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Upcoming Events

Sunday, Sept. 25:            Regular Class Day for K-7th Grades  9:00 - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 28:      Regular Class Day for 2-7th grades  4:30 -  6:30 PM
Sunday, Oct. 2:                 NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, Oct. 5:           Regular Class Day for 2-7th grades  4:30 -  6:30 PM 

NOTE:  One version of our calendar that was handed out had an error on it: we will NOT have school on Sunday, Oct. 16!  Sorry for the confusion! 
                                          
Please visit our website at www.basrs.org for more  information in the Parent Portal.

For additional upcoming events please click HERE
Religious School Happenings
A Message from Religious School Principal, Lois Tompkins 

On Sunday (September 25), I will hold a learning session for parents of kids in grades 2-6.  We'll meet in the library at 9:15.  I will be showing you how we use the OLC (Online Learning Center) and how you can utilize this fun learning tool at home.  I hope that you'll join me!

This week, thanks to some of our very busy and dedicated parents, we will begin to distribute Shabbat Boxes in grades K-5.  These boxes are a great way to celebrate Shabbat on Friday evening - your child will be excited to bring the box home, complete with all the necessities and even some special treats.  Thank you to Don Levinson, Naida Gould, and our Galinsky PTA.  If you would like to help put these boxes together on Fridays, please contact me, Don or Naida.  We'd appreciate the help!!

Thank you to the 5th and 6th grade parents and students who attended the Bar/Bat Mitzvah meeting last Sunday - we had a great turnout!



Have a great week!  

Lois 
Learning Tidbit of the Week
In a continuation of this month's hints of things that you can do to help raise "mensches" - our most important task:

It is "hip" right now to encourage people to practice "random acts of kindness."  Practice regular tzedakah and tikkun olam (Tzedakah is good things you do with your money; Tikkun Olam is actions which help to repair and redeem the world.)   You can:
 
(a) Make a ritual out of giving tzedakah before lighting the Shabbat candles every week.

(b) Learn about, adapt, and do, the unique Jewish tzedakah practice for each Jewish holiday.  For example: On Purim it is Matanot l'Evyyonim - gifts of food to the poor.

(c) Create the family "Tikkun Olam thing."  It could be weekly, monthly, or annually, but something which your family chooses to do.  I know some families that skip dinner once a week, where the "money" goes to feed others...Believe me, the needs are greater than the number of available families.   Your research and evaluation are part of this assignment.

One thing that tends to turn kids into mensches is participating in systematic acts of kindness.

           From 10 Things Which Tend to Turn Kids into Mensches by Joel Lurie Grishaver
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Events at the Jacksonville Jewish Center



For all upcoming events at the JJC click HERE for the JJC website!
The mission of the Galinsky Academy of the Jacksonville Jewish Center is to provide the highest quality education through the finest teachers, a comprehensive curriculum, and cutting edge technology to Jewish children of all ages.  The Galinsky Academy consists of the DuBow Preschool, the Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School, the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School, and Setzer Youth Education.
5777 High Holy Days at the Jacksonville Jewish Center

Click HERE for everything you need to know about services and programs during the High Holy Days at the Jacksonville Jewish Center.

Click HERE for important information regarding High Holy Day Youth Programming that includes the schedule and locations of service and programming.
Interested in being a part of the High Holiday Host Teamto serve as an Usher or Greeter this holiday season!  Please email Nancy Davis ( nancy.davis@mjgds.org) to sign up for a one-hour time slot on the first or second day of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, or Yom Kippur. 
 
If you would like to join us for the High Holy Days and are not a Center member, please contact Rose Tincher at rtincher@jaxjewishcenter.org or by phone at 904-292-1000 to purchase tickets. All attendees are required to have tickets and parking passes to be on property.


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