Peninsula+Temple+Beth+El,+San+Mateo+CA

**PENINSULA TEMPLE BETH EL, SAN MATEO, CA** (650) 341-7701 [|www.ptbe.org] Rabbi Dennis Eisner, Senior Rabbi rabbidennis@ptbe.org Rabbi Karen Citrin, Rabbi/Educator rabbikaren@ptbe.org Rabbi Micah Citrin, Rabbi/Educator rabbimicah@ptbe.org Elana Jagoda, Cantorial Soloist ejagoda@ptbe.org Blair Brown, Executive Director bbrown@ptbe.org PTBE will engage families in Jewish study and communal celebration of Shabbat and holidays through GESHER, a new alternative to religious school. K-6 families that enroll in Gesher instead of Sunday school will come together to study and pray during one //Kabbalat Shabbat// and one Shabbat morning each month; during the first year, Gesher will also meet on one-two Sundays a month as children and parents engage in parallel learning sessions on different Jewish themes. Gesher families will join with other families throughout the year to celebrate Jewish holidays and engage in acts of //tikkun olam//. A highlight of the Gesher program is a Family Shabbat Retreat. Gesher will also engage day school families in the Shabbat experience.

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