Nov. 15, 2023

We have very exciting news in our Early Childhood Program! In response to a community need for additional high-quality daycare options for infants, we are excited to offer this extension of our already caring and loving daycare program! Our new infant room will open on Monday, Jan. 8. We are in the process of decorating and getting everything ready for our first infants! We have four full-time spaces available. Registration is open now through the next week for Fairmount Temple members only, and then will open up to the general public after that. Only full-time care is available at this time. The first full-time session begins Jan. 8 through June 7. The next full-time session will begin June 10, with already-enrolled infants having priority.

If you are looking for part-time infant care, let us know. If our full-time spaces are not filled, we will take infants part time in the order that they are on the waiting list.

Here are some details:

• Infants must be between 8 weeks and 12 months old.
• The hours are a little bit different than the general Early Childhood Program. Infant care is available weekdays from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm.
• Fees: $99 per day for Fairmount Temple members and $110 per day for non-members

Are you or someone you know exploring infant day care now or in the future? Feel free to contact me to ask questions or reserve your spot at [email protected].

We're very excited to offer this expanded opportunity to welcome infants to our Early Childhood Program!

Holly Green, Early Childhood Program Director

SHOWING OUR SOLIDARITY IN WASHINGTON, DC

Myra Stone was one of many Fairmount Temple members who attended Tuesday's Israel Rally in Washington, DC.

Thanks to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland for coordinating the logistics of getting some 1,800 Clevelanders to the Rally!  An estimated 290,000 people from across North America gathered at the National Mall to raise their voices together.

Click here for some other photos from the inspiring day.

SPECIAL SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK

• WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 6:15- 7 pm - Service of Healing and Renewal in our Bogomolny Faigin Activity Center. The service, open to all, will be led by members of our clergy team and Cantorial Soloist Celia Hollander Lewis. This is an opportunity to unite in song, prayer, and reflection, with open hearts, and seek healing, comfort, and renewal in a time rife with conflict. The service, in person and live-streamed, will conclude by 7 pm to accommodate those going to hear Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett speak at a Jewish Federation of Cleveland gathering at 7:30 pm.

• FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 - Fairmount Temple and The Temple-Tifereth Israel will each host visiting clergy from the other temple for a special Shabbat of Gratitude, the last Shabbat before Thanksgiving, an opportunity to connect and engage on a spiritual level. Leading the 6 pm Shabbat Service at The Temple-Tifereth Israel will be Rabbi Yael Dadoun, Rabbi Joshua Caruso and Cantor Vladimir Lapin. Leading the 6:15 pm Shabbat Service at Fairmount Temple will be Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk, Rabbi Roger Klein and Cantor Kathy Sebo. Both services are offered in person and live streamed (Fairmount Temple streaming; TheTemple-Tifereth Israel streaming) 



Click here for the list of names being read in memoriam at Fairmount Temple.

• SUNDAY, NOVEMER 19, 4:30 pm - Our Cantors Vladimir Lapin and Sarah Sager will join Cantors Kathryn Wolfe Sebo, Laurel Barr, Kathy Fromson, Misha Pisman and Alyssa Rosenbaum in concert, performing favorite Broadway selections. The concert, to be held at The Temple-Tifereth Israel, will raise funds to purchase a “Cleveland Synagogue Ambulance” for American Friends of Magen David Adom, bringing much-needed aid to Israelis. Concert details can be found here and tickets can be purchased here.

• SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2 pm (Note new time) - Fairmount Temple and The Temple-Tifereth Israel will co-host Conversations with Clergy. This social gathering, to be held at The Temple-Tifereth Israel, is an opportunity to hear from clergy from both communities as they share their personal journeys and individual hopes for the future. Adam Miller, Vice President at WKYC/TEGNA, will serve as moderator. Join us and hear the conversation! Following the program, there will be time to chat with clergy and members of each synagogue, share a nosh, and tour The Temple-Tifereth Israel. Let us know you're attending with your RSVP here.