From: Youth & Family Department of COS [email protected]Subject: COS Youth & Family Update - Week of May September 1st Date: September 2, 2016 at 11:16 AM To: [email protected]Congregation Ohev Shalom Youth & Family Update Week of September 1st Amy Geboff Director of Youth & Family Education Gabe Grossman Assistant Youth & Family Director In this Issue Calendar in a Nutshell Hebrew School Young Families Families Youth MAZEL TOV to Hadyn Shear and her family on his Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat. TODAH RABBAH to Shannon Melnick, Caryn & Dan Coultoff, the Waldbaum Family, Spector Family and the Rothbaum Family for their donations to the 7th Grade Energy, Excitement, Enthusiasm, are all adjectives that describe the atmosphere at COS this past week. It started last Thursday with our first Mishpacha Sheli class. Our youngest children enjoyed spending the morning singing, dancing, doing art and story all about Shabbat. On Saturday morning with a wonderful Shabbat Morning Experience for our K-5 th grade families led by Marla Rosen. We prayed, learned, played and ate! Hebrew school on Sunday started outside as we mark the welcoming of the new month of Elul. It is actually this week but since we won't be here Sunday we celebrated last week. We wished happy birthday to everyone who is celebrating this month and said a prayer for a good month. The opening events for Olim, Kadima and USY were amazing. All together over 100 youth had fun together with other Jews! It doesn't get better than that. Everyone went home smiling, excited and ready for the next event. Monday was our first DDD, Dinner, Daber and Dvar for our high schoolers. Together we discussed that responsibility of
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From: Youth & Family Department of COS [email protected]: COS Youth & Family Update - Week of May September 1st
Congregation Ohev Shalom Youth & Family Update Week of September 1st
Amy Geboff Director of Youth & Family Education
Gabe Grossman Assistant Youth & Family Director
In this Issue
Calendar in aNutshell
Hebrew SchoolYoung Families
FamiliesYouth
MAZEL TOVto Hadyn Shear
and her family onhis Bar Mitzvahthis Shabbat.
TODAH RABBAHto Shannon
Melnick, Caryn &Dan Coultoff, the
Waldbaum Family,Spector Family
and the RothbaumFamily for theirdonations to the
7th Grade
Energy, Excitement, Enthusiasm, are all adjectives thatdescribe the atmosphere at COS this past week. It startedlast Thursday with our first Mishpacha Sheli class. Ouryoungest children enjoyed spending the morning singing,dancing, doing art and story all about Shabbat. On Saturdaymorning with a wonderful Shabbat Morning Experience forour K-5th grade families led by Marla Rosen. We prayed,learned, played and ate! Hebrew school on Sunday startedoutside as we mark the welcoming of the new month of Elul.It is actually this week but since we won't be here Sundaywe celebrated last week. We wished happy birthday toeveryone who is celebrating this month and said a prayer fora good month. The opening events for Olim, Kadima and USYwere amazing. All together over 100 youth had fun togetherwith other Jews! It doesn't get better than that. Everyonewent home smiling, excited and ready for the next event. Monday was our first DDD, Dinner, Daber and Dvar for ourhigh schoolers. Together we discussed that responsibility of
and Tami Offieldfor their help withUSY, Sharon andDavid Gerson and
Eric Geboff fortheir help with
Olim
Todah Rabbah toMelanie Brennerand Erika Siegel
for their help withsnack
RELIGIOUS SCHOOLTEACHING STAFF
Amy Geboff - Directorof Youth and Family
Education
Tracey Levy -Education Assistant
Pre-K - Betty MonroeKindergarten - Ivy
Wolfe1st Grade - Nina Fine
2nd Grade - Shula Levy2nd Grade - Sarah
Segal3rd Grade - Sindi
Ackman3rd Grade - Rachel
Lehrman4th Grade - Diane
Bloom4th Grade - Sivan
Goldberg
