Message of Debbi Levasseur, Religious School Director
March/April 2020
Spring is coming. We have made it through the longest part of the winter, and now our attention turns toward the many activities at the religious school during the beginning of spring!
On March 1, our preK through first grade students and their parents will share the last of the Torah Together programs for the year. On the same day, the PTO (and anyone else who is interested) will gather for hamantashen baking—this means Purim is right around the corner!
On March 6, our third and fourth grade students will help enhance the Shabbat Service. Please join us.
Students in grades three through seven, their parents, and Cantor Vera will visit local mikveh Mayyim Hayyim on March 8. Its website describes it as “a 21st century creation, a mikvah rooted in ancient tradition, reinvented to serve the Jewish community of today.”
We eagerly look forward to the potluck dinner and the Purim service on March 9, where our high school students will put on a Purim spiel (play) around the theme of the Roaring ’20s. They wrote the script themselves and created all props and costumes. I can’t wait to see it! Get your “Gatsby” on and join us!
On March 13 is our annual faculty appreciation service, led by our seventh-grade students. This service provides a lovely way to thank those dedicated teachers who work so hard to make the learning experience at Temple Emanu-El so enriching. If you are considering joining our religious school, this would be a great time to meet the faculty that makes this school so inspiring.
Join us for our Purim carnival on March 15, beginning at 10:30 am; this is also Bring-a-Friend to School day. Following the retirement of Larry Jacobs, who chaired the Purim carnival for many years, this year’s carnival is led by Lisa Desberg—thank you Lisa! We have booths with fun games, face painting, food, and prizes. Please come and bring your whole family!
In March, we will also have a pre-high school seminar for parents and students in seventh grade. Students will visit the high school classes. Do you have a high school student (grades seven through twelve) who would like to be part of our high school program? It meets on Sunday afternoons from 12:00 noon–1:30 pm. If you are interested, please give me a call.
Do you want to know more about how your cell phone, laptop, or computer works? On March 22, our high school students will be available for Tech Tune-Up (sponsored by the Chesed Committee) to answer any questions you might have.
We end March with a Shabbat morning service on March 28. The children of the religious school and any other school-age children are invited to join us.
Morah Devorah
On March 1, our preK through first grade students and their parents will share the last of the Torah Together programs for the year. On the same day, the PTO (and anyone else who is interested) will gather for hamantashen baking—this means Purim is right around the corner!
On March 6, our third and fourth grade students will help enhance the Shabbat Service. Please join us.
Students in grades three through seven, their parents, and Cantor Vera will visit local mikveh Mayyim Hayyim on March 8. Its website describes it as “a 21st century creation, a mikvah rooted in ancient tradition, reinvented to serve the Jewish community of today.”
We eagerly look forward to the potluck dinner and the Purim service on March 9, where our high school students will put on a Purim spiel (play) around the theme of the Roaring ’20s. They wrote the script themselves and created all props and costumes. I can’t wait to see it! Get your “Gatsby” on and join us!
On March 13 is our annual faculty appreciation service, led by our seventh-grade students. This service provides a lovely way to thank those dedicated teachers who work so hard to make the learning experience at Temple Emanu-El so enriching. If you are considering joining our religious school, this would be a great time to meet the faculty that makes this school so inspiring.
Join us for our Purim carnival on March 15, beginning at 10:30 am; this is also Bring-a-Friend to School day. Following the retirement of Larry Jacobs, who chaired the Purim carnival for many years, this year’s carnival is led by Lisa Desberg—thank you Lisa! We have booths with fun games, face painting, food, and prizes. Please come and bring your whole family!
In March, we will also have a pre-high school seminar for parents and students in seventh grade. Students will visit the high school classes. Do you have a high school student (grades seven through twelve) who would like to be part of our high school program? It meets on Sunday afternoons from 12:00 noon–1:30 pm. If you are interested, please give me a call.
Do you want to know more about how your cell phone, laptop, or computer works? On March 22, our high school students will be available for Tech Tune-Up (sponsored by the Chesed Committee) to answer any questions you might have.
We end March with a Shabbat morning service on March 28. The children of the religious school and any other school-age children are invited to join us.
Morah Devorah