B’nai Mitzvah – Materials, Important Dates Upcoming
December 14th, 2009
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 to and how to support them at home.
2. Resources on the Jewish Body: “Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: BODY”
edited by Elliot Dorft and Louis Newman.
3. Resources on Jewish Prayer: “Entering Jewish Prayer” by Rabbi
Reuven Hammer. And Understanding Jewish Prayer by Rabbi Larry Kushner.
- Mat
4. If you need additional copies of the JCP Mitzvah Checklist or the
Family Tree Project guidelines, you can now download them from the
bnai mitzvah page on the website.
5. For more information on the Jewish Ethics curriculum, please start
with the website.
PLEASE MARK THESE DATES:
Wed, Feb 3, 8 PM Parents workshop with Logan Levkoff Cortes
Sunday, March 21 and 28th Family Workshop #3 CANCELLED. NEW TIME TBA.
Wed, April 21, Students field trip to Museum of Jewish Heritage, 4-6
PM during the regular Wednesday class time.
Sunday, May 9, 9AM Family Trip to Ellis Island
If you ever want to talk further about any of these topics OR should
issues come up at home that you think I can be helpful with, call or
email and we can set up some time to talk.
Wishing you all a continued Happy Hanukkah,
RDL
Related Pages:Important dates, etc for 2010
Plan your B’nai Mitzvah – meet with Darren
Bnai Mitzvah Students Lead Passover Seder