Dear Families,
As we prepare to open Kulanu and TLC in September, and to celebrate the High Holy Days together, this will be our last weekly Summer Fun email.
As always, we will continue to update our Facebook and occasionally post on Instagram.
Enjoy the rest of summer!
Gina and Loen
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Summer With Our Bet Torah Friends! |
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High Holy Day Card
Adding your family to the annual Bet Torah Youth fundraiser High Holy Day Card is a wonderful tradition, and great way to share your new year wishes to the entire congregation. The card is mailed to all our 500+ families.
Funds raised with this project support Youth activities throughout the year.
To allow time for printing and mailing, we need all submissions by Monday, August 24.
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Social Action Committee High Holy Days Hesed Projects for Children
While we cannot all come together physically to celebrate the high holidays this year, we can still connect and share the magic of what makes our Bet Torah community so special!
Help us fulfill the Jewish mitzvah of Hesed, caring for each other, and enjoy a fun activity with your children at the same time!
"We Care Cards"
Enjoy getting crafty as your children create caring cards to wish congregants a Happy and Healthy New Year! These cards will be distributed preferentially first to those who may be in more need of a spiritual lift this year but are intended to be anonymous to congregants in general. Make as many cards as you like!
"Remembrance Stones"
Enjoy nature by collecting stones. Feel free to decorate with paint or leave them as natural. These stones will be distributed to congregants who have lost a loved one this year. As our tradition suggests, by placing these stones at the cemetery, we can help honor their lives.
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L'Dor V'Dor Intergenerational Storytelling
As we approach this High Holy Day season unlike any we've ever known, we would like to bring together our families with older adults in our congregation to share their stories of the moments in their lives unlike any they had previously known. We will be pairing together Bet Torah families with Bet Torah older adults to share guided stories. Both older adults and families will have guidelines to help share stories and spend time together over phone or via video chat.
If you are a family that would like to get involved, please sign up by Tuesday, September 8. We will pair you with an elder and send you a storytelling guide. Please "meet" with your older adult before Yom Kippur.
Thank you for sharing stories between our generations.
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Blood Drive at Bet Torah
As part of the month of Elul preparation for the High Holy Days, Community Service at Bet Torah will be sponsoring a Blood Drive through the NY Blood Center.
It will be by appointment only and NY Blood Center has a rigorous COVID social distancing protocol, which includes watching a video for donors before the date. Sign up to donate.
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Create a video teaching your skill (e.g. soccers drill), raise funds or donate an item needed to perform the skill (e.g. soccer ball), and Neighbors Link will share both with their clients.
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Thursdays at Mount Kisco Elementary School
They need only 32 volunteers weekly. Volunteers under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by a guardian
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Fridays, 2:00-3:00
We are looking for sponsors and volunteers to deliver Shabbat dinner to congregants who are isolated, especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and physician families.
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Monday, August 10, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, August 10, 7:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, August 18 - Sunday, August 23
If we can't be together in person, let's do it online! Join METNY USY for wonderful programing at the end of the summer. Open to rising 6th-12th graders.
Program cost: $54. Bet Torah Youth is proud to support METNY Encampment every year! If the cost of Encampment in a Box is a barrier to your participation, please contact Seth Young. All inquiries will be handled confidentially. We know many families are having a hard time right now.
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Rabbi Brusso mentioned the film 13th, which is on many streaming services.
Please note: 13th is an intense documentary about race in the United States. It can often be disturbing for viewers of all ages. Some of the footage includes violent beatings and lynchings.
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For parents of teens:
Sexual Citizens – Helping Teens Make Mindful Choices
Sex, flirting, and romance are of central importance to teens—and, even in this time of social distancing, teens still need their parents’ guidance to navigate this important aspect of their lives.
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