November 3 Jack Rubel to speak - parents invited

Please join your children on Wednesday, November 3 at 5:55 PM – 6:15 PM when Jack Rubel, our Educational Director, will introduce our new exciting
Pen Pal & E-mail program.

Our children are being given a wonderful opportunity to correspond with children in Israel. Come hear Mr. Rubel speak about the relationship between Parsha Chayay Sarah (read on Shabbat on Nov 6) and the new Pen Pal & E-mail program.

HINT: Sarah was 127 years old when she died, and she died in Kiryath-Arba—now called Hebron—in the land of Canaan.

November Schedule

November 13 is our first Shabbat Youth Congregation.

The Vov class will lead and participate in a special shabbat service in our beautiful Hauptman chapel downstairs in the Hebrew School wing. Parents are welcome to attend this special service designed to teach our children about shabbat and shabbat morning services. Stay tuned for more information.

Snacks in the sukkah 

Coloring Simchat Torah banners in the Sukkah 

Coloring Simchat Torah banners in the Sukkah 

Coloring Simchat Torah banners in the sukkah 

Students create Simchat Torah Banners in the sukkah. These banners are carried during our Simchat Torah celebration 

So much fun in the sukkah 

In the Sukkah 

In the Sukkah 

With Jack Rubel, students say prayer over lulov and etrog. 

In the Sukkah 

In the Sukkah 

News!

New Cubbies for our children.

Hebrew School books getting heavy? Problem solved. Our children have been assigned a locked cubby for their books. Only books needed for homework need to be brought home.

Hebron Pen Pals

The Hebrew School has arranged pen pals with Jewish Children from Hebron. Hebron, located 32 km. south of Jerusalem in the Judean hills, is the site of the oldest Jewish community in the world, which dates back to Biblical times. The Book of Genesis relates that Abraham purchased the field where the Tomb of the Patriarchs is located as a burial place for his wife Sarah. According to Jewish tradition, the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the Matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah are buried in the Tomb.

This week our children were assigned to write letters to Jewish children in Hebron to begin their pen pal project. In the spring, we are hoping to organize a video conference in our newly refurbished library between the children of the Ohav Sholom Hebrew School and their pens, the Jewish children in Hebron. Stay tuned for more developments as the year progresses.

http://www.hebron.org.il/

http://www.ahavat-israel.com/ahavat/eretz/hebron.asp

Sukkot Workshop 

Sukkot Workshop 

Sukkot Workshop 

sukkot workshop 

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The J.E.P. program

J.E.P. enrichment begins next week October 13. 6:15-7:15 PM.

For more information call
Mindy Rablowski
516-239-4004

Sukkot Workshop

Although the Sukkot workshop started late and ended in chaos, the children had a wonderful learning experience during the event. The Entire Hebrew School gathered in the "great room" for the event. The students participated in a contest in which they had to guess if the fruit they were holding was an etrog, lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange, or tangerine. In addition, they watched a slide show about the holiday and were taught about sukkot traditions.

In the last five minutes of the program the students were taught how to properly put together the lulov and etrog. The chaos ensued during distribution of materials at this time. At the end of the day, it was a fabulous program and a great learning experience for our children (and the parents).