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Bet Torah Teen Talk
Keeping you in the know
about our exciting post-B'nei Mitzvah programs!
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, May 30 - Thursday, June 1 -
Shavuot
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TLC Year-End Ice Cream Celebration
Tuesday, May 30
Dinner and Learning:
6:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Ice Cream and Dessert:
starting at 7:45 p.m.
We will be observing the holiday of Shavuot with a delightful celebration of Jewish learning and our usual pizza dinner with a few extras, followed by a delicious ice cream and dessert bar!
Allergen-free desserts, and dairy and gluten-free options will be available.
Stay after 7:45 to enjoy more dessert and more Jewish learning with the rest of the Bet Torah community.
Click here for details about the community-wide Shavuot evening celebration.
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Shavuot at Bet Torah
Tuesday, May 30, 8:00-10:00 p.m.: Study and Learn
Wednesday, May 31, 9:30 a.m.: Morning Services and Adult B'nei Mitzvah
Wednesday, May 31, 6:00 p.m.: Evening Services
Thursday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.: Morning Services and Yizkor
Thursday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.: Evening Services Ending the Holiday
Click here
to learn more about Shavuot, celebrating late spring and commemorating the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
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Celebrate Israel Parade
Sunday, June 4
Watch Fifth Avenue turn blue and white as politicians, schools, marching bands, JCCs, street performers, motorcades, synagogues, and floats express their ahavat Zion, love of Israel.
The parade will take place rain or shine. We recommend wearing a hat and bringing a water bottle. You will not be able to leave and enter the parade once it starts.
March with USY
March with other Jewish teens who are excited about Israel. To march as a USYer, you MUST buy the official USY t-shirt and
register for $11.00.
Click here to learn more about marching with USY, and here to register.
March with Keshet, Mosaic of Westchester, and other LGBTQ+ Groups
March with a contingent of adult and teen LGBTQ Jews and allies to celebrate Israel with rainbow flags, rainbow shirts, and rainbow bagels! (Rainbow bagels and new t-shirts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so come early!)
RSVP here to march with Keshet.
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USY Elections and B
arbecue
Monday, June 5, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
at Jenna Krawchick's Home,
36 Whitlaw Close,
Chappaqua
We invite all teens in 7th-12th grade to be involved with this election. We know 2017-2018 is going to be an amazing year!
After elections, we'll have a lovely dinner and celebrate the class of 2017 as they head off into the sunset!
The meal will be Kosher meat, cooked at Bet Torah and brought to the Krawchick home.
Only paid members can vote and run for office,
but everyone is invited to dinner and to enjoy.
Thank you to Stephanie and Todd Krawchick for their hospitality.
Running For Office
Paid USY members can run for all Executive Offices. Paid Kadima members currently in 7th and 8th grade can run for Representatives. You must apply to run by the new, EXTENDED deadline of noon on Tuesday, May 30.
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Better Together Community Oneg
Friday, June 9, 6:15 p.m.
All year, many of our teens have been meeting with seniors in our community for guest speaker luncheons at Bet Torah, oral and visual life-history projects, and home visits. This program forwards Bet Torah's mission of cultivating meaningful relationships within our community.
Please join us to celebrate the first year of this program and look forward to next year.
The program will start before Kabbalat Shabbat, and end with a dessert oneg after services.
The Better Together Program is generously supported by a prominent national foundation.
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METNY Takes Six Flags
Sunday, June 11
Join other Jewish teens for a day of rides, games, and so much fun with USY!
The cost is $59.00, and the registration deadline is May 31. Bussing will be provided from the Westchester area.
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Jew York Pride
A New York Pride Celebration for LGBTQ and Ally Teens, Families, and Community Members
Sunday, June 25
at
WeWork Times Square
1460 Broadway, New York, NY
Jew York Pride is our second annual Pride event to celebrate inclusion of LGBTQ+ and ally Jewish teens. Attend brunch, and then march with other LGBTQ and ally Jews in a special contingent at New York Pride.
More details about time will be coming shortly
once confirmed by New York Pride organizers
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Questions? Contact Justin at
justin@keshetonline.org
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Get ready for the best week of your life:
METNY Encampment 2017
August 20 - 27 at Camp Ramah, Wingdale
For one week, teens in grades 6-8 (
Kadima
) and 9-12 (USY) live in a welcoming, exciting Jewish environment. Each of our days is filled with activities, sports, meals, engaging Jewish learning, and time to just relax and enjoy. Encampment is open to current 5th-11th graders (who will be starting 6th-12th grade in September).
Bet Torah Youth believes so strongly in this program that
we offer a significant
tuition
reimbursement to our congregants in good standing who are paid youth group members: $312.50 (50% off the early bird tuition) or $100 for the half-week option.
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Loen Amer
Director of Youth Engagement
youth@bettorah.org
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Karen Allison
Youth Chair karensallison@yahoo.com
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Bet Torah Youth
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Jill Heller
Youth Chair
jbheller@optonline.net
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