JCC Teen Program
• Popular Chaverim dinner discussions for each age group once or twice a month. Visit jccsoco.com for registration, dates, etc. We’re expecting approximately 100+ members this year.
• Great social activities, Shabbatons, campouts and celebrations throughout the year including: second annual Teen Talent Night, annual high school Casini Ranch campout, 8th grade bowling, indoor gymnastics dates, third annual teen-run Purim carnival, Monte Carlo casino nights
• Aaron Selya joins Rick as Assistant Director of JCC Teen Programs and brings his experience and enthusiasm to all aspects of our program
• Teen-led Social Action Committee
• Outreach plans to identify and engage unaffiliated Jewish teens county-wide
• A special opportunity to do some advanced Jewish learning with Rabbis Gittleman and Kramer
• Shabbat dinners for members
All events are county-wide, and encourage Jewish teen members as well as new prospective members. If your teens have been involved, and you have not signed them up, we encourage you to do so. If your teens have not been involved, call Aaron or Rick at the JCC at 707-528-4222 for more information.
More info at www.jccsoco.org
Hangin With The Rabbis
“Chachamim” is a special class designed for teens who want to learn more about their Jewish roots. “Chachamim” means “Wise Ones” or “Sages”. Rabbi George and Rabbi Kramer hope to introduce you to some Sages and set you on your way to be a Sage as well. We will meet 5 times over the course of the year for study and FREE dinner from 600-7:30 at Shomrei Torah!
October 23rd
November 20th
January 22nd
February 5th - Cancelled
March 18th
Shomrei Torah College Students
Sending your kids off to college this fall? Send us their names, addresses, email addresses and the name of their schools and we’ll keep in touch at the holidays! Email Melissa Kort.
Read about Isaac Kort-Meade’s Mitzvah Corps Experience
L’taken Program Invites Teens to Sacramento CA
This past January, I had the privilege of accompanying three of our Shomrei Torah teens to DC for our congregation’s second involvement in the program, and, quite honestly, I was amazed by the experience. The kids spent three days learning about social justice issues from diverse speakers.
They celebrated Shabbat with Jewish teens from across the country and delivered their positions to members of Congress.
All the talk about social justice and Jewish values which we talk about at home and in temple, or as part of religious school education at Shomrei Torah? It all came to a head right then and there: these kids stood up for themselves on important issues facing the nation, and had learned in the course of the weekend, how to express themselves Jewishly, about them. We’re holding five places at the April 20-23, Sacramento, C.A. seminar. They will be fully escorted by either a parent from Shomrei Torah or a staff member. Contact Rabbi Kramer if you have any questions: Email Rabbi Kramer.
Diller Scholarship & Fellows
Mazal Tov to Gabe Ferrick, who was awarded a Diller Scholarship for his work to end genocide. Gabe’s path toward activism began to unfold with his Shomrei Torah Bar Mitzvah project and $360 of his own money. He mobilized the Santa Rosa community through a Jewish World Watch Backpack Project, which became a “jumping-off point” for local and national efforts and has grown to include a Walk for Darfur and a Walk to End Genocide series. Gabe’s proud parents are Nancy and Reed Ferrick.
Mazal Tov to Isaac Kort-Mead, Lily Peterson and Matthew Blumenthal who have been named Diller Teen Fellows as part of a Bureau of Jewish Education program dedicated to developing future generations of Jewish leaders worldwide. The three teens will attend monthly seminars in San Francisco along with retreats and an intensive learning experience in Israel. Isaac is the son of Melissa Kort and Tom Meade, Lily’s parents are Laura and Rex Peterson, and Matt is the son of Jamie and Gary Blumenthal.