Pictured above: For Teacher Appreciation Week, yard signs were placed in Chava Center teacher's yards.
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Teacher Appreciation Week
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Teacher Appreciation Week
As we flip the calendar page to usher in a new month, May kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week. Born from discussions among political and educational leaders, in 1953 Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded Congress to proclaim a National Teachers’ Day. The one day observance has stretched into a weeklong acknowledgement.
JLC Teacher Appreciation | Director of Education, Missy Bell, RJE
Although we will no longer be holding Teacher Appreciation Shabbat on May 15 due to the pandemic, we are so proud to recognize our amazing JLC teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week! The creativity and resilience they have shown during the transition to virtual learning has been nothing short of incredible
- One of the best ways to honor our JLC teachers is to watch them in action: Check out this slideshow from the year, with Cantor Frost and Cantor Green singing Kaddish de Rabbanan, the teachers’ blessing, in the background
- Mazel Tov to our amazing JLC AfterSchool teacher Sharon Sabin and our amazing b’nai mitzvah tutor Susan Glass, both of whom are celebrating 15 year anniversaries of teaching at BJBE
- Parents: please stay tuned for other ways to honor your child(ren)'s teachers.
Chava Center Teacher Appreciation | Director of Early Childhood Education, Susie Wexler
This school year has not gone the way any of us would have predicted. It has been a challenge that has tested us all. So many of our expectations have had to be re-calibrated. But one thing has remained consistent, the staff of BJBE Early Childhood Program at the Chava Center have risen to the challenge. Without a handbook, and building the plane while flying, the staff stepped out to ensure that they would be there for their students and families. Sure, we have had to make adaptations, but these resilient staff members sought feedback and made revisions. I have to pause my writing as tears come to my eyes – for words are insufficient to express the gratitude I feel. Thus, I invite you to set aside the losses that have come with the Coronavirus Crisis to join me in celebrating our staff during Teacher Appreciation Week.
Click here
to read the full message.
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May We Share Shabbat
During the month of May, share Shabbat with your BJBE family! Even though we are all physically apart, we are together in spirit. Send us a picture of your Shabbat celebration to be included in a community mural. Your picture could include your family, your food, your table, your candles, etc.
Please send your pictures by May 31 to
[email protected]
.
In your email, please include your name, the names of everyone in your picture (if applicable) and a one sentence caption.
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Family Night at Max & Benny's
Tuesday, May 12
Bring Family Night home next week. Watch your email for more details!
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BJBE Blood Drive
Sunday, May 31, 8:00am-2:00pm (by appointment only, no-walk ins accepted)
As blood donation has declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s an increasing need for people to give to maintain the nation’s supply. Since our March Blood Drive was so successful (44 pints of blood were donated), BJBE is holding another spring blood drive. Donations are by appointment only. Please
click here
to request an appointment. Questions about donating during the pandemic?
Click here
.
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Saturday Torah Study Resumes
Saturday Torah Study has resumed. Join clergy via Zoom at 10:45am for this class.
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BJBE Everyday Heroes: A Spotlight
Jorie DiCocco, working with GoGo squeeZ, has partnered with several fellow BJBE congregants to coordinate donated deliveries for organizations with whom they work such as Northwestern Hospitals, Advocate Health, American Cancer Society, Waukegan CUSD #60, Project Nourish,Chicago Jewish Elderly, Catholic Charities, Ronald McDonald House and many more.
Click here
to read more.
Do you know someone doing a mitzvah for the BJBE members or our broader community? Email
Dani Glass
to tell us about it.
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Asher Berghoff
Jacob Brodson
Sammy Cohan
Sophie Cole
Amelia Erdman
Annie Fisher
David Fisher
Ben Flaxman
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Robert Getty
Samantha Gordon
Izzy Kiessel
Ethan Lesser
Jeremy Levin
Jake Lipp
Elana Passmore
Leah Perlman
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Lyla Prass
Jonah Prober
Jordyn Resnick
Riley Rosenthal
Jamie Schencker
Devlan Schwartz
Jessica Shade
Noah Shapiro
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If you would like to make a donation in honor of this simcha, please visit
www.bjbe.org/giving.
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Have You Joined One of Our Virtual Villages?
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Virtual Villages launched a few weeks ago and provide opportunities to stay connected with your BJBE family. It's not too late to sign up and take part. Click the button below if you have not yet signed up but want to participate and to see a full list with descriptions.
We will email out the Zoom link to each group's participants. Please be sure you sign up in advance so that you are able to connect.
Contact
Anne Robbin
with any questions. We look forward to maintaining our connections and building new relationships - from a safe and social distance!
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This Week's Featured (and New) Villages
Starts Wednesday>>>
Book Club with Hedda Schless
Wednesdays, 11:00am; First session May 6
Join Hedda Schless for an engaging discussion about a must-read book.
