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Welcome to Kol HaMishpacha in the Hood, our new experimental program for families who want to learn together and celebrate Shabbat together on a regular basis. We are offering this program to a small group of families in hopes that it will be a new model for our religious school. We are taking this journey together, families, clergy, and educators. With your input we hope to build a program that will work for many families in our congregation. Here are the details:

1, First Erev Shabbat (Friday Evening) of the month families come to Rodef Sholom for Pre Oneg at 5:45, Services at 6:15 and dinner at 7:30. No extra cost for dinner, but families need to RSVP.
 * __Family Component__**

2. One other Erev Shabbat of the month to be (designated by the group) Families come to Rodef Sholom for Pre Oneg at 5:45, Services at 6:15. Dinner is at someone's or at a restaurant followed by Torah skits acted out by kids and adults. (Irene will provide materials about each parsha and parsha skits) Congregational Retreat March 7-9 for the whole family. Families register with Jerrine for the retreat.
 * Enrichment additions:

1. Children in grade 5 will meet with a tutor one day a week for two hours- Curriculum and texts to be determined by Irene and the tutor. 2. Parents will read one book a semester recommended by Rabbi Lezak. 3. 7th grade siblings attend Gesher on Tuesday afternoon 4. Older siblings attend Midrasha. 4. Younger siblings -- Irene will provide parents a bedtime curriculum a. Parents attend Rabbi Noa Kushner's Pray Clinic on Tuesday nights. b. Use new congregational CD as soundtrack for rides to the temple to help learn the songs and the liturgy.
 * __Educational Component__**
 * Enrichment additions:

1.Families will collect tzedakah each week and decide as a group after some discussion where to send the money. 2. Families will decide on one or two social action projects to work on together. (For example: making a meal for St Vincent's kitchen, coming to Mitzvah kitchen at Rodef Sholom to deliver Challahs, attending one or more of the Mitzvah lunches hosted 6th grade classes on Sundays throughout the year. (11/4, 12/2, 1/13, 2/3,3/3, 5/4 at 12:00)
 * __Mitzvah Component__**

Tuition: $700.00 for families with a 4th 5th or 6th grader $200.00 for younger siblings