Dear BM Parents,
We had an educationally successful and morally inspirational visit to the Jewish Home and Hospital yesterday.
We: Eli, Gabe, Josh, Julia, Lilly, Zach, Owen, Noah, Zoe, and Callie, together with a few parents (thank you Lilly, Josh, Rachel and Howard), and Toby, our song leader, took the train to the UWS, [...]
Hello B’nai Mitzvah families,
It’s great to see the children back after the holiday break – they all
seem more mature and that much bit older. Some upcoming dates that you
should know about:
Wednesday, Jan 20, 4-5 PM: Students will be demonstrating to me and
Jacob that they have a familiarity with the Alienu, Amida, and
Mourner’s Kaddish. These are [...]
Dear B’nai Mitzvah Families,
It was good to see you yesterday – here’s a brief follow up:
1. “Caring for the Body” workshop for parents with Dr. Logan Levkoff
Cortes will be Feb 3 at 8 PM. We will introduce the learning framework
and respond to all of your questions that evening re: the content your
children will be introduced [...]
Dear B’nai Mitzvah Families,
The students continue to do well in class and they seem to be gelling
as a group in a very nice way – I hope you get the positive feedback
at home that I see in the afternoons at JCP.
This last week has been a focus on the Jewish Ethic, Ometz Lev
(courage of the [...]
Dear Mr. President,
We are JCP, Jewish Community Project in New York CIty, and we have been discussing hunger and poverty problems in class. We feel that these are extremely important issues that must immediately be addressed. Along with that we feel like this country could be doing a lot more to help the people in [...]
Dear B’nai Mitzvah Parents,
YES, there will be class this Today (Monday) AND Wednesday. Monday
will be a normal schedule, Wednesday will be a two hour session with
me on Jewish Ethics of Participating in Government. We will be doing a
letter writing campaign on hunger and homelessness and learning about
the social responsibility we have to be involved in [...]
Dear B’nai Mitzvah Families,
Midnight Run is this Saturday night from 8-11 PM. This email will give
you everything you need to know. This program is for b’nai mitzvah
students (no siblings, friends, or cousins please as this is part of
the curriculum).
We need 5-6 chaperones and more is always welcome. Thus far, Patricia,
Josh, Liat, and Alice have volunteered. [...]
Dear B’nai Mitzvah Parents,
November 16th and 18th will be the first prayer demonstration
quiz/exercise where your children will be asked to show proficiency of
the following prayers. This will take place during normal Kesher hours
and it is for the students only.
1. Blessing before and after Torah reading
2. Barchu
3. Shema
4. V’havtah
5. Kiddush (blessing for shabbat wine)
6. Motzi (blessing [...]
Oct 21, 2009
Dear B’nai Mitzvah families,
It’s time to start planning your B’nai Mitzvah ceremony. Each family
is requested to choose one of the following dates and times to meet
with Darren so that we can better understand how to prepare for your
child’s ceremony and help you give shape to the experience.
Please click the link below and find [...]
October 14, 2009
Dear B’nai Mitzvah parents,
We discussed the ethical value of “rodeph shalom” – a pursuer of peace
- in class this evening. This idea comes from the book of psalms where
the prophets were described as pursuers of peace.
We spoke about the notion that when a child becomes an adult, they
begin to have take on a [...]
