Religious School
Shalom and welcome to the Rabbi Solomon Geld Religious School. We look forward to welcoming new students into our Religious School experience of quality and excellence combined with warmth and creativity.
Please scroll down and check out information about our school. You can contact the Religious School Office at 954-968-4545 x 26 for more information.
Important Forms, INFO and School Calendars
Click: Religious School Registration Form 2010-2011
Click: 2010-2011 Religious School Calendar
Click for New: Kids Congregation Club Calendar 2010-2011
Click for REDUCED PRICE: 2010-2011 Snack Form
Click: Newly Revised 2010-2011 Parent/Student Handbook
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Life is never static. Indeed, as long as we're alive we're open to experimentation, growth and change. That has always been my philosophy as applied to Temple Beth Am. From the time I first arrived twenty-two years ago, I've always asked the question: "How can we improve on what we are doing?" The answer to that question has caused dramatic changes in our Religious School, our Youth Program, our Family programs, our Synagogue services and our physical plant. I'm happy to say that the process continues even now. We will continue our major emphasis on attendance at Shabbat morning services and the Carlebach/Happy Minyan service which focuses on participatory music which is being taught in our Religious School. The excitement of the melodies is and will continue to inspire our children and parents together on Friday evenings to welcome in Shabbat.
As your children study during the year, you too can join in Jewish learning by attending our Adult Education Programs. Jewish learning is something that begins in youth, but never ends. To experience the joy and spiritual pleasure of Talmud, Torah and Jewish learning is one of the great pleasures in this world. Whether you have a Yeshiva background or have not yet learned an aleph from a bet, we have a class for you. I look forward to seeing and interacting with you and your children through the various programs that we offer in the synagogue and the school.
Sincerely
Rabbi Paul Plotkin
Message from Mr. R., our Principal, about our Philosophy and Offerings
We are proud to have won the 2007 International Solomon Schechter SilverAward For Excellence in elementary education from United Synagogue of America. This was the fifth time we have earned a Gold or Silver Award. The Rabbi Solomon Geld Religious School is proud to present its 2010-2011 program.
Our veteran teaching staff has over 90 years of combined teaching experience. Seventy percent of our teachers have been with the school for 5 years or more; Thirty percent for 10 or more years. Much of the program has proven to be successful through the years. I add 36 years of experience in Jewish education to our presentation and work with teacher teams on each grade level in streamlining segments of our curriculum and activities.
The school emphasizes Hebrew reading and knowledge of the recitation and meaning of our prayers to God. Jewish practice in the form of various "mitzvot" are presented and experienced. From Jewish life cycle events & holidays to social action, we cover a full range of experiential activity in and out of the classroom, involving families as the learning experience unfolds on all levels. Ethics and Jewish thought through Torah and Jewish social studies are covered at all levels. The centrality of Israel and our unbreakable bond with our brethren, both in the Diaspora and in the land of Israel, is a common theme experienced by our students.
Continuing from Last Years successful JNF Ambassadors Program ... Throughout the school, students will continue be the recipients of the JNF Ambassadors Program. Two summers ago, Mr. Rosenbaum and Mrs. Meredith Weinberg were trained along with 30 other pioneers to inject much more "ISRAEL" and relationships to "Sustainable Resources" in the overall school curriculum and class activities. All grades will continue utilizing varied activities and curriculum in concert with the education department at the Jewish National Fund.
This approach mines from the three pillars of Judaism (Torah, G-d and Israel). It develops by adding the element of the importance of Family. This T.G.I.F. (Torah, G-d, Israel and Family) formula is practiced by our professional staff and presented to students and parents in a friendly, fun and practical way. All school families are encouraged to experience the beauty of our heritage with their children.
We are also proud to be an ETGAR middle school. This is a cutting edge experimental program that is supported by the Jewish Theological Seminary's Melton Research Center and the United Synagogue's education department. We enter our seventh year of the program and have experienced many positive learning opportunities through the presentation of ETGAR.
Our students and their families enjoy a program called the Garin (Seedling) program©. Students and their families spend Jewish life cycle and holiday time with other families. This time includes some Jewish holiday activities, Shabbat Dinners and social action activities in and out of the synagogue.
Our Heh class students, being of Bar Mitzvah age, are beginning a new phase this year. They will be working in Ethics and the study of Israel and the Shoah.
Please read all information and continue to visit the web site. Our T.G.I.F. approach will involve students and their families in a fun and participatory way.
