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**North Shore Jewish Center** 385 Old Town Road Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 [|Website]

Rabbi Howard Hoffman: rabbihhoffman@optonline.net

North Shore Jewish Center is enhancing the development and implementation of //Congregation Under Renewal,// a multifaceted approach to engaging all branches of the congregation in Shabbat and holiday-based experiential learning. The integration of the congregation’s Synaplextm program with family Shabbat celebrations and //Family Kehillah,// a family led Shabbat service held twice monthly, supplements //Chaggim Chayyim - Holidays Come Alive//!, a holiday-based family education initiative. Five grades (bet, gimel, dalet, hay, and vav) are fully involved in //Chaggim Chayyim//, with about 38 family-based holiday educational programs per year. Components of parallel classes, textual learning, greater parent involvement in leading programs and teaching their children, Jewish celebration and practice accompany addressing Jewish parenting and social integration issues. In addition, //Leaders for Tomorrow// develops vision driven leaders for the congregation by coaching them through a hands on project.

Chagim Chayyim Plus for 2007-08
 * Presentation at 2007 LHIP seminar:**


 * __Information and Marketing Materials:__**

__Family Kehillah__ 1. Letter to parents introducing the NEW Family Kehillah and Shabbat's Cool program for 5768[|**Family_Kehillah_letter.doc**] 2. Family Kehillah reminder notice for Religious School 3. Bulletin article about Shabbat's Cool and Family Kehillah [|**May_2008.doc**] 3. Letter to families inviting them to special Family Kehillah Kiddush [|**HeyVavShabbat_Letter_2008.doc**] 4. Shabbat's Cool Reminder Notice [|**Shabbat's_Cool_Reminder10.25.08[1.doc**]] 5. Flyer for Shabbat's Cool with Dr. Peter Pitzele 12/13/08 [|**12.13.08.doc**] 6. Shabbat's Cool Reminder Notice - "Shabbat Sha-bang!"

__Chaggim Chayyim__ 1. Letter to Kitah Dalet parents reminding them of family Sukkot session 2. Flyer to entire congregation announcing shofar blowing class 3. Religous School reminder notice regarding Tashlich 4. Letter to Kitah Dalet Parents: Save the Date for //Chaggim Chayyim Sukkot// programs 5. Flyer/invitation to enjoy sundaes in the Sukkah 6. Flyer to Kitah Dalet families announcing //Chaggim Chayyim Chanukkah// series 7. Email letter to Kitah Dalet families reminding them of //Chaggim Chayyim Chanukkah// program 8. Flyer/invitation to Kitah Dalet families re: family Chanukkah celebration 9. Flyer announcing Chanukah Toy Drive 10. Flyer announcing TuBishvat Family Education program [|**Flyer for Session #1.doc**] 11. Flyer announcing Purim Family Education program [|****Flyer_2008.doc****] 12. Flyer announcing Yamim Noriam Family Education program 2008-2009 13. Letter inviting families to Sukkot Family Education programs 2008-2009 [|****Letter to parents.doc****] 14. Flyer inviting congregation to Spaghetti in the Sukkah 2008-2009 [|****Spaghetti_in_the_Sukkah_-_flyer_1.doc****] 15. Letter inviting families to TuBishvat Family Education program 2008-2009 [|****Letter #1 to Parents.doc****] 16. Flyer inviting families to Purim Family Education program 1.11.09 [|**Flyer_1.11.09.doc**] 17. Flyer inviting families to TuBishvat Family Education program - Biblical Garden 5.21.09 [|**Flyer - Biblical Garden.doc**] 18. Flyer inviting families to Shavuot Family Education program - Soup Kitchen 5.31.09

__Advisory Team__ 1. Minutes of May 14, 2009 meeting [|Recap of 5.17 meeting - letter.doc]

__Synaplex__ 1. Flyer for Shabbat's Cool with Dr. Peter Pitzele 2. Publicity for Dr. Peter Pitzele 12/13/08 [|****Publicity_flyer_08_1213_PeterPitzele_PDF.pdf****] 3. Publicity for Oy Vey! Klezmer Shabbat 4/8/09 [|**Publicity_flyer_09_0508_KlezmerShabbat_a_PDF.pdf**]

1. Base line survey of parental knowledge and practice of Judaism 2. Tishrei Holidays Intro 3. Sukkot 4. Sukkot 5. Sukkot Evaluation 6. Purim [|Curious_Facts_about_Purim.doc] 7. Purim [|Warm Up Activity.doc] 8. Chanukkah [|Lesson_Plan__2.doc] 9. Chanukkah Evaluation form [|Evaluation form.doc] 10. Shabbat [|Parent Homework.doc] 11. Yamim Noraim Family Education Lesson Plan 2008-2009 [|Yamin Noraim - Lesson 1.doc] 12. TuBishvat Family Education Lesson Plan 2008-2009 [|Lesson 1.doc] 13. TuBishvat Family Education Lesson Plan 2008-2009 [|L][|esson2.doc] 14. LagB'Omer Family Education handout [|400 Words.doc] 15. Shabbat Day Famly Education Evaluation
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