Congregation Ohev Shalom Youth and Family Update 12/21/2017 Amy Geboff - Director of Youth, Family & Education This last week was another wonderfully busy week! Friday was the COSUSY Kabbalat and Kibbitz at the Slavkins, Saturday was Shabbat Morning experience, Sunday was 4th grade Munch and Minyan, Oys and Joys and our final auditions for the play! We look forward to starting rehearsals with our 26 cast members on January 7. This Sunday a group of our USYers head to Chicago for the USY International Convention. We know they will have an incredible time and we look forward to the energy they bring back. We are officially on Winter Break. I think we all are looking forward to a change in our regular routines. I also hope it will give you and your family a chance to regroup, reflect and reevaluate. When we begin the second half of the year there are so many things to look forward to and participate in to make a new connection or firm up your existing connection to the Ohev family. Here is what you can expect in 2018 1. Registration for MACHANEH OHEV 2018 will begin for COS members in January in February for non COS members 2. 8th graders can start coming to COSUSY chapter events and we hope that everyone will come to Dodge Ball and Havdallah on January 6th 3. Shabbatonim and Conventions: 4yh/5th grade and 8th grade Shabbaton,
USY Subregional convention and regional convention and 8th grade Gesher convention 4. Family Shabbaton March 23 and 25 5. DDD goes Sunday some of our classes will be meeting on Sundays at people s homes. We are also adding a Hebrew refresher 30 minutes before each class except when we go to Village on the Green 6. Kibbutz Ohev Family Edition will be adding a few Sundays in the Spring 7. Centennial celebration of Ohev s 100 years the weekend of February 9-11 and then a family celebration in August This is just a sample of what you can expect. I urge you to watch for emails, class and Ohev youth and family facebook pages and remind text for EVERYTHING we offer. We are always looking for ways to improve our work and continue meeting the ever changing needs of our participants. Please share with me what you might like to see take place at Ohev in 2018 that fits within our mission and Conservative Judaism, Next week I will be out of the office as my entire family will be descending on the Geboff compound for a week of being together. I wish you all a safe and wonderful Winter Break, that 2018 brings blessings to your family and you are able to find ways to be a blessing to others. Early Shabbat Shalom Amy CALENDAR in a NUTSHELL January 6th - USY Havdallah, Dodge Ball and Schmooze at COS January 7th - Class Resumes Todah Rabbah to the Slavkins for January 7th - Play Practice begins @ 12:30 p.m.
hosting the USY Kabbalat & Kibbitz January 8th - DDD at Village on the Green - 6 p.m. Family programs are underwritten, in part, by a generous donation from Nancy & Dean Faracchio in memory of Nancy's father, Bart Hecht January 10th - 7th Grade CPR during Hebrew School January 10th - Kibbutz Ohev Family Edition - 5 p.m. January 14th - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Weekend January 17th - USY Lounge Night January 19th-21st - 8th Grade Shabbaton January 21st - Kitah Gimel / 3rd Grade Munch & MInyab - Parents invited - 9:15 a.m. January 24th - 7th Grade CPR class during school January 26th-28th - USY Mercaz Midwinter convention at Camp Shalom January 27th - K Pajama Havdallah - 6:30 p.m January 28th - 7th Grade Speaker on Islam - 11:30 a.m. - Parents meet for coffee at 11 January 28th - Olim January 28th - Kadima January 31st - Tu B'Shevat February 2nd - Shirei Shabbat - 5:30 p.m.