Jack Rosenbaum M.ED
Principal
About Our Principal
Jack Rosenbaum, M.Ed. is the Education Director at Temple Beth Am. He has over 36 years of experience in the fields of Jewish education, social service and community outreach. He established successful new systems at the renowned Panim: the Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values in Washington DC while serving as Assistant Executive Director. Prior to that he spent five years as the Assistant Executive Director of the Jewish Education Commission of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. While there he revamped the systems of the Southern Region of the March of the Living and established the OTZAR Special Needs Sunday School for children with Autism and other similar diseases. Mr. R., as Mr. Rosenbaum is known to parents and students, is also the current Director of the March of the Living - Southern Region, which brings students in 11th and 12th grades to Poland and Israel just after Passover, each year.
He earned his undergraduate degree in Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey, in Education and his Masters degree in Educational Administration and Supervision, K-12 from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. Mr. R. has studied at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, as well as ay Yad Vashem. Mr. Rosenbaum, who has been successfully involved in the field of Conservative Religious Education, and our very dedicated and experienced Religious School staff see the mission of our school: "To provide our children with the skills, beliefs, values, feelings and experiences necessary to live full Jewish lives."
Religious School Staff
Jack Rosenbaum, Director of Education
Ann Leonardi, Administrative Assistant
Michelle Gridi, Gail Crance, Debbie Gilman, Chairpersons, Board of Education
Teachers:
Primary K (SHALOM ACHAT): Karen Klebenoff
Primary Grades 1 and 2 (SHALOM SHTAYIM): Natalie Godin
Grade 3 (ALEPH): Maya Gabrieli, Ellie Abrams, Ruth Sperber, Meredith Weinberg
Grade 4 (BET): Maya Gabrieli, Ellie Abrams, Ruth Sperber, Meredith Weinberg
Grade 5 (GIMMEL): Maya Gabrieli, Ellie Abrams, Ruth Sperber, Meredith Weinberg
Grade 6 (DALED): Roneet Edrich
Grade 7 (HEH): Ruth Schreiber-Greene, Steven Greene
MUSIC and SINGING: Andy Susman
DANCE: Marcy Morris
Our goal is to provide a sound Jewish religious education that will enable our students to experience the inspiration of Jewish living, and guide them towards maturity as religious, integrated personalities rooted in their faith, in their G-d, in their people and their traditions. We preach action in preserving the world and taking up just causes in the grand tradition of Tikkun Olam and Social Action. Our school curriculum assumes that the students will attend regular classes through the High School years.
Hebrew: We help the student appreciate and value the Hebrew language as our historic tongue; to know it as the language of the Bible, Siddur and land of Israel, linking Jewish communities the world over, binding Jewish generations past, present and future. We emphasize the Hebrew of the Siddur as well as the vocabulary of Jewish Life.
Bible: Through a broad coverage of content we help our pupils gain insights into ethical and religious concepts and ideas which are meaningful to them and will help them build their life's philosophy.
Siddur and Tefilah: We encourage the students to develop a positive feeling toward G-d and the universe. We study selected prayers for meaning, concepts, ideas and beliefs. The reading and chanting of Shabbat, Holiday and daily prayers and services is emphasized. Creative worship activities and experiences are featured.
Jewish Living and Thought: We strive to help develop and reinforce the basic knowledge, ideas, values, skills, habits and attitudes necessary for ethical living, for the practice of the Mitzvot and Traditions of Jewish life and for proper observance of Sabbaths, Festivals and Holydays. Emphasis is placed on both the learning of ritual as well as on the examination of the values and meaning underlying the ritual, and on learning the essential vocabulary of Jewish life.
Jewish Social Studies and History: We present the Jewish past and present vividly and concretely in order to kindle the imagination and help the student identify with our people and their eternal hopes and ideals. We help our students understand some of the factors that have molded the Jewish people in earlier times and still influence their current contributions to Jewish and general life. We seek to strengthen the student's identification with and further a sense of responsibility toward local and World Jewry and the State of Israel. We provide an awareness of current events and trends affecting the Jewish people everywhere.
Jewish Social Action and Tikkun Olam:Through discussion and followed by various actions, students learn the "Jewish" reasoning for assuring the world continues their assumption of responsibilty for it. Tzedakah and varied social action programs are enmeshed in our daily routine.
Our school provides for formal education beginning in kindergarten through the high school years. The curriculum for each grade is based upon the needs, interests and learning styles of the children at that grade level.
