5 Tevet 5779
/ December 13, 2018
Vayigash
Genesis 44:18-47:27
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K-12 Education Program Newsletter 12/13/18
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2nd-5th Grade Shul-in Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 15-16 (RSVP required)
K'tanim
- Sunday, Dec. 16 4:00-6:00 pm
Winter Break (No programs) Dec. 17-Jan. 6
3rd-5th Grade Hebrew - Monday-Thursday, Jan. 7-10
Kesher
- Wednesday, Jan. 9 4:50-6:00 pm
WNP Middle School - Wednesday, Jan. 9 6:00-8:00 pm
WNP High School - Wednesday, Jan. 9 6:30-8:00 pm (6:00 for dinner)
Rishonim - Sunday, Jan. 13 9:30-11:30 am 4th/5th Grade Family Program
K'tanim
- Sunday, Jan. 13 4:00-6:00 pm
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Next session: Sunday, Jan. 13 9:30-11:30 am - K-2nd begins in the Sanctuary at 9:30 am. Parents are encouraged to attend.
Click here for more
Rishonim news and recent photos.
Save the Date: 4th & 5th grade Family Learning session Sunday, Jan. 13 9:30-11:30 - 4th/5th grade students and at least one parent will be exploring the topic of homelessness and the Jewish responsibility to help. Our students voted to donate their collected
tzedakah this year to
Larkin Street Youth Services, a San Francisco based organization that empowers youth to move beyond homelessness. We will have age appropriate family conversations and do a project to continue to help homeless youth through Larkin Street.
Shabbat BaBayit
(in the Home) Friday, Jan. 25 - We will be celebrating "Shabbat BaBayit" - "Shabbat in the Home" of our K-5th families. This has been a wonderful experience in the past that we are looking forward to repeating. You will have the opportunity to meet other families with similar age children, share in Shabbat blessings, learn a little and enjoy dinner together! Please
click here to sign up to host and/or participate.
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THIS Sunday, Dec. 16 4:00-6:00 pm - In our next
K’tanim session, we’ll be learning about
Gemilut Chasadim, or Acts of Loving Kindness. We will learn about some of the ways in which people in our community are less fortunate than we are, and what we can do to help. We’ll be making collages about “home,” and decorating lunch bags for the PTBE Sunday Sandwich Hevre (SSH) program.
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K'tanim news and recent photos.
Shabbat BaBayit
(in the Home) Friday, Jan. 25 - We will be celebrating "Shabbat BaBayit" - "Shabbat in the Home" of our K-5th families. This has been a wonderful experience in the past that we are looking forward to repeating. You will have the opportunity to meet other families with similar age children, share in Shabbat blessings, learn a little and enjoy dinner together! Please
click here to sign up to host and/or participate.
Next session: Sunday, Jan. 13 4:00-6:00 pm
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Next session: Wednesday, Jan. 9 - On January 9, we will be starting our Torah Trimester and will spend the day focusing on Adam and Even in the Garden of Eden!
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Kesher news and recent photos.
Parent Volunteer for Dinner Sign-ups for 2nd Trimester - If you are able to lend a hand during
Kesher dinners, please use this
Sign Up Genius to simply fill in dates that you can be available. Rabbi Lisa will follow up with detailed instructions.
Shabbat BaBayit
(in the Home) Friday, Jan. 25 - We will be celebrating "Shabbat BaBayit" - "Shabbat in the Home" of our K-5th families. This has been a wonderful experience in the past that we are looking forward to repeating. You will have the opportunity to meet other families with similar age children, share in Shabbat blessings, learn a little and enjoy dinner together! Please
click here to sign up to host and/or participate.
For any additional
Kesher related questions or concerns please contact Sarah Van Zanten (
svanzanten@ptbe.org).
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3rd-5th Grade Hebrew
No Hebrew Sunday-Sunday, Dec. 16-Jan. 6
Hebrew resumes Monday-Thursday, Jan. 7-10
Please encourage your children to practice over the Winter break. Teachers have provided Home Practice assignments for Hebrew
here.
3rd Grade Hebrew - Please refer to the separate email from Rabbi Lisa with the log in information for your child to access the Alef Bet Quest matching web-based digital companion. If you need more information, please contact
Rabbi Lisa.
For a refresher - Alef Bet and vowels are
here.
For any Hebrew related questions or concerns please contact Rabbi Lisa (
rabbilisa@ptbe.org).
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Next session: Wednesday, Jan. 9 6:00-8:00 pm - 7th and 8th grade will sign up for brand new electives for the Winter trimester. We hope everyone can attend for the preview and to rank their selections! Dinner will be Chinese food.
Learn more here...
For any additional 6th grade related questions or concerns please contact Rabbi Lisa (
rabbilisa@ptbe.org) and for any additional 7th/8th grade related quesions or concerns please contact Rabbi Laura (
rabbilaura@ptbe.org).
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Next session: All High School Wednesday, Jan. 9 6:30-8:00 pm (6:00 for those signed up for dinner) - On January 9,
Zephira Derblich-Milea from
Shalom Bayit (the Bay Area’s center for domestic violence prevention and response within the Jewish Community) will be joining us and doing a Love Shouldn’t Hurt workshop on Healthy Relationships and friendships. We hope you can make it! Please contact
Rabbi Laura if you have any questions or concerns about the program content. Dinner will be Chinese food.
Learn more here...
Check out all the PTeenBE News and Upcoming Events
here
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Join NFTY CWR as we join NFTY SOCAL January 18-21 - For the first time, in celebration of the power of community. Two Regions – One BIG Event! This year, Winter Kallah will be at Camp Ramah in Ojai, CA.
Registration NOW OPEN!
For any additional High School related questions or concerns please contact Rabbi Laura (
rabbilaura@ptbe.org).
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PTBE & BEYOND
“Campership” Grants Available for Jewish Summer Youth Programs - Again this year, we are supporting PTBE children and teens who wish to attend Jewish summer camps and Israel programs. Grants come from a variety of sources in the temple. All grants are need-based and made on a rolling basis, with an application deadline of March 29. Please
click here for the application, and contact Steve Robertson (
srobertson@ptbe.org) with any questions.
Camp Newman Summer 2019 Registration is Open - Click
here to learn more.
Chanukkah & Science Dec. 16, 10 am-12 pm at Wornick Jewish Day School - Join Wornick and PJ Library for a morning of fun hands-on activities. For families with children ages 3-5. Lunch will be served. Free admission.
Advance registration required.
Bay Area Friendship Circle Winter Camp - Serving children and teens with special needs. We're holding a fun, action-packed 2-Day Winter Camp! Each camper is paired one-on-one with a trained teen volunteer, who provides friendship and support. A trained therapist is on site. A quiet sensory room and alternative activities are always available. Bring your own lunch and snacks.
Day 1, 12/26: Location - Achieve Kids |3860 Middlefield Road | Palo Alto (drop off and pick-up is at Achieve Kids) An action-packed day full of activities including movement, music and art especially designed for our campers
Day 2, 12/27: Location - Pump It Up | 2919 Mead Ave | Santa Clara (drop off and pick-up is at Pump It Up)
Bouncing, climbing and jumping on inflatables followed by lunch and group games.
Click
here to learn more.
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Contact Us:
Rabbi Lisa Kingston, Rabbi/Educator, Director of
Rishonim,
Kesher,
K'tanim, and 3rd-6th Hebrew:
rabbilisa@ptbe.org
Rabbi Laura Rumpf, Rabbi/Educator Director of 7th/8th grade and High School:
rabbilaura@ptbe.org
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