Kayitz @ Kulanu
Summer Update #4
Kayitz means summer in Hebrew
Dear Families,

We hope this email finds you staying well and enjoying your summer. I am writing to give you more information regarding our Kulanu program for the upcoming school year. I understand that there are many questions about the fall and I would like to use this opportunity to share information with you.

Kulanu Parent Town Hall Tuesday July 28, 8 pm. Please join Rabbi Brusso, Gina Fass, Corrie Jacobs, Dr. Lauren Adler and Seth Young to discuss:
  • Overview of 3 models
  • Explanation of Health protocols
  • Opportunity to ask questions
Meeting ID: 842 8188 7111
Password: 202060

The Return to School- TLC/Kulanu Task Force , made up of parents,teachers and medical professionals in the Bet Torah community, has been meeting weekly to devise multiple models of instruction for Kulanu for the fall. We continue to be committed to providing quality Jewish education while maintaining our Bet Torah community with safety as a priority. The models are as follows: 
  • ALL- HYBRID- all classes meet 1x week in person, remote other days 
  • K-2-HYBRID; 3-7 REMOTE: K-2 meet 1x a week in-person and 3-7th meet remote all days
  • ALL REMOTE
Click here for more details on all learning models. 

Our final decision on how we start classes will follow based on state guidelines from Governor Cuomo, up to date health protocols including updated information from the CDC and commitment to our core values.  

Start of Kulanu:  Kulanu is scheduled to begin on 9/13/20. We appreciate that September will be full of change and that children and families will be adjusting to the start of school in each district. With that in mind, during the first few weeks we will have:
  • Sunday, September 13 “Kulanu Kick-off-Drive thru ” with materials distributed
  • small group “meet the teachers” via zoom 
  • parent orientations by grade(s) via zoom. 
High Holy Days: Rosh Hashanah begins September 18. Kulanu will offer several program options for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Please stay tuned. 

Parent Feedback Survey: Y our continued feedback is important. If you have not already done so- please complete this Kulanu Parent Survey before the Town Hall meeting. Thank you to the families who have completed it. 

As parents, we are partners together in your child’s Jewish journey and your family’s connection to Bet Torah and beyond. We understand that the immediate future feels unsettling. Thank you for your patience while we continue to work through the details. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to email with any questions or concerns. We are here to support you in this challenging time.

Corrie Jacobs , Board of Education Chair
Gina Fass , Director of Kulanu
Kulanu Registration
We highly encourage you to register for Kulanu NOW so that we can plan. Please consider paying via our newly available on-line methods (credit card and digital check). Paying through digital methods significantly reduces our staff time for processing and follow-up. There is a small fee ( Digital check 0.75% and credit card 3%). Mail-in check is still an available- with no fee.
To register for Kulanu before August 1, click here .  
For a Kulanu calendar by grade, click here . For Kulanu class schedule and tuition click here

TLC Registration will be out in August. Madrichim applications were due July 15.