Primary Department: Kindergarten, first and second graders meet once a week, experiencing for the first time formal Jewish education. These youngsters learn about being Jewish by way of a "hands-on" approach to the holidays, Torah and Jewish culture. Our second graders also begin the study of the Hebrew alphabet using a primary reading readiness program.
Intermediate Department: Grades 3 through 7 meet two days a week for two and a half and three-hour sessions. This complies with the standards for Jewish education established by the United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Education. Through cumulative study of the Bible, Jewish history, the Hebrew language and prayer, our students attain knowledge of our past and present, along with the skills and knowledge necessary to feel at ease with their own Jewish present and future. Holidays are taught at the intermediate level according to a graded curriculum, thus avoiding repetition while providing our students with the knowledge of ritual observances and placing the holidays which mark our years in the proper historical perspective.
6th and 7th graders participate in the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism's ETGAR (Challenge) Program. This is a curriculum that we have pioneered with the national organization and it motivates students and parents alike.
Our Heh Class students will be working in Ethics and the study of Israel and the Holocaust. They also perform mitzvot by going to varied places in our community to perform acts ofChesed and loving-kindness.
Judaica High School: The Northern Branch of the community Jewish High School, administered by the Orloff Central Agency for Jewish Education, provides continuing Jewish education for eighth graders and high school students, in addition to being a valuable social experience. Classes are held one night a week, with times, locations and tuition announced in the spring. The Judaica High School has required courses and electives, along with extracurricular activities, giving students the opportunity to pursue their own interests. Registration materials are available in the spring. Continuation in Judaica High School is strongly encouraged at Temple Beth Am and is required for all students wishing to participate in B'nai Torah Confirmation with Rabbi Plotkin during sophomore year of high school.
B'nai Torah: Those students enrolled in the tenth grade program of the Judaica High School are eligible to participate in the B'nai Torah Confirmation program of Temple Beth Am. The B'nai Torah students have the opportunity to study with Rabbi Plotkin, meeting once a week for one hour. This enlightening class covers Jewish issues of concern to our youth, and the format allows for much informal discussion. Those students completing the program participate in the B'nai Torah Confirmation ceremony around the time of Shavuot. Registration materials are available in the summer.
Additional Educational Programs
Class Family Shabbatot: Classes in the Rabbi Solomon Geld Religious School participate in the Kabbalat Shabbat Carlebach/Happy Minyan service as well as participating in one Temple Shabbat morning KCC (Kid's Congregation Club) service.
Breakfast With Rabbi Plotkin: Our Primary-Daled classes participate with their families on selected Sunday mornings in a study, activity and breakfast with Rabbi Paul Plotkin. The Rabbi will lead discussion in curriculum related topics.
Family Education Activities (GARIN Intergenerational Program): Families participate in inclusive, friendly educational programs, specifically designed for school program. These family activities are unique opportunities for our students and their parents to come together and share in meaningful Jewish study, learning and action. Shabbat meals are essential, including other activities which bring holidays and tikkun olam to active service.
Youth Department: Our award winning Youth Department is affiliated with the Department of Youth Activities of the United Synagogue of America, and operates within the guidelines of the Conservative Movement and our Temple. Temple Beth Am sponsors three youth programs, Chalutzim for the children in grades 3rd through 5th, Kadima for children in grades 5th through 7th and U.S.Y. (United Synagogue Youth) for those in grades 8 through 12. Temple Beth Am Kadima and U.S.Y. chapters are part of the southeast region and the Arvot sub region. Social, educational, cultural and religious activities are sponsored on the chapter, inter-chapter, sub-regional and regional levels. All three groups are under the supervision of the Youth Commission and are led by a professional staff on all levels.
Camp Ramah: Camp Ramah Darom in Georgia are under the supervision of the Teacher's Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Long recognized as a strong supplement to a child's Jewish education, Camp Ramah provides an opportunity for Jewish boys and girls to explore the relevance of Judaism in today's society. A broad spectrum of activities are offered, including a full program of athletics, dramatics, use of computers, and in all areas of Jewish education. Boys and girls from age 9 (completing 4th grade) through 16-and-a-half (completing 12th grade) are eligible to attend. Scholarship funds are available. We are a strong Ramah school and all inquiries should go to the Principal.
