Jarson Journal

May/ June 2010 Edition

And so, on Shabbat morning May 1^{st our youth will (once again) demonstrate their abilities and help to lead the service in the Main Sanctuary. The next morning, Sunday May the 2nd, we will gather once again in the Main Sanctuary and hold our annual Ceremony of Consecration and Siddur Dedication and Torah Induction for our young people in kindergarten, third and fourth grades. Adath Israel choir director Mitch Cohen will direct our third, fourth, and fifth graders in a short musical recital of songs they have learned this year. New this year will be the awarding of the special Hattenbach Award for Excellence in Teaching to a member of our staff. It’s a surprise so you will just have to attend Ceremony Sunday to find out who is this year’s honoree. Following the one hour program, our department of youth and family programs has planned a special Lag B’Omer picnic and fest (including our first Tikkun Olam Shredding Project so bring your old bills, papers and assorted documents and watch as they are commercially shredded for a small donation while you wait). A barbeque will feed us and lots of games and activities will entertain us from 11:30 until 1:00 pm. The following Shabbat, Saturday evening May 8th from 7:00 to 9:00 we will explore Jewish time during our third Shabbat School session for this school year. A dessert bar will be offered and we will conclude with Havdalah (with luck, under the stars). Shabbat school means no Sunday morning class and in this case, it means WE GET MOTHER’S DAY OFF! It will be the first time in 32 years I have gotten to sleep in on Mother’s Day. No one better call me before 8 AM! The seventh graders will have their final session with Rabbi Wise on Monday May 10th from 5:00 to 6:00. The final Junior Congregation for 5770 will take place on Saturday morning May 15th from 10:00 to 11:30 up in Sagel Chapel. Sunday May the 16th will be our final Religious School session for the 2009-2010 school year and will include our traditional community breakfast and a concert for kindergarten through fourth grade. The fifth graders will spend time planting in the new Brotherhood Garden and our sixth and seventh graders will do their final Project Etgar wrap-up. Everyone will gather in Marcus Chapel at the end of the morning for our closing assembly and awards awarding.}