Dear Shul School families,
I hope you are finding routines and activities that ease the challenges of these times. I've been thinking a lot of balancing
menuchat hanefesh (
equanimity, peace of spirit) with
simcha
(joy).
Learning is a great way to strive for both, so w
e will begin programming with
Kabbalat Kehilla this Sunday at 9:30am
! I'll open up the Zoom room ten minutes early for those who want to chat with community and test out the technology. When we start programming, everyone will have to mute themselves so it’s not total cacophony, but we can open it up for chatting again at the end, and there’s always text-chat capacity throughout. Here's the Zoom info:
Topic: Kabbalat Kehilla -- Receiving Community
Time: Mar 22, 2020 09:20 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting in Jennie's Zoom Room
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2257691852
Jennie's Zoom room number:
225 769 1852
You should be able to use this link to my Zoom room for all Shul School programs:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2257691852
Here's what we plan to provide for weekly offerings:
For everyone, especially families with young children -- Sun morning, Fri evening
- Kabbalat Kehilla 9:30-10 Sun. Singing with Ms. Jennie.
- Family Kabbalat Shabbat 4:30-5 on Friday evenings -- songs and stories to welcome Shabbes, plus candle lighting and kiddush. We’ll try to record and post this.
- These programs are optional. We know you're on the computer a lot -- we'd love to see your faces, and also please do whatever is most helpful to your family in these times.
For 2nd-6th grades - Classes on Sunday
- Parparim / Devorim -- 10-11:15
- Nesharim -- 11:30-12:15
- Ha Ya’ar -- 1-2:15
- *Optional* Learning to Lead on Friday mornings at 10am. If you are interested in participating but this time doesn’t work, please let me know. I’m happy to rearrange this to find a time that works well for whoever wants to participate, it just can’t be on Shabbat.
For 5th graders only (Nesharim) - Tue 4-5:15
Last but not least, an ask of you:
Please s
end me fun photos, videos and stories to put in our weekly Sunday newsletter
! I'd love clips of special learning moments during the week (e.g., home services, Torah study, projects completed for Shul School, debates, t’fillah practice, etc.). I think seeing a weekly compilation of what's going on in our lives will help bind us together in disparate times and uplift us. I'm grateful for anything you share.
The programming we have planned is our best guess at what will be useful to you all in continuing your children’s Jewish education and maintaining a sense of community, normalcy and optimism during these times. The truth is, we don’t know what will work. As things keep rapidly evolving, keep me posted on what is working for you, what’s not, and if there are other things that would be useful. Thanks for your patience and love.
In peace,
Jennie