Mitzvot - Tools for Living: Accepting the responsibility to be part of the Jewish People means being a fixer. It means working to bring all people peace and prosperity, freedom and dignity and all other things that make life worth living. But fixing takes tools. For us Jews, Mitzvot and Torah values are tools in our world repair kit. Mitzvot are commanded actions through which we repair the world and ourselves. We invite our parents and students to join us in doing Mitzvot, as we act ethically and become fixers - God's partners in repairing the world and completing creation. Our older students participate in varied tikkun olam programs inside and outside of the school.
Student Evaluation
Periodic evaluation of students' progress are important for the student, parents and the school. This mechanism provides our students with a sense of their accomplishments. Parents learn what their children have studied, and our teachers can see their successes in attaining the school goals. Quizzes, reports, projects and other assigned activities are all vehicles for evaluation.
As a way of keeping parents informed of their children's progress, anecdotal reports are issued twice during the school year for all of our students. These are delivered electronically. For questions and concerns, please call the School Office at 954-968-4545. Your child's teacher will return your call as soon as possible. The Principal is available for conferences and meetings. Just call the School Office for an appointment or to speak to Mr. Rosenbaum.
Parents are also welcome to visit classes in session provided they make prior arrangements with the Educational Director. To assure class continuity, no one is admitted to any class at any time without the permission of the Educational Director.
Religious School Board
The School Board of the Religious School functions in conjunction with the Professional Educational Staff. They oversee the school, and are always available to listen to questions, suggestions or concerns. Please contact Linda at 954-968-4545 x26.
Parents: Your Role in Our School
Both family and school have a role in the educational, spiritual and ethical development of our children. All parents are encouraged to take an active role in their child's Jewish education. Please, join us for special events, such as our Back to School Morning on Sunday, October 17, 2010, at 9 AM and Shabbat and holiday celebrations. Participation is vital to our success.
Formal communication between the school and parents is done by way of electronic newsletters, voice mail and email. At various times, short family Torah and Mitzvah materials will be included.
The family unit is vital to the expression of Judaism. As parents, you can reinforce at home all that is being taught in the school.
Standards for Students
- Attendance and School Work Requirements: Regular attendance and completion of assigned work are essential for the continuity and effectiveness of the learning process. Students are expected to attend 75% of all scheduled classes, which means he/she cannot miss more than twelve classes and must complete class work in order to be eligible for promotion to the next grade. Heh Class students must have a 70% attendance record (must not miss more than 12 classes) in order to participate in commencement and receive a diploma. If a child is absent or late, he/she is expected to make up the missed work. Please let the Director of Education know if your child will be absent more than two consecutive sessions. When a pupil is absent, an explanatory, signed note should be presented to the teacher upon the pupil's return.
- Preparation for School: Students are expected to come to class prepared to learn. This necessitates having the proper tools available. All students should have their books and a pen or pencil each session. Textbooks are the property of the School and are to be returned in good condition at the end of the school year.
- Food: Only kosher food and drink are permitted inside the School and Temple buildings. (See standards code below). Students who bring snacks are expected to finish them at the discretion of the teacher, and to dispose of all trash in appropriate receptacles. Kosher snacks are sold to students who attend school on Wednesdays only. This is available by pre-ordering only. Forms are sent out in the parent packet at the start of the school year.
- Dress for School: While we do not have rigid dress code, please keep in mind that the children are coming to a synagogue. In addition, all boys must wear a "Kippah" (yarmulka), and it is their responsibility to bring a Kippah to each class session. Clothing should at all times be appropriate for attendance at Temple and Religious School. Neatness, modesty and good taste are expected.
- Dress at Student Congregation Service and Temple Services: Students should come attired in their Shabbat "best". Girls are to wear dresses or skirts and blouses; not shorts or slacks. Boys are to wear slacks and collared shirts; not shorts or jeans.
- Guests: Students are not permitted to bring guests to class.
- Classroom Discipline: A positive learning environment requires that each student involved in the learning process exercise reasonable self-discipline and curtail disruptive behavior. In the event that a child’s comportment becomes a challenge, he or she will receive a "referral." The original referral is kept on file and a copy is sent home to the parents, to be signed and returned to the school. If there is a second "referral," a parent/teacher conference will take place. If a student receives a third "referral," he or she can be suspended from Religious School for one week (Five and a half hours of class time), and is expected to make up assignments during that week. If the assignment is not completed, the student will remain on suspension. A student who receives four "referrals" will not be allowed to return to school for the balance of the year. The student and parents then have the option of continuing their Jewish education with a tutor, twice weekly, at their expense. In this case the Bar/Bat Mitzvah date will remain as assigned.