high schoolers. Together we discussed that responsibility ofhumans to take care of the world, our obligations based inJewish teachings. We look forward to acting on the themeof "Ahava Wins" on September 12 when we go to Village onthe Green and do a values auction with the residents. OnWednesday in addition to another great day of Hebrewschool we had our first Kibbutz Ohev Family Edition. Families made pizza, planted oregano and shared "machadash v'tov" what is new and good! We can't wait for nextmonth. High Holidays will be here before we know it. We have afull array of programs for 18 months through 8th grade. Onthe first day or Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we have ageappropriate services and holiday themed activities. Our 4th-8th graders will take a tashlich walk on the first day as well.On the second day or Rosh Hashanah we have a preschoolfamily service at 9:30 and a K-5th family service at 10:30with Rabbi Kay. Our middle schoolers will do a Mitzvah andlead a service at Brookdale in Longwood. We do needregistration for all of the programs so we can planaccordingly. Our Sisterhood provides a snack on both thefirst day or Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. There are so many things to do at COS for all ages. We hopeyou and your family will take advantage of as much as youcan so you can feel the Ohev Love! Early Shabbat Shalom and enjoy the holiday weekend! Amy
Calendar in a NutshellSeptember 4th - NO SCHOOLSeptember 11th - Family Book and Cook Starting at 12:30 p.m.September 12th - DDD at Village on the GreenSeptember 14th - COSUSY Social EventSeptember 18th - Mi Chamocha Cafe - 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.September 18th - Kitah Vav 6th Grade Family Yom Kippur of Happy Potter -9:30 a.m.September 18th - Machaneh Ohev Lite - 12:30 p.m.September 18th - Olim - 12:30 p.m.September 18th - Kadima - 12:30 p.m.September 21st - 7th Grade Shabbaton Information Meeting - 6 p.m.September 21st - Kibbutz Ohev Family Edition - 5:30 p.m.September 23rd-25th - 7th Grade Shabbaton
Goldberg4th Grade - Michael
Goldman5th Grade- Marla
Rosen5th Grade - Issac
Berger6th Grade - Janet
Friedman6th Grade - Eric Geboff
6th Grade - EllenZollman
7th Grade - LoriBrenner
7th Grade - DebraHoffen
7th Grade - DesiRotenberg
7th Grade - RobertSlavkin
Enrichment - Judy
ShujmanEnrichment - Michele
DavidsonEnrichment - Ronni
ShisgalEnrichment - Jamie
Smith Enrichment - Nina Fine
Madrichim - Rachel
Slavkin
YOUTH STAFF
Gabe Grossman - Assistant Youth &Family Education
Director
Michele Davidson -Kadima Advisor
Ellen Zollman - Olim Advisor
Rebecca Reichel -Macheneh Ohev Lite
Kibbutz Ohev FamilyEdition - Sharon Weil &
Vicky Countess
September 25th - 5th Grade Parents join Minyan & Munch - 9 a.m.September 25th - Ahavat Yisrael Family Trip to Israel Meet and Greet -12:30 p.m. - No obligationOctober 2nd - Hebrew School Arrival OutsideOctober 3rd - Rosh Hashanah services children's program starts at 10 a.m.October 4th - Preschool Family Service - 9:30 a.m., K-5th Family Service -10:30 a.m.October 9th - Kitah Alef/1st Grade Wimpel Making - Family Program - 11:00a.m.; parent coffee at 10:30 a.m.October 9th - Kitah Zayeen/7th Grade speaker on Judaism - 11;30 a.m.;parent coffee at 11 a.m.October 12th - Yom Kippur Children's Program - 10 a.m. until end of YizkorOctober 16th - Hebrew School decorating the Sukkah during schoolOctober 17th & 18th - Sukkot Services - 9:30 a.m. (Offices Closed)October 19th - Hebrew School followed by Pizza in the Hut for familiesOctober 24th - Erev Simchat Torah, Congegational Dinner and Kitah Alef /1st grade consecrationOctober 30th - Hebrew school arrival outsideOctober 30th - Kadima - 12:30 p.m.October 30th - Olim - 12:30 p.m.
HEBREW SCHOOLSunday September 4th - NO SCHOOL
Sunday, September 18th - 6th Grade Family "YomKippur of Harry Potter" - 9:30 a.m.
September 23rd - 25th - 7th Grade Shabbaton
Dinner, Daber, Dvar for 8th-12th GradersBegins Monday, August 29th at 5:45 p.m.Theme of the year is "Ahava Wins"Our class time will be spent looking at Jewishsources to help us clarify our role in helping to bringkindness, acceptance and motivate us to action.
Formal learning will be one Monday a month. On asecond Monday of the month we will be our learning into action! Watch formore details...
High Holy Day Programs & Child CareWe have a full array of programs for 18 monthsthrough 8th grade. We need registration for all of theprograms so we can plan accordingly. Our COSSisterhood provides a snack on both the first day ofRosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Please find moreinformation and register your children 18 month-5thgrade or 6th-8th grade with these attached forms.
The website with information and to sign upfor the Ahavat Family Trip to Israel led by Amy
and Eric Geboff June 12-21st is up!Go to this link:
http://www.daattravel.com/congregation-ohev-shalom-ohev-israel.aspx. Join us
Sunday, September 25th at 12:30 p.m. for aMeet and Greet open to all potential
participants. NO obligation!
