Transcript Document 7314834

Brukhim HaBaim – Welcome
Back to School 5770
Today's Agenda
10:00 -10: 15 Welcome Remarks – Rabbis
10:15 -10:45 Bonding activity – Irene Swedroe
10:45 -11:00 Talking Points – Iris Bendahan
11:00 -11:30 M&M’s in Tefilla with students
11:30 -12:30 Parents go to student’s class
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Talking Points
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Theme – Derekh Eretz Kadma La’Torah
Netivot – Putting students are the right path
Education Committee role
Showing Student You Care
Keeping us informed
Keeping you informed
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Netivot - Pathways
Handbook p. 6-7
Netivot Coordinator: Irene Swedroe
Nativ 1 (Myuhad): Known special learning needs
Nativ 2: Behind “grade level”: new/unknown
Nativ 3: Above “ grade level”
Nativ 4: “grade level”
For us to place student in correct path we must
know about their learning/social abilities.
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Education Committee
Education Committee Chair: Irene Swedroe
1. Eyes and Ears
2. Input regarding curricular changes
3. Input regarding fund usage & fee increases
4. Input regarding fundraising activities
5. Volunteering gives you a say!
6. Meet no more than once/month or via email
Address Ed Comm or Iris if have concern before
it becomes an irretrievable feather!
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We can show our students we care by
1. Being involved with the school
•See volunteering - Handbook p. 18 - EZRA SHEETS
•Food Shopping
•Office help
•Hebrew tutoring
•Room Parents/Phone Tree/Family Ed Food
•High Holiday Services
•Fundraisers
2. Being involved with the class:
• Making sure student does homework (will get packets on first day)
• Sending Mitzvah Notes to help climb M&M ladder
• Reading Jewish Books - Library Award – Sifriya Tloosh
• Making sure student always has Book Bag, Kippah, Pencils
• Making RS a priority by coming on time and making up work
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How we can keep school informed:
1. Attendance (p. 14)
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Submit SCHEDULE CHANGE FORM
SIGN IN/OUT when late/or picking up early
Make up work
2. Youth Service Attendance (p. 12)
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YC: Check in with Barbara
Haverim: Check in with Iris (chart in hall)
3. Inform of change in address, contact info,
school status
4. Voice concerns to Ed.Comm. or Principal
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How we keep you informed:
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La Daat – Weekly Need to Know email
HodSheet – Monthly Newsletter
Wiki – On line information center
Teacher Updates
Conferences & Progress Reports
Student Action Plan
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OUR 5770 THEME!
DEREKH ERETZ KADMA
LA’TORAH
DEREKH ERETZ
IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TORAH!?!
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WHAT IS DEREKH
ERETZ AND WHY IS IT
MORE IMPORTANT
THAN TORAH?
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WELL…DEREKH ERETZ
IS HARD TO TRANSLATE!
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DEREKH ERETZ
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literally means “The Way of the Land”
Being a “MENSCH” is how Jews
often define “the way of the land”.
The way of the land is behaving
with ‘common courtesy’ - manners.
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At Religious School we learn what it
means to be a MENSCH.
The Jewish ways is to behave with
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ERETZ
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Teacher/Madrikhim Intro
Admin
Andrea Ammerman
Kita Gan/Ganon:
Hindy Ganeles
Kita Alef:
Ilana Friedlander/Davida Adelberg
Kita Bet:
Hemy Beer
Kita Gimel:
Ilana Friedlander/Davida Adelberg
Kita Dalet:
Shirie Eshel
Kita Hey:
Iris Bendahan (or eventually new teacher)
Kita Vav:
Barbara Biran/Hemy Beer
Kita Zayin:
Monique Alexander
Art & Resource:
Leslie Drori
Dance:
Rachel Bagi
Netivot Coordinator:
Irene Swedroe
Netivot/Hebrew Resource: Teacher Ilana Eshel
Returning TMTers: Eli, Jeremy, Alex, Aaron, Jennifer, Deborah, Daniel, Gabriel,
Rachel, Arielle, Sharon, Simone, Nadav
New TMTers: Simon, Mollie, Sarah, Nadav,, Gavi (? Shy, Alex, Noa, Heather) 13
Derekh Eretz is
OUR WAY!