However, should Jewish education stop, the privilege of a Shabbat (Saturday) morning ceremony will not be extended.
General behavior guidelines for every classroom are as follows:- Teachers and fellow students are to be treated with respect.
- Students are to remain in their seats unless given permission from the teacher to move.
- Students are to speak according to normal classroom guidelines.
- Good manners and proper respect must be practiced in the school and synagogue.
- Property of others, and of Temple Beth Am, is to be respected and treated accordingly.
Please discuss these rules with your children. We believe that you, as a concerned parent, wish only the best conditions within the school for your child. Thank you for your support in this area. - Early Pick-Up: If your child has to leave class before the regular dismissal time, you must sign him or her out of the School Office. Please do not go directly to your child's classroom. It would be greatly appreciated if you sent a note to your child's teacher if he or she is leaving class early. If the person picking up your child is someone other than a parent, a note stating who is picking your child up or a call to the school office by a parent must occur.
- Student Responsibility for School Property: Students will be held responsible for any school furnishings or property damaged or marred. The cost of fixing or replacing the damaged items will be assumed by the student or their family.
- Tutoring: In-house tutoring is provided for students who attend regularly and are in need of assistance from time to time. Students who require tutoring due to excessive absence will be charged for these make-up tutoring sessions. In certain cases, the school may require additional remedial private tutoring available through our teachers at reasonable tutoring rates
School Kashrut Policies
As part of Temple Beth Am, the Rabbi Solomon Geld Religious School operates within the guidelines of Conservative Judaism. In accordance with Jewish law, all food served at a school activity or on the school grounds must be kosher.
Kashrut is one of the reasons why our students are not permitted to bring food to school unless it is for a specific school activity. We ask that your children please comply.
When there is a party, or activity within the classrooms for which students are asked to bring in food products, all products must follow the rules below:
All snack foods with the symbols: 
(for other symbols, check with Rabbi Plotkin)
All Entenmann products.
Hershey products made in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Fresh Fruit Sodas (without natural fruit flavors)
Hawaiian Punch
Crystal Light
Donuts from Margate Dunkin donuts across the street from the synagogue
Please understand that a K is not sufficient. We must know under what supervision the K was authorized. Please check with the Rabbi Plotkin in such cases.
We ask for your cooperation as we observe the laws of Kashrut, and teach your children to distinguish between what is kosher and what is not.
If, at any time, you have a question regarding this policy, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
Pick-Up Procedures and Dismissal Times
Our thoughts are turned to getting our students in and out of school safely, securely and expeditiously each school day. The following traffic procedures are to be followed, and with your cooperation we will have a very safe school year ahead:
Drop-Off:
Parents may drop their children off in front of the school. Please only do so at the overhang in the front of the school and not from the parking lot. Parents are welcome to walk their children to their classes no earlier than 10 minutes before school begins.
Pick-Up:
Each student will be picked up by parents from their classrooms. Parents must park their cars and come into the school. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to the scheduled end of your child's class. Parents will enter the school when allowed access and retrieve their children from class. Teachers will be at their respective classroom doors to greet you and sign your child out from the classroom. This allows us to efficiently monitor who your children are leaving with.
We will be waiting with you, if you arrive early, and then will allow you entry to pick-up your children. The front roadway of the school building will be blocked by traffic barriers.
PICK-UP AUTHORIZATION - Parents have authorized individuals to pick up their children on the paper registration forms. This section indicates which persons, besides parents, are authorized to pick up your children. In the event you are unable to pick up your child and you send a person not indicated on the form, you must call the school office and let us know the persons name and relationship to you and your children.
Special Circumstances
- ON TIME - Please arrive in a timely fashion. Remember, our teachers have family obligations once sessions end. If a parent is 15 minutes late, we will make note of this, the first time. If lateness occurs a second time, we will charge $10 for the first 15 minutes, and $10 for every subsequent part of a quarter hour. Parents who have a consistent challenge in picking up their children on time must let the school office know immediately so a financial arrangement can be made. If you are running late on a particular day, please call the school office at 954-968-4545 extension 26, in a timely fashion. Put this number in your cell phone telephone book.
- SPECIAL PICK-UP - Students may not be picked up within 10 minutes of posted dismissal times. If you must pick up before this, parents must please check in with Linda at the school office who will page your children to come up to the office. Parents will remain at the office until the child arrives.
- IDENTIFICATION - During the first days, some parents may not be known by our veteran teachers. In this case, you will be asked for identification; even if the child runs to you in recognition.
