We have closed Congregation Beth Torah's Learning Center doors for the time being due to health and safety concerns. Thus for the foreseeable future Learning Center will function as a "virtual" religious school, using all technological means at our disposal to gather as a community and to serve you. While it pains us not to be with all of you in person during this trying time, we are determined to continue to function as a congregation, bringing comfort, strength, hope and purpose to our world at this time of tumult and uncertainty.
If at any time, you or your children would benefit from some support or just want to feel connected to the synagogue, please reach out to Rabbi Zelony, Debbie Wills (our Education Vice President), or myself. We are all available and will be happy to connect over the telephone or video chat.
While we are experiencing this time of uncertainty, the Learning Center office has been working on a plan for continued Jewish learning for our students in the coming weeks. We will begin online distance learning on Sunday, March 29 for both our Sunday morning K-7 programs and our Sunday afternoon Madrichim program. We will continue to have on-line tutoring and activities beginning on Wednesday, April 1st. This will allow time for us to train our teachers and tutors on learning platforms as well as to give your family time to adjust to your new school routines. We will also be sending out Jewish learning activities that can be done with parents and children together at home.
Again, we know this is a difficult time for families and we want to encourage you to connect to each other and to us using technology. We can be reached on our cell phones and via email and of course we are available to have one on one video conversations as well.
We pray for the continued health of all of our families and loved ones and for the entire country.
May we continue to go from strength to strength.
Beri Kaplan Schwitzer
Director of Congregational Learning
Cell: (214)673-6284