NEW GROUP FORMING>>>
Mindfulness with Margot Andersen
Note time change:
Tuesdays, 5:00pm
Whether this is your first time trying mindfulness and meditation techniques or you are a veteran, please join Margot Andersen as she teaches and guides you through a mindfulness practice. We will start with poetry, reading, or a bit of Torah to ground us before we enter into stillness to find calm within the chaos of our times.
This group is forming and will begin meeting once enough participants have registered.
NEW GROUP FORMING>>>
Hope Through History with Sally Sachar
Mondays, 12:30pm; first session begins May 11
We will listen to each of the five episodes of this new podcast,
Hope, Through History
by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham. The series will explore five defining moments in time when America’s leaders and citizens were forced to confront crises of historic magnitude, offering a portrait of the events and an overview of how they impacted the economy and culture, and how the country came together. It will look at the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Great Depression, World War II, the polio epidemic and the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the series, Meacham is joined by other leading historians, including Doris Kearns Goodwin, Walter Isaacson and Erik Larson. You can get the podcast
here.
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To see the full list with descriptions and to sign up, please
click here.
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Learn the Liturgy with Rabbi Fenster
Wednesdays, 3:00pm
Each week will we explore a different prayer together. Join Rabbi Fenster on Zoom to be part of a conversation about how our tradition offers us opportunities to make meaning out of all of life’s moments. No previous knowledge or experience of prayer or Hebrew required. Learners of all ages are welcome. You don’t even need a prayerbook (we’ll be sharing handouts virtually)! Use this link each week to be a part of the conversation:
https://zoom.us/j/8711115843
.
Torah Study
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BJBE QuaranTeens Facebook Group!
This is a place for fun Jewish content, suggestions for self-care while at home, and invitations to virtual activities hosted by BJBE, Senior Youth Group, NFTY, and OSRUI! Contact
Alek Kopulsky
to be added to this group. If you don’t have a Facebook, you can still receive notifications via email. Send
Alek
the email address you would like to receive updates about virtual opportunities for BJBE teens!
Senior Youth Group’s Instagram
Follow Senior Youth Group’s Instagram to stay in the loop about virtual activities. Give us a follow
here
.
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*Please note: all services at BJBE are now held "virtually." Please tune in via
Facebook Live or using the links below
at the
times listed.
There is a new zoom link for each service every week.
This week's zoom link for each service/study is below and will also be emailed as part of
BJBE Connects
on Friday.
Shabbat Service
Kol Shabbat Service
Torah Study
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Social Action/Social Justice Network
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The Moraine Township Food Pantry provides food staples to those in need. During the pandemic, their services are even more critical. Currently, they are only able to accept monetary donations.
In addition to our May Tzedakah Recipient, there are several area food pantries with ongoing needs. Please read below to learn about the needs of these different pantries.
- Vernon Township Food Pantry is in need of items found on this list – as well as diapers of all sizes (not included on the list). Donations can be dropped off at 3050 North Maine St, Buffalo Grove on M-F between 8:30am-2pm. Place donations in the shopping carts outside.
- Northfield Township Food Pantry is in need of cereal, canned corn, canned mixed veggies, beef stew, soups (other than chicken noodle), and oatmeal. Donations can be dropped off at 2550 Waukegan Rd, Suite 100, Glenview on M-F 8:30am-4pm (Thursdays until 6:30pm). Place donations in the bins to the left of the front door.
- West Deerfield Township Food Pantry is in need of canned fruit, cereal, oatmeal canisters, pasta sauce, peanut butter, jelly, rice, tuna, canned meat, toilet paper, dish soap, laundry soap, deodorant, razors, shaving cream, and feminine hygiene products. Donations can be dropped off at 601 Deerfield Rd, Deerfield on M-F between 8am-5pm. Place donations around the back, in the cart outside the door.
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BJBE COVID-19 Resources
During this unprecedented time, BJBE is here for our community!
Click here
to access the listing of resources both for your enjoyment as well as opportunities to help one another. These resources will be updated regularly and available on the BJBE website.
Zoom Primer:
You can use Zoom on your phone, tablet, or computer. In BJBE communications, you will see hyperlinks to let you join these virtual events.
- When you click on the meet link, it will open Zoom in your browser.
- You will be asked to download the application in order for it to function. Please agree to this.
- After it has downloaded you will see a pop-up window asking if you would like to join zoom.us. Please say yes again.
- The next window that opens is where you can view the service or join a group or meeting.
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Use the buttons below to stay connected to your BJBE family and learn about updates and upcoming virtual programming and services.
Please make sure your contact information is correct in
ShulCloud
so you continue to receive notifications from BJBE. Not sure how to use Zoom? Scroll down on this email to view instructions towards the bottom.
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