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Lifelong Learning | Youth Programs ToaSTY B'nai Mitzvah Project A significant component of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience is our social action program. It is important for our students to understand that becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah involves tikkun olam--repairing our world. Through this program we hope to instill the responsibility towards “action” by involving our students in interesting and rewarding activities.
Because of this, we require our students to participate in the ToaSTY B'nai Mitzvah Project, with each student engaging in at least three, one-time group social action activities under my direction in addition to an individual mitzvah project. These are safe, appropriate, and well-supervised settings for our children. The activities are gratifying for the volunteers as well as for the recipients of their kindness. For group events, R.S.V.P.'s are required. An explanation and schedule of these events is listed below. If you have a personal interest in an organization not listed for an independent project, please provide me with information, and I will let you know if that program satisfies our requirements. Additionally, I have provided you with a chart that lists every Torah portion with corresponding themes. This chart is a tool to help you find projects that are pertinent to your child's Torah portion and can be used as a springboard to inspire other independent project ideas. Please consider all of your options before making a decision. You should then complete and return the registration sheet to Beth Kerner, Religious School Assistant, as soon as possible by mail or email. Once your child has completed all components of the program, two items must be submitted: the first is a letter of completion from the organization for which the student had volunteered. The second is a one page essay talking about what they did, how they liked the experience, and what they got out of it. This allows us to make sure that all events and organizations continue to enhance the experience for all of our B’nai Mitzvah families. Thank you for your cooperation, and we wish you an enjoyable and meaningful experience. While we do have a minimum of requirements, there is no end to how involved you can become. A mitzvah is not only a good deed but the obligation of every Jew. Forms and Booklets List of Torah Portions and Themes September Sat. 9 - Yom Kipper Food Drive Bag Distribution
Wed. 15 - Developmentally Disabled High Holy Days Experience Sat. 18 - Yom Kipper Food Drive Bag Collection Sun. 19 - Yom Kipper Food Drive Pantry Loading Fri. 24 - Somers Manor Shabbat October
Sun. 3 - A-HOME Fall clean up
Mon. 4 - Sandwich Brigade Fri. 29 - Somers Manor Shabbat November
Fri. 5 - Somers Manor Shabbat
Thur. 18 - Food Bank of Westchester Sun. 21 - Mitzvah Day December
Fri. 3 - Somers Manor Shabbat
Mon. 6 - Sandwich Brigade Fri. & Sat. 24 & 25 - Christmas Dinner Prep January
Fri. 21 - Somers Manor Shabbat
Mon. 24 - Sandwich Brigade February
Fri. 4 - Somers Manor Shabbat
Mon. 7 - Sandwich Brigade March
Fri. 4 - Somers Manor Shabbat
Sun. 13 - Mishloach Manot Packing Sun. 20 - Purim Carnival April
Date TBA - Seder for the Developmentally Disabled
Fri. 1 - Somers Manor Shabbat May
Somers Manor - Volunteers meet at Somers Manor Nursing Home to participate in a short Shabbat Service with the residents. Smiles abound as you make new friends and share your Judaism with the elderly community. If you have a particular talent such as telling jokes, playing an instrument or singing, and you’d like to share it, please let Brad know so that he can arrange for a performance for the residents. TIME: 3:50 – 4:30 Sandwich Brigades - Meeting in the Jewish Heritage Center from 5:30 – 6:00 (right before Monday night pizza), volunteers will make
Developmentally Disabled High Holy Day Experience - Volunteers will join the members of the developmentally disabled Westchester community for singing and stories about the High Holy Days. We will meet at 5:30 for dinner, set-up, and a pre-event talk. 5:30 - 8:00 PM Developmentally Disabled Passover Seder - Volunteers will help the Social Action Committee to serve, sing, socialize with and clean up for the members of the developmentally disabled
Yom Kippur Food Drive - Students will help with the Yom Kippur food drive which benefits local food pantries with desperately needed supplies. This is a two-part event. First, the students will help distribute the bags at the end of Rosh Hashanah morning service. Then they will collect and help load the filled bags onto a truck on Yom Kippur morning. This counts as one event. Bag Distribution - 9/9 - 12:30 PM
Temple Food Pantry Loading - Students will help stock the Temple's food pantry with food collected for the Yom Kipper food drive. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Food Bank of Westchester - We will meet at the Food Bank in Millwood to repack donated goods. The food we repack will go to soup kitchens and pantries throughout Westchester. Wear closed-toes shoes only and no tank tops or spaghetti straps. 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Baldwin Road Cleanup - We will helping with the spring cleanup right on our own street. More details will be available as we get closer to the event. Parent Chaperones Needed! Christmas Dinners Preparation - Students will prepare food for Christmas dinners to be delivered to group homes throughout Northern Westchester. Preparation will be done in the kitchen and social hall at the Temple on Christmas morning. A parent must accompany his/her child or offer to supervise a group of three to four children. We will meet in the Social Hall. 12/24 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Cooking)
12/25 - 10:00 - 11:30 AM (Plating & Packing)
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