February 3rd - 8th/9th grade COSUSY event out of the building February 4th - Kitah Bet/2nd Grade family program - 11 a.m. February 4th - MACHENEH OHEV lite - 12:30 p.m. February 7th - Kibbutz Ohev Family Edition - 5 p.m. February 7th - USY "100" years - 6:30 p.m. February 11th - DDD - 4-6 p.m. - Location to be determined February 18th - No Hebrew School President's Weekend February 18th - Kadima & USY Yom Universal February 23rd & 24th - 4th & 5th Grade Shabbaton February 25th - Oys & Joys of Jewish Parenting - 11 a.m. February 25th - Olim event for 3rd graders February 28th - Purim Carnival during school and Megillah reading March 3rd - Shabbat morning Family Experience "Dr. Suess" themed - 9:30 a.m. March 4th - Kitah Gimel/3rd Grade
Family Siddur Cover Making program - 11 a.m. March 4th - COSUSY Event out of the building March 7th - Kibbutz Ohev Family Edition March 9th - Kitah Gimel / 3rd grade Siddur Dedication service - 7 p.m. HEBREW SCHOOL NEWS NO SCHOOL - December 20th through January 3rd - Classes resume January 7th January 10th & 24th - Kitah Zayeen / 7th Grade CPR during School January 14th - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Weekend January 21st - Kitah Gimel/3rd Grade Munch & MInyan - 3rd Grade parents join your student at minyan at 9:15 a.m. and then stay for a munch after January 27th - Kitah Gan/K Family Program Havdallah - 6:30 p.m. January 28th - Kitah Zayeen/7th Grade Speaker in Islam - 11:30 a.m. Parents join for coffee at 11
February 4th - Kitah Bet/2nd Grade Family Program - 11 a.m. February 18th - NO School - President's Weekend February 23rd & 24th - 4th & 5th Grade Shabbaton March 3rd - Kitah Gimel/3rd Grade Family Siddur Cover Making Program at 11 March 9th - Kitah Gimel/3rd Grade Siddur Dedication. Service at 7 p.m followed by dessert CELEBRATE TU B'SHEVAT AND PURCHASE A POMEGRANATE TREE FOR YOUR HOME! $18 - PLACE YOUR ORDER BY JANUARY 21ST. MAY CHECKS PAYABLE TO COS OR PAY ONLINE
AROUND THE JEWISH FAMILY COOKING Families & Individuals join Ellen Zollman to cook fun recipes around Jewish holidays & themes. The following Sundays from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 7th, Mar. 11th. $5 per family for COS Members $15 per family for non-cos Members Online registration is now open! Click here! SHABBAT MORNING FAMILY EXPERIENCE - THIS SATURDAY!
Families with K-5th graders join Marla Rosen for an interactive Shabbat morning experience that includes prayer led by the children, story, game, songs & continental breakfast. Begins at 9:30 for breakfast and service - 10-11. Meets on the following Saturdays: March 3rd, Apr. 21st. No charge but RSVP here FAMILY SHABBATON Mark your calendar now for the annual Family Shabbaton! March 23rd-25th 2018 at Camp Geneva in Fruitland. A NEW LOCATION with lots of cool activities! YOUNG FAMILIES (ALL AGES WELCOME) SHIREI SHABBAT WITH RABBI KAY 5:30-6:30 p.m. Welcome Shabbat through music and movement at 6 p.m. with a nosh prior at
5:30. Open to the community and no charge! Other dates: Feb. 2nd, Apr. 20th RSVP at this link. YOUNG FAMILIES MISHPACHA SHELI FOR TODDLERS THROUGH PRESCHOOL NOTE: MISHPACHA SHELI IS ON WINTER BREAK AND WILL RETURN ON JANUARY 9TH! Toddlers through preschoolers and an adult join Nina Fine every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. beginning August 22nd. a fun morning of singing, movement, story, crafts, and more...all around a Jewish theme. No charge for COS Members, $7 per session for non-cos Members. Online registration is now available by clicking here. OYS AND JOYS of Jewish Parenting is BACK!
