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   Religious School Calendar

2010-2011

All regular Sunday Sessions 10AM-Noon

Date

2010-2011

Early Childhood (EC) thru 7th graders

HIT Class- 8th
and 9th

(Hillel in Training)

Confirmation Class

10th grade

Notes, Additional Opportunities, Sunday Morning Mini-Series Adult Education, etc.

Sat 4 Sep

See Additional

Opportunities

See Additional

Opportunities

See Additional

Opportunities

9PM:  Film Discussion The Quarrel  and Selichot  Services; Dessert Reception

Sun 5 Sep

See Additional

Opportunities

See Additional

Opportunities

See Additional

Opportunities

-JCC Round Challah Baking

-Teacher  Staff  Meeting (TBD)

Thu 9 Sep

Rosh HaShanah services incl Youth sessions

Rosh HaShanah services incl Youth sessions

Rosh HaShanah services incl Youth sessions

 

Sun 12 Sep

Religious School Opening Day Family Education Program

What’s Jewish About Pencils and Pens?”

Religious School Opening Day Family Education Program

What’s Jewish About Pencils and Pens?”

Religious School Opening Day Family Education Program

What’s Jewish About Pencils and Pens?”

In this session leading up to Yom Kippur, we will offer adult education when the students leave to the classrooms to make Yom Kippur-related Judaica for the home. This is a “minor fast” day so, unlike other years, we will not serve any snacks during this session. This program will enrich the Yom Kippur experience for the entire family.

Tue 14 Sep

Taschlich and Ice Cream Social, “Casting Off” our mistakes with bread crumbs.  A popular event!

Taschlich and Ice Cream Social, “Casting Off” our mistakes with bread crumbs.  A popular event!

Taschlich and Ice Cream Social, “Casting Off” our mistakes with bread crumbs.  A popular event!

This is not a formal religious school session, but it is highly encouraged and will be more meaningful after the session on Sep 12 above.

Fri 17 Sep

Erev Yom Kippur w/ Kol Nidre

Erev Yom Kippur w/ Kol Nidre

Erev Yom Kippur w/ Kol Nidre

 

Sat 18 Sep

Yom Kippur incl Youth Sessions

Yom Kippur incl Youth Sessions

Yom Kippur incl Youth Sessions

 

Sun 19 Sep

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Early Childhood, K &  1st Grades Sukkot Art w/Judie 

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Class Project Mtg w/ Mrs. Sarfan

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Men’s Club Sukkah Building

Fri 24 Sep

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Congregational Shabbat dinner in the Sukkah

Sun 26 Sep

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Mini-Retreat  w/ Rabbi 10AM-1PM

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

“PTA Meeting” with Tess Goldblatt, Principal

JCC New Building Dedication

Thu 30 Sep

Simchat Torah Service & Dance Party

Simchat Torah Service & Dance Party

Simchat Torah Service & Dance Party

Highly encouraged

Sun 3 Oct

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Class Project  Meeting

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Art Consult w/ Judie Kavit (TBD)

Adult Ed Sunday Morning Mini-Film Series (SMMS1): The Quarrel  (shown at Selichot)

Sun 10 Oct

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

7th Grade Art class with Judie Kavit

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

No class this age group

“PTA Meeting” with Tess Goldblatt, Principal

Sun 17 Oct

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

Out of the Box (OTB) Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond

Out of the Box (OTB) Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond

SMMS2 Naturalized-  Humorous Short Film  about adult circumcision and Jewish identity

Sun 24 Oct

Regular Sunday Session or

 JCC Scholar in Residence Rabbi Debra Orenstein Program  (TBD)

Regular Sunday Session or

 JCC Scholar in Residence Rabbi Debra Orenstein Program  (TBD)

Regular Sunday Session or

 JCC Scholar in Residence Rabbi Debra Orenstein Program  (TBD)

JCC Scholar in Residence Rabbi Debra Orenstein Oct  23-24

Fri 29 Oct

Friday Night Shabbat School, Consecration Ceremony, Dinner

Friday Night Shabbat School, Consecration Ceremony, Dinner

Friday Night Shabbat School, Consecration Ceremony, Dinner

Services = Required Religious School Contact; Dinner is optional

Sun 31 Oct

No School- Staff Development Date

No School- Staff Development Date

No School- Staff Development Date

 

Sat 6 Nov

Required Saturday  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

All classes have assigned service parts.

Sun 7 Nov

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

JCC Global Day of Jewish Learning; Book Fair

Sun 14 Nov

Family Education this group only:

Cash Camel-Chanukah Edition

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Class Project  Meeting

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Cash Camel: Classroom time followed by Cash Camel Class “Competition”

Fri 19 Nov

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Congregational New Member Shabbat Dinner

Sun 21 Nov

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

5th-6th grade Art Class with Judie K

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

Class Project  Meeting

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

 

Sun 28 Nov

No School

No School

No School

Thanksgiving Weekend

Fri 3 Dec

Friday Night Shabbat School;  Cong. Dinner & Chanukah Party

Friday Night Shabbat School;  Cong. Dinner & Chanukah Party

Friday Night Shabbat School;  Cong. Dinner & Chanukah Party

Services = Required Religious School Contact; Dinner is optional

Sun 5 Dec

No School this age group-Optional participation in Family Ed (to right)

Family Ed this age group: Chanukah @ The Hidenwood or at other Congregants’ homes

Family Ed this age group: Chanukah @ The Hidenwood or at other Congregants’ homes

 

Sun 12 Dec

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

No class this age group

No class this age group

 

18-26 Dec

No school- RST Hosts Homeless;

Please volunteer for HELP Week

No school- RST Hosts Homeless;

Please volunteer for HELP Week

No school- RST Hosts Homeless;

Please volunteer for HELP Week

 

2 Jan

No School

No School

No School

 

Sat 8 Jan

Required Saturday  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

All classes have assigned service parts.

