KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP
Junior Congregation is an integral part of the Hebrew School curriculum
and a wonderful opportunity for families to attend services with their
children. The Jr. Congregation/Oneg fee is no longer a separate fee, but
is included in the annual Registration and Programming Fee. Parents will
be contacted via email to help with shopping, set up and Kiddush
preparation. Kiddush will follow Junior Congregation in the social hall.
Evening services are a regular part of the curriculum and all students will
be required to attend at the end of class on Sunday, Monday and
Wednesday. The Rabbi asks that parents join their children rather than
sit in their cars in the parking lot for the following reasons:
4) The students behave better when sitting with adults.
3) It gives the children a sense that service attendance is not just a
“kid’s thing” but a mitzvah or obligation that lasts throughout their
lives.
2) Weekly announcements are frequently made at the end of services.
1) And the Number One reason for attending services with your child
is - you just might learn something new.
TOT SHABBAT
Tot Shabbat is an abbreviated Shabbat program designed for families
with small children second grade and younger. It is a wonderful way to
experience the beauty of Shabbat at an earlier hour starting at 6:15 and
ending at 7:30. The program includes: an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat
Service conducted by the Rabbi followed by a mini Oneg. Tot Shabbat will
be offered four times during the year (refer to monthly calendar). Emails
will be sent home several weeks prior to each Tot Shabbat.
JUNIOR CONGREGATION
Several times during the calendar year Junior Congregation Services will
be held.
The Rabbi’s Junior Congregation for students in 4th – 7th grades will
meet from 9:15 – 11:15 AM, in the multi-purpose room, and from 11:15 to
the end of services (approximately 12:15) in the sanctuary. For the first
hour, the Rabbi will teach parts of Berchote Hashachar, Pesukei D’zimrah
and the Shacharit services. The students from the Hebrew High School
will take over for the Rabbi, and conduct the service for taking the sefer
Torah (Torah Scroll), and will chant part of the weekly Torah portion. The
pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students will have the opportunity to take an aliyah
and learn the proper procedure involved in doing so. They will be called
to the Torah, kiss the scroll, and recite the appropriate berachot
(blessings). The High School students will conduct the service for
returning the Sefer Torah to the ark, after which all participants will join
the adults in the sanctuary for the Musaf service (additional service).
With this schedule, the 4th – 7th grade students can get the best of both
worlds – a chance to learn the services at a slower pace with the Rabbi
and to be part of the adult service that each student will lead at his/her
Bar/Bat Mitzvah. It is hoped more students will participate than did last
year.
JUNIOR CONGREGATION KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP
Junior Congregation is an integral part of the Hebrew School curriculum
and a wonderful opportunity for families to attend services with their
children. The Jr. Congregation/Oneg fee is no longer a separate fee, but
is included in the annual Registration and Programming Fee. Parents will
be contacted via email to help with shopping, set up and Kiddush
preparation. Kiddush will follow Junior Congregation in the social hall.