Shirei Shabbat with Rabbi Kay - Families withToddlers & Preschoolers - 5:30 nosh, 6 p.m, -welcome Shabbat with Song & Movement. Dates: , October 21st, December 9th, February 24th,April 28thNo charge and open to the entire Jewish community
Mishpacha Sheli with Nina Fine - every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. beginningAugust 25th. Toddlers through Preschoolers and an adult enjoy singing andmovement, craft, story, and other surprises around a Jewish theme. NoCharge for COS members; $6 per family per session for Non-Members.Come whenever your schedule allows
Kibbutz Ohev Family Edition - for families geared toward preschoolersthrough 1st grade. Join Sharon Weil and Vicky Countess - one Wednesdaya month - 5:30 - 7 p.m. Each month start by making your own pizza dinnerand then participate in activities that teach our responsibility to take care ofthe environment, our bodies, each other and Israel. Activities to includegardening, cooking, craft, and other fun activities. Dates: September 21st,October 19th, November 9th, December 7th, January 18th, February 8th,March 8th, April 5th, May 10th - $5 per family per session for COSmembers, $10 per family per session for non COS members
Around the Jewish Family Table Cooking - families of all ages join EllenZollman and come and cook seasonal/Jewish recipes together! FollowingSundays at 12:30 p.m. September 11th (in conjunction with People of theBook Family Edition), December 4th, February 5th, April 2nd. No charge forCOS members, $10 per family for Non-COS Members
Shabbat Morning Family Experience for K-5th Graders - Join MarlaRosen on the following Shabbat mornings for an interactive Shabbatservice. 9;30 a.m. continental breakfast, 10-11 service. August 27th,September 24th, November 12th, January 28th, and March 4th. No charge
September 24th, November 12th, January 28th, and March 4th. No chargeand open to the entire community.
People of the Book Family Edition - September 11th - 12:30 p.m. inconjunction with Around the Jewish Family Cooking "Book and Cook"Families read the book "Gershon's Monster" together before you attend andthen do fun activities based on the book as well as enjoy cooking for theholidays. No charge for COS Members - $10 non COS member includescooking.
COS Family Programs are underwritten in part by Nancy and DeanFaracchio in memory of Nancy's father, Bart Hecht
Youth Groups - never too late to join one ofour awesome groups! Olim: Youth group for 3rd, 4th & 5th grade COS members and studentsenrolled in COS Hebrew school. Meets once a month on a Sundayafternoon or Saturday night. Activities include social and cultural events aswell as Jewish holiday and Israel programs.Advisor: Ellen Zollman
September 18th - BowlingOctober 23rd - Improv/Drama GamesNovember 13th - Thanksgiving Tikkun Olam ProgramDecember 10th - Snooze at the Zoo overnightJanuary 8th - Olim Makes a MessFebruary 12th - Crealde Art CenterMarch 5th - Wondermade MarshmellowsApril 16th - TBDMay 21st - End of year event
Kadima: Youth group for 6th-8th graders. Part of the National UnitedSynagogue of Conservative Judaism's youth movement. Meetsapproximately once a month and activities include social events, holiday andIsrael celebrations, community service projects and trips. COS Kadimaparticipates in regional and subregional events with Kadima chapters fromall around Florida. COS has the largest chapter in the entire region. Open toNON COS members. Advisor: Michele Davidson
September 18th - Whirlyball & Laser Tag - 12:30 p.m.October 30thNovember 11th - Kabbalat & KibbitzNovember 19th-21st - Kadima Convention in JacksonvilleDecember 11thJanuary 8th February 19th - Kadima & USY Yom DisneyMarch 3rd - Kabbalat and KibbitzMarch 17th-19th - 8th Grade Gesher Convention
March 17th-19th - 8th Grade Gesher ConventionApril 16th - No school (Passover). Elections and Matzah BrieBrunchMay 19th - Shabbat KavodMay 21st - End of Year Event
USY: Youth group for 9th-12th graders. Part of the National UnitedSynagogue of Conservative Judaism's youth movement. Meets severaltimes a month for social, religious, Shabbat and holiday celebrations as wellas community service and Israel programs. Open to NON COS members.
September 14th - Social ProgramSeptember 18th - MichaMOCHASeptember 25th - USY Board MeetingSeptember 28th - SA/TO Movie NightOctober 21st - Sukkot Kabbalat & KibbitzOctober 26th - Social ProgramNovember 2nd - Preconvention Meeting / Kindergarten NightNovember 11/4-11/6 - Mercaz Fall Subregtional ConventionNovember 13th - MichaMOCHANovember 13th - Thanksgiving SA/TO ProgramNovember 19th - Super Saturday (IA & RelEd)December 2nd - December 4th - USY ShabbatonDecember 14th - Lounge Night
Machaneh Ohev Lite for K-2nd - First event is September 18th at 12:30p.m. Watch for Details!
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