It's Happening at HERJC! - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
It's Happening at HERJC! - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
It's Happening at HERJC! - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
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eligious school<br />
DAVID WOOLFE<br />
Whew, th<strong>at</strong> was one hot summer! I hope you and your family<br />
managed to enjoy a fun, healthy summer while not getting too overhe<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
Before the next Hakol, I’m sure we will all find ourselves<br />
bemoaning the cold we<strong>at</strong>her and longing for next summer. But<br />
before we get too far ahead of ourselves . . . we are all excited to begin<br />
another year <strong>at</strong> our award-winning <strong>HERJC</strong> Religious School, welcoming<br />
students and families who are new to our school and synagogue—and<br />
students who know their way around like old pros!<br />
Our Building Blocks program continues to be an incredible success.<br />
Morah Robin, along with Morah Uli and Morah Nancy, look forward to another<br />
wonderful year with our youngest students. Our Alef class can look forward to a gre<strong>at</strong><br />
year with Morah Gila. Morah Rebecca is already elbow-deep in her planning for a successful<br />
year with her students. Morah Nancy is conjuring new games to make learning<br />
fun and exciting for her students.<br />
Morah Hely and I are looking forward to another fantastic year with our Akiva<br />
students.<br />
Mr. Plotkin is honing his fantastic story-telling skills for his Vav students and so he<br />
can share with our students the weekly parashot and wonder of the Torah narr<strong>at</strong>ive.<br />
Speaking of the Torah, this year will be a singular one for our students and families<br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>HERJC</strong>. This year is the “Year of Torah” <strong>at</strong> <strong>HERJC</strong>. The process of having a new Torah<br />
written for our synagogue will involve many learning opportunities for our students<br />
and their families. The Torah scribe will be with our students <strong>at</strong> various times during<br />
the year. In addition, the school will have a number of events and lessons to reinforce<br />
the power and lessons of the Torah.<br />
It is an incredible honor to be part of a congreg<strong>at</strong>ion as it receives a new Torah.<br />
I urge all of you to actively particip<strong>at</strong>e in this exciting synagogue experience as much<br />
as possible—both in the school and synagogue itself. This is our Torah—in every sense.<br />
Let’s embrace it together!<br />
Finally, I am looking forward to a fantastic 8th grade program this year. I will be<br />
teaching a brilliant curriculum th<strong>at</strong> is structured around the Shoah and Israel. I believe<br />
th<strong>at</strong> this will be the year we establish a very successful post-Bar/B<strong>at</strong> Mitzvah educ<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
program th<strong>at</strong> we will continue to build upon.<br />
From strength to strength. Shanah tovah to all. May we all be inscribed in the Book<br />
of Life for a year of health, happiness and community.<br />
I’m looking forward to enthusiastically shaloming all of you once again soon!<br />
It’s Not a Nursery School . . .<br />
It’s Not a Religious School . . .<br />
It’s <strong>Jewish</strong> Building Blocks<br />
OUR NEW, EXCITING PROGRAM<br />
FOR CHILDREN, AGES 4–6<br />
Call 599-0424 for inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Mentors<br />
Needed!<br />
Once again,<br />
the Religious School<br />
is looking for<br />
dedic<strong>at</strong>ed Mentors<br />
to work with our<br />
younger students.<br />
Community<br />
service credit<br />
and a paycheck!!<br />
Please call<br />
Mr. Woolfe<br />
<strong>at</strong> 599-0424<br />
<br />
Does Your Child<br />
Attend a<br />
Hebrew Day<br />
School instead of<br />
Religious School?<br />
If you are a <strong>HERJC</strong><br />
member and your child<br />
<strong>at</strong>tends a Hebrew day<br />
school, please call the<br />
office and let us know!<br />
We would like to invite<br />
all our Brandeis and<br />
Schechter kids to the<br />
amazing family projects<br />
done by the Religious<br />
School but we don’t<br />
always have the info!!<br />
Email David Woolfe <strong>at</strong><br />
rsdir@herjc.org or<br />
call 516-599-0424.<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
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