jennifer

About jennifer

Posts by :

B’ShERT Religious School Open Houses: May 4 & June 1

April 8, 2024 by jennifer • Religious School

B'ShERT Religious School Students — Seriously, we make it fun!

Bring your kids for a Saturday morning at B’ShERT

This May and June, the first Shabbat of the month is your chance to experience what B’ShERT has to offer for families and kids of all ages—from preschool to middle school.

Pre-school-age kids will enjoy a music-based “Tot Shabbat,” while kids entering K-7 will join the religious school class for their age group.

Meanwhile, parents can join B’Yachad, a group discussion where they can meet other current and prospective religious school parents.

Then adults and kids will come together in the sanctuary for a Shabbat service for all.

When: Saturdays, May 4 and June 1

Open House Schedule:

9:30 am – Welcome, meet the Rabbi and Education Director
9:45 am – K-7 classes begin
10 am – Music & Shabbat for preschoolers (+ B’Yachad for parents)
11 am – Shabbat service for all

Come join our community!

Purim Carnival! Megillah Reading! March 23! Enough Said.

March 4, 2024 by jennifer • Features, Religious School

But read on, because there actually is much more to say about celebrating Purim with B’ShERT.

Kids in Purim Costumes — Getting ready for the costume parade!

Join the B’ShERT community for a day of Purim celebration on Saturday, March 23. Here’s what’s in store:

11 am – Family Megillah Reading with lots of noise and laughter and costumes, leading right into…

12:30 pm – PURIM CARNIVAL!!!!

This afternoon extravaganza will feature:

Carnival Games: Rubber duck water table fishing, jelly bean count, fishbowl penny drop, beanbag toss, ring toss
Arcade prizes kids can “buy” with their game winnings
Food: Pizza, hamantaschen, juice, pretzels (and possibly egg creams)
Face painting
Costume contest, judged by our very own Jessie Sander, Education Director
Raffle

Can’t wait to see you there!

Megillah reading and Purim Shpiel — Hijinks and mayhem as we tell the story of Esther and Mordechai’s triumph against the evil Haman!

Celebrate Hanukkah, All Weekend-Long

November 28, 2023 by jennifer • Features, Religious School

Hannukah Menorah Candle Lighting

Let’s have a latke fun together!

Join the B’ShERT community in Brooklyn for a weekend of celebration to kick off Hanukkah, with a lineup of family events that’ll leave you saying, “Hey, Gimel more!”

Friday, December 8

10 am: Tot Shabbat
For kids ages 0 to 5: a great a chance to meet other kids, caregivers, and parents in the neighborhood. (And a nice inside activity as the days get colder.)

6 pm: Potluck dinner with dreidel games and jelly donuts
Get your annual latke fix without filling your apartment with frying oil!

7:15 pm: Service with bring-your-own-menorah lighting
A music-filled service to welcome the holiday and Shabbat

Saturday, December 9

9:45 am: Religious School open house with Hanukkah activities
An opportunity for kids ages 5 to 12 to check out our religious school for a day. There are going to be art activities like t-shirt making and gelt-making, and Hannukah trivia games. Then during the Shabbat service, we’ll sing all your favorite Hannukah songs.

5 pm: A Hannukah evening outside
We’ll brighten the dusk outside with more candle lighting and donuts, plus hot chocolate, Havdalah, and stargazing through a telescope!

Can’t wait to see you to celebrate the start of Hanukkah!

Hannukah Service with Rabbi Heidi Hoover and Nonie Schuster

Simchat Torah Festivities — Friday 10/6 at 6:30 pm

October 3, 2023 by jennifer • Features, Religious School

Rabbi reading Torah — Rabbi Heidi Hoover reading Torah on Simchat Torah

Make Caramel Apples + a B’ShERT B’Shirt!

To get into the mood of Simchat Torah, and prepare for the festivities, join us for some creative, messy, tasty fun this Friday evening, October 6 at 6:30 pm.

All families are invited to come early for Simchat Torah services on Friday evening for two activities: caramel-apple making (we provide the ingredients, you make the mess), and t-shirt making. For the t-shirts, we’ll provide the plain t-shirts, fabric paints, and stencils; and every kid will have a chance to make their own B’Shert t-shirts (B’Shirts!) to wear at events in the future.

Then we’ll head to the Simchat Torah service, where we get to dance around with the torah and see the entire scroll unrolled, filling almost our entire sanctuary. This is a rare chance to see the full torah text all at once and is not to be missed!

Time: Friday October 6 at 6:30 pm (activities), 7:15 pm (service)
Place: 83 Marlborough Road

See you there for a joyous evening!

Unscrolled Torah — The full Torah scroll unrolled in the B’ShERT sanctuary

Now Sunday 10/1 — Sukkah Decorating and Dinner!

September 27, 2023 by jennifer • Features, Religious School Tags: families, Sukkot •

Child with Lulav in Sukkah

Nothing says “Happy Sukkot” like decorating the sukkah and a pizza dinner, right? Join us on Sunday October 1 for decorating fun and a community dinner in the B’ShERT sukkah.

Starting at 5 pm you can let your artistic side run wild. We have a new, extra-big sukkah this year, which means we need extra inspiration and extra decorating.

Once you’ve had your creative fill, get your belly full as well with pizza dinner in the sukkah followed by a short service to welcome the holiday. What a wonderful way to end the weekend!

Following on the heels of our Rosh Hashanah festivities and Yom Kippur… fastivities(?), this is another great way for families—members and prospective members alike—to get to know each other in a low-key, social setting.

What: Sukkah decorating followed by dinner in the B’ShERT Sukkah

When: Sunday October 1 at 5 pm

Where: The Sukkah at 83 Marlborough Road

Rosh Hashanah Family Service + Tashlich & Field Games

September 12, 2023 by jennifer • Features, Religious School Tags: families, religious-school, rosh hashanah, welcome •

Open to all—members and non-members alike—no tickets needed!

Rosh Hashanah Tashlich — B’Shert Tashlich in Prospect Park

Join us on Saturday, September 16, for a music-filled Rosh Hashanah family service for families with kids from birth to brit mitzvah-age. Kids will learn about the meaning of Rosh Hashanah, sing songs, and generally have a good time in a relaxed atmosphere.

Then, after the service, walk with us to Prospect Park where we’ll have a short Tashlich service by the lake and ritually rid ourselves of our sins. (And by “sins,” we mean birdseed, which the ducks and geese are waiting for.) From there, we’ll stay in the park for field games like corn hole, ring toss, frisbee bottle bash, and more.

As we all get into the swing of the new school year, this is a perfect opportunity for parents and kids to get to know each other in a relaxed setting. Families who want to learn more about B’Shert can chat with long-time members whose kids have grown up at the congregation.

All in all, our Rosh Hashanah events are a great way to get a feel for what the B’Shert community is all about.

Here’s the day’s lineup:
September 16, 2023
1:30 pm: Rosh Hashanah Family Service at B’Shert
2:30 pm: Walk together to Prospect Park for Tashlich & field games
2:45 pm: Tashlich Service
3:00 pm: Play field games and get to know other B’Shert families

See you there!

B'Shert Tashlich Service — Tashlich after the Rosh Hashanah Family Service