From the desk of Dan Swartz - Archived

January 4, 2024

Shalom Religious School Families,

Happy 2024 to everyone.  I hope you and your families were able to find time to spent together over the past couple of weeks. 

We are back to our regular cadence of religious school on Wednesdays and Sundays for the next month.  Please review the dates below for special events.

Also, as we get into the winter months, I wanted to review our process for snow closures:

1. Decisions on whether to close for snow/ice will be made by 7:00am (Sundays) or 3:00pm (Wednesdays).
2. If we decide to close religious school, the following will take place:

• Email will be sent from ShulCloud to this email address.
• Message will be posted at the top of the Beth El Hebrew Congregation website.
• Teachers will also send a message to classes via email lists

                                                Additional Updates:
Upcoming Events:
January 7th: 

• Religious School (K-7th)
• ​​​​​​​Post B-nei Mitzvah Parents meeting with the Rabbi (8th grade and up)10:00am

January 10th:

• Religious School (4th to 7th)

January 12th:

• 5th Grade Student Led Services for MLK JR  Weekend

January 13th:

• Tot Shabbat (11am)

January 14th:

• Religious School (K to 7th)
• Family Program Yom Tzedek (Details to follow) - 10am to noon
• Shalom Chaverim (10:15 to 11:15)

January 17th:

• Religious School (4th to 7th)

January 21st: 

• Religious School (K-7th)
• 2nd and 3rd Grade (Rescheduled from December 3rd) with Rabbi - 10am​​​​​​​

• Religious School (K-7th Grade)

• Family T’filah Experience (K-3rd) 10:00 - 10:30 (NOTE THE NEW DATE!)​​​​​​​

January 24th:

• Religious School (4th to 7th)

• ​​​​​​​K/1st Acorn Planting in Chapel in the Woods (TBD - Details forthcoming)

Beth El Hebrew Congregation & Magen David Adom Ambulance Campaign
Beth El is raising money to purchase an ambulance to send to Israel.  The total cost of a new Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) is $165,000.  Every little bit helps.  You can support this initiatives by:

• Sending your child with Tzedakah on Sundays and Wednesdays (All money collected for the year will support this project)
• Grab a sweet at our Beit Nosh on Sundays. 
• Give at our campaign website: https://www.bethelhebrew.org/ambulance-fundraiser.html
• Ask your employer to match donations (If your employer needs to give directly to Magen David Adom, please reach out for information.)
• ​​​​​​​Ask your employer to match donations (If your employer needs to give directly to Magen David Adom, please reach out for information.)​​​​​​​

Canteen Coupons are HERE!
We are selling Canteen Coupons to families of 4th grade and up to use for meals on Wednesdays and Sundays at Canteen.  These coupons will be sold in packs of 6 for $40 (You get 6 meals for the price of 5!). To participate go to: https://www.bethelhebrew.org/form/canteencoupon 
1. Purchase your 6-pack of coupons
2. Expect delivery to your child at religious school
3. Cut out the Coupon
4. Redeem for Pizza, Snack, & a Drink

Canteen Coupons will be available for purchase in the office on Sunday Mornings.  Please see Ronit Goldstein to purchase.

NFTY-MAR Winter Kallah Registration Extended to Friday, January 5th

The main links you need are these three:
NFTY-MAR Website: https://nfty.org/regions/mid-atlantic-region/
Live TEEN Registration Link: https://cvent.me/YeDP1d 

Scholarship Application for NFTY: https://urjyouth.wufoo.com/forms/mm4tlp0oovqn8/

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