- SEVERE WEATHER - Thunder and lightning storms are a part of our lives here in south Florida. When hard rains occur at dismissal, teachers will remain with the students in their classes and we ask your patience with the realities of sub-tropical weather. If the storm is about to subside we will allow for dismissal to continue and for you to enter the building. The safest place for you during such an event provided by Mother Nature is your car. Your child will be safe and so will you. In the case of continuous hard rain, cars may line up for a carpool line. This will be the only time this will take place and will take time to complete. Staff will direct cars to the overhang and as you approach the building, we will get the names and classes of your students and have them out as quickly as possible. Patience is truly appreciated at such events of nature.
DISMISSAL TIMES FOR EACH DAY AND CLASS SITUATION
- Sunday for Sunday school children in K-2 - 11:00 AM
- Sunday (for 3rd-7th) - 12:00 AM
- Sunday (for child-care students) - 12:00 NOON
- Wednesday - 7:15 PM
Please make your children aware that he/she will not be brought out to meet you and that you will come to meet them at their rooms and walk with them to the car. Students are never left unattended. If you are going to be late, please call the religious school office at 954-968-4545, extension 26.
Unfortunately, for chronically late pick up situations, a $15 child care fee will be charged after 10 minutes. In cases of emergency, traffic tie-ups and the like, a phone call to our office is necessary Put this number into your cell phone TBA Religious School - 954-968-4545 extension 26.
SHABBAT SERVICES for RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
KID'S CONGREGATION CLUB (JUNIOR CONGREGATION) and CARLEBACH FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE GUIDELINES
Click Here to View KCC Calendar: Kids Congregation Club Calendar 2010-2011
Prayer Service Requirements for Aleph through Daled
Attend a combinationof High Holiday Services, Saturday Kid’s Congregation Club and Friday Carlebach services at Temple Beth Am, get the following:
Seven times = Aleph student minimum expectation including two (2) Saturday morning services.
Ten times = Bet, Gimmel and Daled minimum expectation including three (3) Saturday morning services.
Sixteen times = All Students … One movie pass.
Twenty-eight times = All Students … Another movie pass.
Thirty-six times = All Students … A $25 Gift Certificate to the store of your choice.
(Note: Attend Main Sanctuary service for a bar mitzvah or because it is your choice, inform the school Office immediately)
Friday Evening Carlebach Dates
Aleph and Bet Dates
Oct 22 + Garin Shabbat Dinner
Dec 3
Jan 14
Feb 11 + Garin Shabbat Dinner
Mar 4
Apr 1
Gimmel and Daled Dates
Nov 19 + Garin Shabbat Dinner
Dec 10
Jan 28 + Garin Shabbat Dinner
Feb 25
Mar 25
Saturday Morning KCC (Kid’s Congregation Club) with Mr. R.
FLEX SCHEDULE:
K-3rd grade service at 9:15-10:15 AM
4th-7th grade service at 10:30-11:30 AM
Any age student can attend either hour. It depends on family schedule.
In the Chapel on these Saturday morning dates:
September 25
October 9
October 23
November 6
November 20
December 4
January 8
January 22
February 5
February 26
March 5
March 26
April 2
April 16
May 7
May 14
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd & Aleph (3rd) - Minimum two (2) Saturday mornings.
Bet (4th), Gimmel (5th) & Daled (6th) - Minimum three (3) Saturday mornings.
Here is what you get for attending KCC:
Understanding/Appreciation of the structure & creativity of the morning service
Comfort & Familiarity with nigun (melody) used at TBA services
Shabbat Games & Shabbat Candy: Congregational Lunch: Awards for attendance
Parents Should Join Children at this family learning experience about Shabbat Morning Prayers.
Heh (7th Grade) students and Pre-Bar Mitzvah Students are expected to attend the Shabbat adult service (6 Saturdays and 6 Friday nights are mandatory.)
Call Rabbi's Office for Further Info (954-968-4545 x 16)
Carlebach Happy Minyan
Every Friday night hundreds of temple members and visitors gather at 6:00PM for our famous Carlebach Happy Minyan. This one-hour service of Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv is filled with the ruach (spirit) of Shabbat. Students and their families may attend any evening and still receive credit for attending. But see the KCC Calendar to find the nights designated for your child's grade level. Students sit with Parents at his service.
Registration Information
General Registration for the 2010-2011 school year is happening now and will be accepted, space allowing, through the school year. REGISTRATION FORM
