Welcome to The Merrick-Bellmore Hebrew School Blog

For those of you who don't know, a blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in cronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominantly. Our first postings describe our school, our principal, and our faculty, and our philosophy. You can check these out in the archives. I'm copying part of the first post here for newcomers to this blog:

Welcome to the Blog for the Merrick-Bellmore Hebrew School of Congregation Ohav Sholom of Merrick, NY.We are located at 145 South Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566 on the South Shore of Long Island.
We can be reached at 516-378-1988. Or by e-mail. You can email me at dycohn@aol.com, or email the office at office@ohav.org You can also visit us at www.ohav.org

Congregation Ohav Sholom, The Merrick-Bellmore Synagogue, is a Modern Orthodox synagogue. However, the membership as well as the students in the school Hebrew School include Jews from all walks of life, with a variety of backgrounds, family environments and observances. Member, non-member and unaffiliated families are welcome to send their children to our Hebrew School. We offer religious education to public school children ages 3-13 (bar or bat mitzvah). Rabbi Wohlberg established this Hebrew School as a place where Jewish children from a variety of backgrounds, observances and family environments can learn about Jewish traditions, holidays, prayers, hebrew language and Israel.

November - December Schedule

November
November 13. Shabbat. Youth Congregation - Vov.
November 14. Sunday. Rosh Chodesh Breakfast.
November 24. Wednesday, day before thanksgiving. NO JEP
November 28. Sunday. No Class - Thanksgiving Recess.

December
December 5. Sunday. Chanukkah Celebration.
December 6. Monday. Rabbi Wohlberg speaks to the students about the festival of Chanukah.
December 6. Monday. Parent Teacher conferences. Remember to send in your form to confirm time of conference
December 9. Ohav Family Chanukah Celebration. All are welcome. 5:45 PM. Includes candle lighting, singing, and fun and games.
December 18. Shabbat. Youth Congregation - Hay.
December 19. Sunday. Rosh Chodesh Breakfast.
December 26-Jan 2. No Class - Holiday Recess

Ohav Family Hanukah Celebration

Celebrate Hanukah with your Family at Ohav

Thursday December 9, 2004

Open to Ohav members and non members. Bring your friends!

Our kids will have a blast!

5:45 PM - Candle Lighting, Hanukah Songs & Crazy Dennis will lead us – all of us
in relay races, games, and fun fun fun

Following the festivities - Pizza and goodies will be served
$5.00 per person over 4 years old. children under 4 years old can have fun for free
RSVP – record@ohav.org, Deborah 867-9377
Please indicate: names of adults and ages of children

Shabbat Celebration Kit

In order to enhance the celebration of Shabbat in each students household, we are distributing a Shabbat Kit to each grade. EAch student in the class will have the opportunity to use the kit for one Shabbat.

Included in the kit is:
Kiddush cup
Challah cover
Candlesticks - Two Shabbat candles and aluminum Holders
Blessings Sheet
Kipah
Woman's Head Covering
Havdalah Candle
Sprice Box and spices
Shabbat Blessings
Marble notebook - Diary

Each student is asked to record their experience with shabbat in the notebook. Please do not record your experience of Shabbat on Shabbat. Please wait until after havdalah when shabbat is complete.

Students can keep the following items:
Kiddush cup
kipah
woman's head covering

We request that each family provide two challahs for their shabbat meal and make sure that their child completes the diary page - after shabbat.

Shabbat Shalom!

Dec 5 9:30 AM-11:15 AM Chanukah Celebration

Children's Hanukkah Celebration

All children4-13 years old are welcome.
Ohav Sholom member Children
Ohav Sholom Hebrew School children
Merrick community children

Hanukkah Crafts, Food and Lots of Fun

please register in advance by Nov 15.
$3.00 fee per child.
payable to Ohav Sholom.

The children from Amirim Middle School in Kfar Veradim, Israel wrote letters to the children of Ohav Sholom to thank them for the books we sent last Spring. 

The children from Amirim Middle School in Kfar Veradim, Israel wrote letters to the children of Ohav Sholom to thank them for the books we sent last Spring. 

Thank you letters from children in Israel

The children from Amirim Middle School in Kfar Veradim, Israel wrote letters to the children of Ohav Sholom to thank them for the books we sent last Spring.
In another note, the children each listed their full name, the book they liked best, and the author of that book. This note included:
Name, Book, Author
Adi E., Island, Gordon Korman
Noy M., Tales of a fourth grade nothing, Judy Blume
Daniel S., Media Madness, Stan and Jan Berenstain
Nadar M., The Time Almanac, Time Magazine
Rachella M., Dogsong, Gary Paulsen
Or Ch., James and the Giant Peach,
Yoni C., Goosebumps - Stay out of the Basement, R.L. Stine
Ayelet K., Juni B. Jones adn a Little Monkey Business, Barbar Park
Shahar S., Goosebumps - The Boxing Ghost, R.L. Stine
Tomer, The littles take a Trip, John Peterson