JOIN SHOSHANA VIGORITO TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF PARENTING THROUGH A JEWISH LENS. TOPIC for December 17th Healthy Pride Vs. UnHealthy Ego Other Dates: Feb. 25th., & Apr. 8th at 11 a.m. RSVP here! DDD DINNER, DABER(TALK) & DVAR (STUDY)
COS formal Jewish education for all Jewish teens in grades 8-12 regardless of COS Membership. NEW TIMES for January - Some Classes will be held on SUNDAYS from 4-6 p.m. at different homes. This year we will use "Pirkei Avot", the ethics of Our Fathers as our framework for understanding through a Jewish lens of how we should behave and treat each other. Once a month, interactive learning at COS and the other date in the month will be hands-on activites to practice what we learn. Pirkei Avot is one of the best known and most cited Jewish texts. Even those who claim they don't know much about Jewish text are familiar with "if I am only for myself who am I?", "Say little and do much". Popular Hebrew songs take their lyrics from Pirkei Avot including "Al Shlosha Devarim" and "Lo Alecha!". Jan 8th at Village on the Green January 21st - 4-6 p.m. February 11th - 4-6 p.m. February 25th - 4-6 p.m. March 12th - Village on the Green - 6 p.m. March 26th - Location TBD April 9th - April 23rd - Village on the Green May 6th - Final class - 4-6 p.m. Register here! COS YOUTH THEATRE PERFORMANCE "COS YOUTH PLAYERS"
This year's play is Feathers in the Wind a Comedy/Musical based on the stories of the Wise Men of Chelm to be performed: April 15th & 18th Open to all 4th-12th graders Auditions for first and second timers: December 13th & 17th For those who will be in the play for their 3rd year or more you need not audtion but let Amy know you plan to be in it! KIBBUTZ OHEV FAMILY EDITION RSVP HERE for families with toddlers through 2nd grade. Join Sharon Weil and Vicky Countess one Wednesday a month from 5-6:30 p.m. as we learn about taking care of our bodies, the earth, each other, & Israel. Activities include
cooking, gardening, art and dinner each time! Cost is $10 per family for COS Members and $18 per family for non-cos Members. Dates: Jan. 10th, Feb. 7th, Mar. 7th, Apr. 11th RSVP HERE! YOUTH GROUPS CALLING ALL KADIMANIKS & USYERS Join Kadimaniks & USYers from all over our region at Universal Studios Sunday, February 18th Leave COS at 8:30 a.m. by bus and return to COS around 8 p.m. Cost is $73, if you have a pass you will still need to register at the link and complete paperwork. MUST BE A KADIMA or USY member to participate. Register online by January 29th at www.regpacks.com/hanegev1718
Join our youth groups for the 2017-2018 school year. Memberships forms are available on the COS website or from youthandfamily@ohevshalom.org or educator@ohevshalom.org USY - COSUSY is open to all Jewish 9th-12th Graders. COSUSY events RSVP to cosusycats@gmail.com It's time for USY Mercaz Mid-Winter Convention at Camp Shalom January 26th-28th Leave Ohev at 1:30 p.m. & travel by bus Leave Camp at Noon Sunday Cost of convention is $168 which is paid online when you register $25 to COS for the bus Register at this link: www.regpacks.com/hanegev1718 (MACHAR hours: if you want to request MACHAR subsidy please submit to Amy all USY, DDD, and synagogue services you attended. Include the date and time of the event. THIS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY USYERS NOT THE PARENTS). Please submit no later than January 10th & we will send a check to USY for you.) January 6th - Havdallah, Dodge Ball, and Schmooze at COS January 17th - Lounge Night - 6:30 p.m. January 26th-28th - Mid Winter Mercaz Convention February 3rd - 8th/9th Grade Event February 7th - 6:30 p.m. - USY 100 years
February 18th - Yom Universal February 21st - Purim Prep KADIMA - 6TH-8TH GRADERS January 19th - 21st - 8th Grade Shabbaton Next event January 28th. Open to NON-COS members. February 18th - Yom Universal March 11th March 16th-18th - 8th Grade Gesher convention April 22nd - Kadima Adventure Island Water Park OLIM FOR COS 3RD - 5TH GRADERS Next event - January 28th February 23rd & 24th - 4th and 5th grade Shabbaton February 25th - 3rd grade event only March 11th April 22nd - End of the Year Event