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Mazel tov to Leah Zimmerman, recent graduate of our Religious School, as she becomes a Bat Mitzvah this weekend!
Sunday, Sept. 11:
Regular Class Day for K-7th Grades
9:00 - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 14: Regular Class Day for 2-7th grades 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 18:
Regular Class Day for K-7th Grades
9:00 - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Regular Class Day for 2-7th grades 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Please visit our website at www.basrs.org for more
information in the Parent Portal.
For additional upcoming events please click
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| Religious School Happenings |
A Message from Religious School Principal, Lois Tompkins
Busy week!!
Now that we've gotten the first week, Labor Day, and lousy weather out of the way, we are ready to get down to business. I will be spending the next few weeks making sure that everyone has all materials and doing Hebrew assessments for new students. Our madrichim (student assistants) are getting organized and making the transition from "students" to "staff"! We are all getting comfortable with our schedules.
Here are a few reminders to get us started:
1. Hebrew (grades 2-6) students are learning about the OLC (Online Learning Center). I will send a separate letter - for security purposes - to parents with log-ins and passwords, although many of the kids already know theirs. Please try to log in at home and see what your child is learning in class. Special individual learning programs will also be configured as I assess our kids.
5th grade hard at work in Hebrew Class
2. Pick-up and Drop-off: Please remember that pick-up will
always occur in the Day School lobby area. Drop-off on Sundays is there, too. On Wednesdays, we ask that you drop off your child in the front (main) area because they come in at very different times, and there is always a security guard to watch them. If you are late, or need to pick up early, always use the front entrance and come to the Religious School office to sign in/out your child. All of this is for security purposes - your child's safety is our #1 concern!!!
Snack & Learn 7th grade Etgar experience
3. Snack & Learn on Wednesdays: We have made time for our kids to get a little something in their bellies on Wednesday evenings, to socialize with their Jewish friends, and to learn blessings and rituals. We give all of our kids a snack, but if you want to send in a dairy snack (perhaps a sandwich, or fruit and veggies), that would be great, too! We sell bagels with cream cheese, jelly, or soy butter and a bottle of water for $1.00. If you'd like to pay for before-school snacks or bagels in advance, you can set up an account with Chelsea Watts, my office assistant.
Have a great week!
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| Learning Tidbit of the Week |
from 10 Things Which Tend to Turn Kids into Mensches by Joel Lurie Grishaver:
"The Talmud says that if I get into a fight with my mother, and she "irrationally" tells me that I am supposed to throw my wallet into the sea - I'm supposed to do it - regardless of how much money is in it, despite all the credit cards, all the bother involved in replacing everything - I'm supposed to do it. Honoring your mother and father is something a mensch does. And when the Talmud asks the question, "Even when your mother is half-crazed (and is outright wrong), are you supposed to do what she says?" The answer is still yes. That's what Rabbi Tarfon did in the Talmud, (Kiddushin 31a). He threw his wallet into the sea. He threw away his American Express Card and driver's license. That is what a mensch does; I'm still working on it.
...Elie Wiesel tells the story of a Jewish boy who askes his rebbe, "What is a good Jew?" The rebbe then says, "Do you think you are a good Jew?" When the boy answers, "I don't know," the rebbe responds, "I think that good Jews are people, who when asked if they are good Jews, answer "We don't know." Menschlekite starts with insecurity. It is rooted in a willingness to "work on it." Menschletkite is a discipline In many ways it is a lifelong diet of taming our worst urges and tendencies, of limiting our appetites and desires. It is not something you learn in a a ten-day seminar. Rather, it is a "one-day-at-a-time" kind of thing.
Therefore, the first thing which tends to make kids into mensches is parents who are honestly willing to struggle with their own "mensch-i-ness," and inviting their children to join them in that quest. The first step is your serious commitment to becoming more and more of a mensch yourself."
This month, I'd like to give you a few hints of things that we can do to help raise "mensches" - our most important task. Stay tuned!!
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Hello Galinsky Academy Parents,
I wanted to first thank each and every one of you who have taken time and effort to sell the coupon books to raise money for the PTA. You and your kids are SO appreciated.
A couple of reminders...
Please send in the money for all sold books and return unsold books (not damaged) by this Friday, September 9th. If you need additional books sent home at any point, please email or text me and I am happy to help. This is our largest fundraiser and it gives us the opportunity to raise almost $4,000 if each student sells ONLY 1 book. Can you imagine how incredible it will be if each student sell 3? Around $11,000! AMAZING!
Also, for all of you that have sold books and reached the prize limits, I will get the Rebounderz rewards and the free books together and send them home about a week after the sale is complete.
Thank you again!
Tracy Hilbert
(407) 766-4451
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Events at the Jacksonville Jewish Center
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For this week's HaKesher email click
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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.
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