It was wonderful to see everyone in costume this past Sunday and Wednesday evening for Purim! On Sunday morning our students were entertained by a special performance by our actors from the congregational Purim spiel. It was a Dr. Seuss themed spiel; laughs and boos (for Haman) were had by all! We also made matanot l'evyonim (a commandment to give to those who are in need for Purim). We were able to make homeless kits for over 60 homeless individuals in our community. Each student was sent home with a kit to keep in their car so you can give it out when you see someone in need as your are driving. We had an overwhelming amount of donations of toiletries and other products that we donated to ECHO and other homeless shelters in the area. To those of you who donated, THANK YOU for helping us complete this commandment this Purim season.
Lastly, we had our students make Mishloach Manot for their families by having a rainbow candy bar in each classroom. Many of our students are talking about their colors in Hebrew so the rainbow colors were a hit! We also talked about the word for rainbow in Hebrew, KESHET(קֶשֶׁת, KEH-shet). Everyone was sent home with Hamantashen to end our fun Purim celebration!
I hope you all had a joyous Purim celebration!
Please also don't forget to sign up for your minimum of three (3) Sundays throughout the school year to help with carpool pickup and drop off. We still have several families who have not signed up yet.We especially need more help the last two Sundays in March! To fulfill your requirement, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094FAAAE2DA5FD0-adat
What is Coming Up?
-Sunday, March 27- Prospective Family Open House Do you know a family that may be intersted in joining our Adat Reyim Religious School community with a child in Kindergarten-7th grade in Fall 2022? If so, please invite them to our Open House on Sunday, March 27th. Please see the flyer below.
-Wednesday, April 13- In-Person Passover Family Program (K-7th) On Wednesday, April 13 we will be having an in-person Passover family engagement program. Students, parents, and siblings are invited! We are thrilled to welcome our families back to our programs in the religious school! Please save the date for this evening. More details to come soon!
Upcoming Schedule:
Saturday, March 19- Sam Geller-Cheney Bar Mitzvah! Mazel Tov, Sam! Sunday, March 20- Religious School K-6th (9:00-11:15 AM) Wednesday, March 23- Religious School 3rd-7th (5:30-7:10 PM) Saturday, March 26- Amira Ende-Alonzo Bat Mitzvah! Mazel Tov, Amira! Sunday, March 27- Religious School K-6th (9:00-11:15 AM); Open House (9:00 AM) Wednesay, March 30- Religious School 3rd-7th (5:30-7:10 PM)
See below for more important dates. Please reach out with any questions. Have a wonderful weekend and very restful Shabbat.