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KINDNESS
LISTENING
LEARNING
MANNERS
RESPECTING
HELPING
FRIENDLY
HONESTY
CARING
TRUST
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•Bullying
•Anger
•Laziness
•Rudeness
•Disobeying
•Destroying
•Gossiping
•Cheating
•Stealing
•lying
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Why is Derekh Eretz
more important than Torah?
Knowledge is worthless if you don’t
get the most basic lesson =
good behavior – Derekh Eretz!
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One reason Jews pray is take time to judge their
behavior and make they are behaving with
DEREKH ERETZ !
At Religious School, another way we can make
sure we behave with
Derekh Eretz  
is by climbing the
M&M ladder.
We go higher when we do
MITZVOT and behave with MIDDOT!
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We appreciate our lives each morning!
Modeh Ani – Siddur p. 2
MODEH /MODAH ani l’fanekha
Melekh hai v’kayam
She’he’hezarta bi nishmati
B’hemla raba emunatekha
Thank you God, King of our people
For returning my soul to me
So I can get up, fresh, every morning
Knowing you are watching over me.
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We come together as friends!
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V'ahavta le’reakha camokha
Ze klal gadol ba'torah
Don’t walk in front of me I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me I may not lead
Just walk beside me and be my friend and
together we’ll walk In the way of HaShem.
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PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS
Oh, how good are your tents
Ma Tovu – Siddur p. 2
Ma tovu, ohalekha Yaakov
Mishkenotekha, Yisrael
Oh how good, to have a place of peace to pray
Where we can be Jewish together, Yisrael
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PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS
Birkot HaShahar - Sh’asani Yisrael
Who made me a Jew
We've existed so long ‘cuz the Torah kept us strong
And the Torah will never disappear, Oh No!
Through the ages it was brought,
by the children who were taught,
to follow it and constantly declare…
I’m a Jew and I’m proud and I’ll sing it out loud
Cuz forever that’s what I’ll be (oh yah)
I’m a Jew and I’m proud and that’s without a doubt
Cuz God is always watching over me (over me)….
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PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS
Birkot HaShahar – Malbish Arumim
Who Clothes the Naked
JUDGING YOURSELF: When we pray we ask ourselves
how can we try to do the God–like actions in the
prayers here on earth.
WE CAN DO Malbish Arumim – Clothing the Naked!
CLOTHING DRIVE!
Bring one new item of clothing your size
(socks, underwear, shirt, sweatshirt…),
to give to poor kids who cannot afford anything
new for back to school.
Turn in to the Religious School office by Sept. 30.
To be donated to West Valley Community Services
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PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS
Birkot HaShahar – Sh’natan li kol tzarki
Who gave me everything I need
JUDGING YOURSELF: When we pray we ask how
can we do this God-like action of giving basic
necessities here on earth?
FOOD DRIVE – PROJECT ISAIAH
Fill a bag with canned foods and bring on Yom
Kippur to fill the barrels for Second Harvest
Food Bank.
Help give the hungry what they need – FOOD!
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PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS
Psalm 150: Halleluya – Let us Praise God with all our soul p. 88
Hallelu El b’kodsho,
praise Him in the skies which tower
Hallelu b’gvurotav,
praise Him for His strengths and His power
Halleluhu b’teka shofar,
praise him with drum, dance & strings
Kol h’neshama tehallelya, our whole soul sings
Kol h’neshama tehallelya , halleluya
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Shma and Its Blessings – p. 96
Barkhu – Call to Prayer
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If you’re ready to pray say “beautiful day” (Creation)
If you’re ready to pray say “torah’s the way” (Revelation)
If you’re ready to pray say “freedom today” (Redemption)
Barkhu’s the way we say we’re ready to pray!
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 BARKHU et Adonai ha’mevorakh
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BARUKH Adonai ha’mevorakh l’olam va’ed
LEADER CALL:
RESPONSE:
LEADER RESPONSE: BARUKH Adonai hamevorakh l’olam va’ed
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Shma and Its Blessings – p. 96
Yotzer Or – Creator of Light
(Melody – Jeff Klepper – Kol B’Seder)
BaRukh ata Adonai Eloheinu
melekh haolam (beautiful day)
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu
melekh ha’olam
YotzeR oR u’voReh hoshekh
Oseh Shalom, shalom u’voreh et ha’kol
Praised are You, God, Ruler of the universe
Creator of light and darkness
Maker of peace, and everything.
