Join the Har Shalom Religious School teachers and staff for a "Welcome Back to Shul" morning. New religious school families (or families who want a refresher) are invited to an overview presentation at 9:00-9:30am. All other families are invited to join at 9:30am for meet-and-greets with their teachers, fun activities, coffee and some small bites. Registrations are strongly encouraged. See you at shul!
Important Dates & Upcoming Events August 18- Back to Shul (9am for new/needing a refresher families; 9:30-10:30am for EVERYONE!) August 21- First Day of Wednesday School August 25- First Day of Sunday School September 1- NO HSRS September 13- Shabbat Jr at 5:30pm at Har Shalom September 21- 6th/7th grade Havdalah from 5:30-7:30pm September 22- NO HSRS for 6th/7th grades
Synagogue & Community News Gather those children's books! Norah Laub is collecting for her Bat Mitzvah Project through the month of August! A giant Todah Rabah to the Herman/Lindahl family for hosting the July Shabbat Jr. August's Shabbat Jr will be hosted by the Kafer/Weinreich family.
From Our Specials News from the Sifriyah (Library) From the article "Delivering for Israel's Children" in Proof, a PJ Library magazine:
Since October 7th, Sifriyat Pijama, PJ Library's sister program in Israel, and their companion program, Maktabat al-Fanoos ("Lantern Library"), serving Arabic speaking communities, both sponsored by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Education, have been supporting children displaced by the war with activity kits containing children's books, craft materials, and ideas for games and discussion prompts based on the stories. Thousands of educational activity kits have been distributed at hundreds of evacuation centers over the past 9 months, including special kits for Hanukkah, Tu B'Shvat and Passover. In addition, they've created new web pages in Hebrew and Arabic with additional activities, recorded 20 new audiobooks, and held live virtual programs in Arabic. These programs are having a direct impact helping families deal with the stresses of the war.
If you aren't getting Proof Magazine with your PJ Library subscription, please let Judy Petersen or Kyla Pfeif know!
