Rosh Hashanah 2017 Youth Programming

Youth Programming K4-6

(Children will be in classrooms according to grade level and activities will be geared toward their specific age group)

Rosh Hashanah Youth Programming Activities will include:

• Age appropriate Rosh Hashanah themed stories and craft activities
• Youth service (K-6 grades are all together for service--approx. 45 minutes)
• Snack

Babysitting Ages 6 months to 3 years

Congregation Sinai is happy to offer free Babysitting for 6 months - 3 years old during our morning Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services on Sep-tember 21 and September 30, from 9:30 am -12:00 pm. Children will be supervised by a childcare professional and assisted by older high school
students. Children will participate in age level activities, attend the chil-dren’s service that morning and visit the playground (weather permitting). An allergy conscious snack will be provided. Please provide all the neces-sary items to make your child comfortable. You will be asked to sign your child in and provide a cell phone number of contact during the ser-vice. Please see page 9 for registration details.

SOUP’S ON!

Every year the Rosh Hashanah Youth Programming creates soup for our Chesed Committee to give out to those in need during the year. The children wash and chop vegetables and create soup kits that are taken home with instructions to make soup. Families return the soup on Yom Kippur and we store it in our freezer for future delivery.This is the ultimate mitzvah for the holiday. There is no fee for Congregation Sinai’s High Holiday Youth Programming. When you register for programming – you will be asked about contributing a soup item. Such as: carrots, celery, zucchini, yellow neck squash, corn, green beans, mushrooms, onions, broccoli, root vegetables or fresh herbs. We ask that you bring with you on Rosh Hashanah morning to contribute to our soup! Thank you!

Teen Programming - 7th and 8th Grades

For both Rosh Hashanah our 7th and 8th graders will have a chance to take a break from the main service to have a discussion in a relaxed atmosphere. Topics may include: morale issues facing teens and the Jewish response to the issue and given the election this year, he will explore: Is G-d on “our” side? Does G-d take sides? Should G-d take sides? And, what happens when people believe that G-d is on their side?

High School Volunteers – 9th-12th Grades

All interested 9th through 12th graders are invited to sign up to volunteer to help out in the classrooms for the High Holy Day Youth Programming. Please feel free to sign up to volunteer for either Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur, or both. Note: The expectation is you will be working where assigned. Cell phones are for emergency only. Honor Society service hours can be awarded.

Adult Volunteers

We need adult volunteers to work in the classrooms for our High Holy Day Youth Programs. If you are interested, please sign up and we will be in touch to discuss responsibilities and options. Please sign up for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or both. Registration below.

Have questions about our High Holy Day Youth Programming or volunteering?

Contact Sandy Saltzstein at sandsalt@gmail.com,

Monica Parkes at pangmo1977@gmail.com

Babysitting, Youth & Teen Programming &

Adult Volunteer Registration Information:

Register by September 11th

Questions about registration?

Please contact Jeri Danz at 414-352-2970 or jdanz@congregationsinai.org