Fri 14 Jan

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Sisterhood Shabbat and Dinner

Sun 16 Jan

No School

No School

No School

 

Thu 20 Jan

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Congregational Tu B’Shevat Seder

Sun 23 Jan

Required JCC Joint Sunday School,

Super Sunday, Teacher Development

Required JCC Joint Sunday School,

Super Sunday, Teacher Development

Required JCC Joint Sunday School,

Super Sunday, Teacher Development

 

Fri 4 Feb

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Congregational Shabbat Dinner

Sun 6 Feb

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

Regular Sunday School Session

World Wide Wrap Program

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

World Wide Wrap Program

(or Class Project  Meeting, if needed)Tzedakah & Food Pantry

 

Sun 13 Feb

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

No class this age group

SMMS3: Shalom Ya’ll Documentary Film about Southern Jewry and culture

Sun 20 Feb

No School

No School

No School

 

Sat 26 Feb

Required Saturday  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

All classes have assigned service parts.

Sun 27 Feb

No School- Staff Development Date

No School- Staff Development Date

No School- Staff Development Date

 

Sat 5 Mar

Required Saturday  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

All classes have assigned service parts.

Sun 6 Mar

No School- Staff Development (TBD)

No School- Staff Development (TBD)

No School- Staff Development (TBD)

 

Fri 11 Mar

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Congregational Shabbat Dinner

Sun 13 Mar

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

OTB “What’s Jewish About the Emergency Room?” hospital visit

OTB “What’s Jewish About the Emergency Room?” hospital visit

 

Sat 19 Mar

Purim “Trade the Date”

Required attendance Saturday night

Purim “Trade the Date”

Required attendance Saturday night

Purim “Trade the Date”

Required attendance Saturday night

Students participate in Purim in lieu of religious school classes the next morning. No Sunday School on March 20.

Sun 27 Mar

Required Family and Cong. Education: God’s To-Do List Isn’t Done Yet!  Doing More To-Do’s

Required Family and Cong. Education: God’s To-Do List Isn’t Done Yet!  Doing More To-Do’s

Required Family and Cong. Education: God’s To-Do List Isn’t Done Yet!  Doing More To-Do’s

Sisterhood Book and Craft Fair; Used Book sale(?)

Sun 3 Apr

No School

No School

No School

 

Sun 10 Apr

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

Regular Sunday School Session

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

HIT Class Art with Judie Kavit

Mini-Retreat  w/ Rabbi 10AM-1PM

Incl  Gefilte Fish (See right)

Tzedakah & Food Pantry

SMMS4: Gefilte Fish Short Film Discussion

Sun 17 Apr

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

OTB Chocolate Seder at the Levy’s House

OTB Chocolate Seder at the Levy’s House

SMMS5:  Pigeon Short Film Discussion and/or DVDs from *AIPAC 2010 Conference

Sun 24 Apr

No School

No School

No School

 

Sat 30 Apr

Required Saturday  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

Required Sat.  Shabbat School

All classes have assigned service parts.

Sun 1 May

No School- Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah

JCC announcements about Yom HaShoah

Fri 6 May

Friday Night Shabbat School;  Cong. Mother’s Day Dinner:

“Matriarchs and Mimosas”

Friday Night Shabbat School;  Cong. Mother’s Day Dinner :

“Matriarchs and Mimosas”

Friday Night Shabbat School;  Cong. Mother’s Day Dinner :

“Matriarchs and Mimosas”

Services = Required Religious School Contact; “Matriarchs and Mimosas” Dinner is optional

Sun 15 May

JCC 5K Race

JCC 5K Race

15-16 May Class Trip to NYC

 

Fri 20 May

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Friday  Night Confirmation Ceremonies

Confirmation of 10th graders

Sun 22 May

Lag B’Omer

Regular Sunday School Session

Library, Tzedakah, Food Pantry

OTB Virtual Masada or Lag B’Omer Study in the Field

No class this age group

22-24 May= *AIPAC 2011 Conference in DC

Sun 29 May

No School

No School

No School

 

Sun 5 Jun

Religious School Closing Ceremonies, incl Mt. Sinai Cakes

Religious School Closing Ceremonies, incl Mt. Sinai Cakes

Religious School Closing Ceremonies: Class= Facilitators

 

Tue 7 Jun

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

See Add’l Opportunities

Erev Shavuot : Adult Ed Study Hall, Blintzes, Mt. Sinai Cakes

 

 

Rabbi: Gilah Dror | President: Barbara Gordon | Administrator: Karen Forrest | Religious School Principal: Tess Goldblatt

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