GIST 1st Blessing: CREATION – Beautiful Day
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Shma and Its Blessings – p.100
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Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Ehad.
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Barukh shem kavod malkhuto l’olam va’ed
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V’ahavta et Adonai Eloheikha
B’khol levavkha, b’khol nafshekha, u’vekhol me’odekhah.
V’hayu ha’devarim ha’eleh
Asher anokhi metzavkha, hayom al levavekha.
V’shinantam l’vanekha v’dibarta bam.
B’shivtekha b’veytekha, U’velekhtekha b’derekh
Uv’shokhbekha, uv’kumekha.
U’kshartam l’ot al yadekha,
V’hayu l’totafot bein einekha.
U’khtavtam, al mezuzot beytekha u’visha’arekha.
GIST of Shma – we are united under ONE God
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with
all your soul , with all your might. And these
words which I command you this day you shall
take to heart. You shall diligently teach them to
your children. You shall repeat them at home
and away, morning and night. You shall bind
them as a sign upon your hand, they shall be a
reminder above your eyes, and you shall
inscribe them upon the doorposts of your homes
and upon your gates.
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Shma and Its Blessings – p. 104
GEULA – REDEMPTION
Great, Mighty and Awesome
(Based on Music and Lyrics - Peter and Ellen Allard)
Great, mighty and awesome (x3) – God Supreme
Mi kamokha b’elim Adonai
Mi Kamokha nehedar B’kodesh
HaShem (God) hu po, HaShem hu sham
HaShem hakol u’vekhol ha’olam….Chorus
God baLev, God ba-Soul
B’hayay, God keeps me whole….Chorus
Shiru ahava, shiru geula
Freedom sings halleluya ….Chorus
GIST 3rd Blessing: REDEMPTION - We’ve got freedom today
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Amidah – Shmoneh Esreh – HaTefila p. 106
AMIDAH IS A SANDWICH OF BLESSINGS
TOP: 3 Blessings of Praise
Avot
Gevurot
Kedusha
FILLING:
13 Petitionary Blessings
OR Kedushat HaYom
BOTTOM: 3 Blessings of Thanksgiving
Avodah (Retzeh),
Hoda’ah (Modim)
Shalom (Sim Shalom)
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Oseh Shalom
Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya’aseh shalom
Aleinu v’al kol yisrael
V’imru amen
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He who brings peace to His universe, will bring peace to us and all the
people Israel. And let us say, Amen
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In Elul we finish our service with
the blowing of the shofar!
The Shofar reminds us
it’s time to do
TESHUVAH!
1. Recall what things we may
not have done so well this
year!
2. Apologize to whom we may
have hurt.
3. Figure out how we may do
better in the new year.
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DEREKH ERETZ - OUR WAY!
My Rosh–HaShana
May we remember that OUR WAY to live right,
is to be helpful, enthusiastic, and kind in our everyday lives.
RAYSH – R is for Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
May we remember that OUR WAY to live today,
is to be GREEN in every way.
KAF - K is for KAVOD – R-E-S-P-E-C-T
May we learn that following the Kavod Code is OUR WAY,
to treat everyone every day!
ALEF - A is for Attendance
May we come regularly to services and class,
because that’s OUR WAY to make learning and understanding last!
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RAYSH - R is for Reading
May we read our Hebrew homework and many Jewish books,
So we learn OUR WAY to knowledge is in the effort that we put.
TZADI is for Tzedakah
May we give some time and money to those who need a hand,
because its OUR WAY to pursue justice throughout the land.
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The Shofar Blast
by Peter and Ellen Allard
I like to hear the shofar blast
Sometimes slow and sometimes fast.
I like to hear the shofar blast
Happy, happy, happpy new year.
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Shva – riyiyiyim
Tru-aaaaaaaa-ah!
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T’ki- ah G’do-la---------------------ah.
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SHANA TOVA!
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