Temple+Sholom,+Scotch+Plains+NJ

** Temple Sholom, Scotch Plains NJ (Reform) **  Rabbi Joel Abraham rabbi@sholomnj.org  Educator: Michelle Shapiro Abraham, MAJE, RJE educator@sholomnj.org  www.sholomnj.org

 The synagogue will create a new educational model by shifting to a trimester format in which each family can select, by trimester, whether to participate in the Sunday morning track or the "Mishpachot B’Yachad family track." Participants in a Family Track trimester will (1) attend three Shabbat/Holiday services with the congregation; (2) attend three Havdalah learning programs; (3) attend one Congregational Education Day; and (4) complete three hours of at home learning and Shabbat celebration. This approach will enable families to “move in and out” of the Mishpachot B’Yachad track each trimester, increasing the percentage of families that engage in Shabbat-based learning and avoiding the division of the religious school community into two groups.

__ **Publicity/marketing materials** __
**[|NJ Jewish News article 4-6-11]**  **An Introduction to the Temple Sholom Sunday and Family Track program**  **[|Press Release for new model]** 

 __**Website materials**__ **visit our website at http://sholomnj.org/ to view our trimester program. If you would like to go through the Family Track registration process to view the different activities and components, please e-mail educator@sholomnj.org and I can give you a temporary name. Thanks!**

__**Educational Materials**__
Trimester 1: 2010-11 Curriculum Overview (Genesis) Trimester 2 2010-11 Curriculum Overview (Biblical History) Trimester 3 2010-11 Curriculum Overview (God)

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