Kehillat+Eshel+Avraham

Kehilat Eshel Avraham, a Masorti congregation in Beer-Sheva of 150 member families from diverse backgrounds, seeks to integrate its pre-school and veteran families into a cohesive community by : (1) training kindergarten staff in a //family oriented// as opposed to a //child oriented// approach to education; (2) educating its active laity to see the inherent benefit in the preschool families as a part of the community (beyond the economic aspect); and (3) building together with the pre-school families and the laity an experiential continuum that leads both constituencies to celebrate together the high points of Jewish time in a way that gives new meaning to everyone, as well as special projects to realize together important Jewish values.

We can be reached at: eshel_av@zahav.net.il, +972-8-6421424, 6100738

__On June 24__ we held a kickoff meeting with gan staff, synagogue lay members, gan parents and professional staff, to share the vision of the project. we had a joint activity to "give a taste" of the kind of activities we will be involved in. We also systematically introduce family orientation into the planning program of all the synagogue committees. Presentations for meeting, and following meeting.

Presentations were made by exec director Irit Arad (idan_114@012.net.il ) and synagogue chair Jack Gilron (Abba.Gilron@gmail.com) and the joint activity was organized and lead by the synagogue educational director Rabbi Hagit Sabag (sabaghagit@gmail.com).



**Publicity/marketing materials:**
1. Invitation to Tashlich at sea: 2. Invitations to Musical/family Kabalat Shabbath:

3. Newsletters to kindergarten families: 4. Congregational newsletter - including material on Legacy project activitie:

Educational Materials
1. Material to kindergarten families

2. Syllabi and plans for Kaballot Shabath:

Materials relating to systemic congregational change
1. materials prepared for steering committee: 2. evaluation and reports of steering committee 3. evaluations of activities:


 * Some pictures from some events of the Legacy Project **

Musical Kabbaloth Shabbath with kindergarten families and congregants

Baking evening - congregants, kindergarten families, children

Preparing Mishloach Manot for soldiers, immgration center (Merkaz Klita) - new immigrants.

Celebrating Purim at Immigration Center with volunteer congregants and immgrant kids.