High Holiday Cards!

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Still need Rosh Hashanah cards?  Shabbat cards to bring with your wine bottle or flowers when you’re invited to a Shabbat meal?  A Sukkot card to thank the friends who invite you to eat in their Sukkah?  How about Sukkot cards to use as invitations when you invite others to your sukkah?  We have even added Bar/Bat Mitzvah and thank-you cards to our collection.

Get your cards from Beth El and help our children raise money for child-size tallitot, story books, and costumes for Shabbat and holiday Junior Congregation programming.

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The kids have been busy, and so have I.  Here are 55 of the designs we have created, and there are samples available at shul entrance.  No cards will be sold on Shabbat, but if you order by email, I will leave your cards in the shul in an envelope for you. Remember also that we can custom paint, draw, or create a collage.   Children’s Services Fundraiser PO 2 page, or just email me.

The kids have assembled a wish list for Shabbat/holiday children’s services:

WISH LIST:

  • child-size ark & Torah scroll (We are already dancing with and reading from our scroll!  Thanks Mr. Arthur!)
  • child-size tallitot
  • costumes for kids & puppets
  • materials for holiday crafts
  • Torah books & stories

For more info, contact  MorahBetsy@gmail.com.

Firsts, firsts and More firsts!

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What an amazing day of Firsts we had!

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The first day of Hebrew school, with a brand new class, a brand new children’s Torah scroll, a chance to watch the workmen assemble our brand new chairs, and the opportunity to sound the shofar for the first time.  We began the afternoon with a visit to the sanctuary, where we sang “Mah Tovu” and wondered at the gorgeous new room in which we plan to pray.  We then looked at, hugged, lifted, and read a few letters from our brand new student Torah scroll, and then began our alef-bet studies in a manner reminiscent of some of our great grandparents — we each ate a letter written in honey on an apple in order to have the sweet taste of Hebrew and on our tongues for our entire student careers.

We also learned to sing the chorus of Adon Olam and plan to sing with the congregation Shabbat morning.

Adon Olam chorus only

Today’s big thinking question (relating to Rosh Hashanah):  Is it God’s birthday on Rosh Hashanah? Does God have a birthday?

A note: registration is still open!  Class for kinder-third grade is Monday afternoon from 4-5:30, and we will have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah class Tuesday evenings.  If upper elementary students want to join us, we will find a time and schedule a class!  For more information, email Betsy@MorahBetsy.com.

55 Greeting Card Designs!

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The kids have been busy, and so have I.  Here are 55 designs we have created, and there will be samples available at shul this weekend.  No cards will be sold on Shabbat, but we will begin taking orders by phone, email or in person, beginning next week. Remember also that we can custom paint, draw, or create a collage.  More info and order forms are here.

—Betsy

The Kids are Painting and Fundraising!

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The much-anticipated children’s services fundraiser is here.  The children of the congregation got together this week with Morah Betsy to draw, paint and color artwork for a new set of greeting cards.  We are selling kid-designed holiday and Shabbat cards, with envelopes. Many of the designs are here, but more are coming.  We’re also happy to take custom orders for a small fee.  The cards we’ve printed are only $15 if you purchase 5!  And it goes to a good cause.

Beth El fundraiser announcement

Children’s Services Fundraiser Purchase Order

 

The kids have assembled a wish list for Shabbat/holiday children’s services:

WISH LIST:

  • child-size ark & Torah scroll
  • child-size tallitot
  • costumes for kids & puppets
  • materials for holiday crafts
  • Torah books & stories

For more info, contact Morah Betsy at BethElAustin@gmail.com, or MorahBetsy@gmail.com.

Arts & Crafts Day #1 THIS WEDNESDAY!

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Dear Parents,

I’d like to invite you and your children to join us at Beth El this coming Wednesday at 3:30- 5:30 PM for a special card-making event. Using markers, paint, crayons, pens, AND my scanner, laptop and printer, the kids are invited to design and then paint or color cards for Beth El congregants and friends.  There will be options for children as young as 2 to make apple-print images with paint.

The plan is to have the first round of Rosh Hashanah cards sent to congregants along with the schedule of services and high holiday announcements.  A sample is attached. We will also be scanning the children’s artwork and printing it on card stock for us in an upcoming fundraiser.  Details about that are coming soon, but we would love for you to purchase a set of cards and encourage your family members to do the same.

Does anyone own Jewish stencils or stamps that we can borrow for the day ?  If so, please contact me at MorahBetsy@Gmail.com, or simply leave a comment on this post.

 
This is an arts-and-crafts attire event (feel free to bring a smock if your child owns one!).

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!

—-Betsy