February
14th
Presidents' Day Weekend - No School - 2/14 & 2/15
21st
Kitah Hey (5th Grade) Service
PreK-2nd Family Havdalah, Ice Cream, & Meshuganotes
Coffee House & Karaoke with the Meshuganotes
22nd
B'nai Mitzvah Program
7th - 12th Grade assist Chesed in packing Mishloach Manot
ECC-Little Gym-Birthday Party for the Trees
26th
USY Specialty Kinnus (Cleveland) 2/26-3/1
March
1st
ECC Queen Esther's Candyland
7th - 12th Grade delivering Mishloach Manot at Menorah Park.
4th
Erev Purim-Megillah Reading
5th
Purim
8th
Purim Carnival
13th
3-6th Grade Family Shabbat Dinner
CRUSY Senior Retreat
3/13-3/15
15th
9th Grade to Food Bank
22nd 7th & 8th Grade Trip to Mikvah 27th Spring & Passover Break - No School - 3/27-4/12
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Religious School
Office at
Your Fingertips
216-831-6555
Rabbi Josh Foster
Education Engagement Rabbi
Ext. 124
Barbara Rosenfeld
Executive Educator
Ext. 121
Wendy Altmire
Admin. Assist.
Ext. 123
Shirley Haas
Admin. Assist.
Ext. 122
Risa Roth
Early Childhood Director
Ext. 125
Dana Blocker
Youth Director
Ext. 120
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27501 Fairmount Blvd.
Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124
216-831-6555 |
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- No School this weekend - Presidents' Day Weekend - Shabbat, February 14 & Sunday, February 15
- All 3rd Grade through High School - Deadline for camp /Israel scholarships and the Sisterhood scholarship is March 1st. For more information contact Shirley Haas 216-831-6555, ext. 122.
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 Shalom Parents, While we are hard at work at the Youth and Learning Center providing great learning and experiences for you and your children, one of the best ways you can partner with us in nurturing the learning we seek to provide is by helping foster friendships with your child's peers at Hebrew school. Wouldn't it be great to see your child eager to come to B'nai Jeshurun to learn with their friends? Perhaps you can arrange a play date with a classmate from Hebrew school, or stay after school ends on Shabbat so your child can play gaga in the pit or join us for Kiddush or lunch with the entire congregation. You can join us next Saturday night for our Havdalah and Ice Cream Social (pre-K through 2nd grade families) or our Family Shabbat Dinner in March (3rd-6th Grade families). Come to our festive Megillah reading and Purim carnival! There are so many different ways to connect. Simply by finding time to meet and get together with the families in your child's class, and strengthening the bonds of friendship between your child and his or her peers at B'nai Jeshurun, you can have a lasting impact on your child's Jewish identity.
Josh Foster Education Engagement Rabbi |
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Whirlyball for Everyone
Sunday, February 22
Join Jr. Kadima (4th-5th grade), Kadima (6th-8th grade) and BJUSY (9th-12th grade) at Whirlyball Cleveland on Sunday, February 22 from 12:30 - 2 pm. Youth groupers will be divided into "mishpachot" to play laser tag, whirlyball and other games.
$15 non-member; $10 member. Please consider bringing a few extra dollars to participate in tzedakah raising games. RSVP to Dana Blocker.
8th-12th Grade Specialty Kinnus Coming to Cleveland!
February 26-March 1
The Cleveland area Conservative synagogues are co-hosting CRUSY Specialty Kinnus February 26-March 1. Please encourage your teen to participate in this event! The event includes Friday volunteering in the community with teens from around the region, a great Shabbat experience and fun on Saturday night. Questions? Contact Dana Blocker. HOST HOMES for Thursday and Friday night are needed.
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 PRE-K THROUGH 2ND GRADE FAMILY HAVDALAH & ICE CREAM SOCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
6:30 pm - Havdalah
7:00 pm - Ice Cream Social
7:20 PM - A special performance from the Meshuganotes (The Ohio State University Jewish a capella Group) Join with other families to celebrate Havdalah, ice cream and a special performance from the Meshuganotes. RSVP to Wendy Altmire by February 17. |
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 MESHUGANOTES, COFFEE HOUSE & KARAOKE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Meshuganotes Performance - 7:30 pm
(The Ohio State University Jewish a capella group) David J. Moskowitz Sanctuary Free and Open to all
Coffee House & Karaoke - 8:30-11:00 pm $5 charge at the door; Halpern Hall Adults & Teens Only Enjoy Phoenix coffee, karaoke compliments of Sydney & David Gruhin, alcoholic beverages, snacks, friends and fun. (Free babysitting with a movie and snacks available.) |
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Bessie Hershey Religious School
Fund Raisers
 Purim Raffle
We are holding our annual Purim 50/50 Raffle to raise money to continue the good work of our religious school. One half of the money collected will be used for school needs, while the other half will be distributed as prize money. We hope to have 100% participation from our school families. If you need tickets, please contact Wendy Altmire. Drawing date will be Sunday, March 8 at the Purim Carnival.
 Passover Candy Sale
Miss Chocolate/Bartons Kosher for Passover candies and macaroons are now available. Order forms are in the school and synagogue offices. The deadline to place your order is Sunday, February 27. All proceeds benefit the Bessie Hershey Religious School. Please contact Florence Zabarsky with questions at 440-572-5938.
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G-dcast
Final B'nai Mitzvah Program
Sunday, February 22 All children who will become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah between January and December 2016 and their parents are being asked to join us for the final session of a special Mitzvah Program on Sunday morning, February 22, from 9:30 am -12:00 noon at the synagogue. At this final session we will be working with G-dcast to create our own Parsha video. See last year's video below.  | |
Stop. Think. Act: Jewish Mindfulness in Action
(last year's B'nai Mitzvah class project)
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EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING
Elmo's Winter Clubhouse with song leader Maggie Wise
Sunday, February 22 *
9:30-10:30 am
For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Join Mora Risa, Maggie & Elmo for havdallah, play, music, Jewish art projects, stories and snack. Free and open to the community.
Little Gym Birthday Party for the Trees
Sunday, February 22 * 4 pm
Celebrate Tu B'Shevat with B'nai Jeshurun at the Little Gym (2070 Chagrin Blvd./ Shaker Heights)
We'll have cake and lots of gym fun! For kids birth to age 6 with an adult.
Cost: $5 per child ages 1 and up. Click here to register.
Sunday, March 1 * 2 pm
Make your own Mishloach Manot Candy & Treats at Ellie's Sweets and Chocolates (14486 Cedar Rd./ University Hts.)
$5 per person to make one box of Kosher candy/ free to spectators! Click here to register. Open to the community for children ages 2-8 years with an adult.
For information on any of these programs, contact Risa Roth 216-831-6555.
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 Purim Marathon! Sunday, March 1 9:30 am - Mishloach Manot delivery to Menorah Park 2:00 pm - Queen Esthers Candyland @Ellie's Sweets & Chocolates (for children 2 - 8 with an adult) Wednesday, March 4 11 am - Mishloach Manot delivery to Montefiore 7 pm - Family & Traditional Megillah Readings with a costume parade and contest. Everything will be followed with music, dancing and lots of hamentashen! Thursday, March 5 7 am - Megillah reading and combined minyan, followed by breakfast with more hamentashen. Sunday, March 8 11:30 am Purim Carnival - Games, prizes, food, and fun for everyone. New this year: Green screen music video booth, Survive the Log Slammer, we have a new farm fun inflatable for children under 5, and many new games. Annual Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by the Men's Club. |
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SAVE THE DATE
All 3rd - 6th Graders
Youth Shabbaton at Camp Wise
April 24-26
Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
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