posted Jul 25, 2010 5:49 AM by Karen Arango
The Shoreshim Board is planning a lifelong learning series for 2010 - 2011. If you are interested or have any special topics you would like to discuss, please email the board and let them know your thoughts. |
posted Jul 25, 2010 5:36 AM by Karen Arango
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We are very fortunate that such a warm, energetic and experienced school principal has accepted our invitation to lead our active Hebrew School of 30+ students. Ita Zoberman Mandel is already developing a dynamic curriculum and getting our wonderful cadre of teachers ready for an exciting school year. We are still accepting applications for new students for all grades. School starts on September 14.
Please contact us for more information about our school by phone or email. |
posted Jul 25, 2010 5:27 AM by Karen Arango
Congratulations to all Shoreshim Teens who spent the Spring of 2010 involved with JYPI in the grant-making process. Your work and participation received a special thanks from JYPI's top brass for your wonderful tzedakah contributions. |
posted May 31, 2010 7:48 AM by Karen Arango
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May 25, 2010
Independent Jewish community in Reston, Virginia seeks warm, energetic and experienced school principal to lead its active Hebrew School of 30+ students. Successful candidate will have experience running a comparably-sized school.
Responsibilities include teaching part of the year, to substitute teach, when needed.
Other requirements include: excellent organizational and communication skills, expertise in working well with staff, including developing young teachers, and to foster a warm working environment, ability to coordinate with School Liaison and the Board of Directors, and working knowledge of Judaics, Hebrew, and prayer.
Shoreshim strives to give our children a love of Judaism; yet many of our children are growing up in interfaith families, so an understanding of this is essential.
Hours will vary, and the school meets for 2 hours on Monday afternoons from September through May. Work can be done at School as well as from a home office. Interested candidates should submit a resume and list of references to Cathy Drake. |
posted May 5, 2010 6:05 PM by Karen Arango
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Greetings Shoreshim and Friends of Shoreshim,
We are pleased to offer a free adult education course with Rabbi Gilah
Langner on Jewish Mysticism
This class will cover: Judaism through the eyes of the Mystics–
fundamentals of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. How do Jewish mystics
read the Torah? How do the 10 sefirot map onto everyday reality (and
do they correspond to the chakras?)? How are the Four Worlds used in
Jewish prayer services to come closer to God? What are the types of
Jewish mysticism, and what does Madonna see in Kabbalah?
The class will meet on the following dates on Sundays from 11 to
12:15, followed by a light nosh:
May 16th, at a Member's Home
June 13th at a Member's Home
June 19th at a Member's Home
This class is free to all Shoreshim members and open to non-members
for a small fee.
If you are interested in attending or would like more information,
please contact us for more information.
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posted May 5, 2010 5:57 PM by Karen Arango
Thanks to all the members who showed up on Sunday for our annual
meeting. After a lively community discussion, we were treated to a
delicious dinner catered by Cookie and were all moved by the stirring
violin performance and inspirational story of Alexey Kochetkov. If
you missed the meeting, the minutes and budget are posted in the
Member's Only section.
Coming up, please note these dates for May:
May 14th. Shoreshim will celebrate Shavuot Come join us for a dairy
meal and community gathering. Evite to follow.
May 21st. Hebrew School Graduation. Parents and Community members,
please join us for a Friday Night Shabbat Service run by the children
of Shoreshim. Evite to follow.
If you have any questions about these upcoming events or have not been
receiving our eVites, please let us know.
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posted Mar 20, 2010 3:08 PM by Karen Arango
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Hello Shoreshim and Friends of Shoreshim.
Spring has sprung and Shoreshim's calendar is in full bloom.
Please join us this weekend:
April 10th: Saturday morning service, led by Rabbi Gilah Langnor to be
held at a member's home. Please see Evite for more information.
April 11th: Sunday, April 11th at 3:30 pm is the last adult education
class on death and dying. All are welcome. These classes are free for
Shoreshim members, a nominal fee for non-members.
April 23rd: Friday night service and potluck dinner. Please watch
your email for more information.
May 2nd: Shoreshim's Annual Meeting. Members Only. There are special
plans in the works for this year's gathering. Evite to follow.
Shoreshim's Torah Study Group and Teen Classes are ongoing.
We hope to see you and your families at one or more of these events.
Thank you, Wendi Kaufman and Nikki Hass |
posted Mar 8, 2010 6:57 PM by Karen Arango
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb shank-bone--
Passover is around the corner, right?
Here are a few important Shoreshim dates you should know about:
March 13th, 7:30 pm. Shoreshim and St. Anne's sponsor a Relief
Concert for Haiti. This free concert, featuring the multicultural,
interfaith Mosaic Harmony choir, will help raise funds and our
consciousness about current conditions in Haiti, post earthquake. This
will be held at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Reston.
March 19th: Shabbat Happens. Join us for a musical, family-friendly
Shabbat dinner and service lead by guitar-wielding Andrea Foster. This
is a Friday night gathering of song and celebration as we welcome
Shabbat, organized for you by the parents of 5th graders in the
Shoreshim school.
April 3rd: Passover. Join us for a community-wide Seder lead by our
members. More information and Evite to follow.
Adult and teen education classes continue. Please check your email for
the announcement.
If you have any questions about these or any upcoming Shoreshim
events, feel free to contact us.
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posted Feb 22, 2010 6:59 PM by Karen Arango
Shoreshim & St. Anne's are co-sponsoring a concert on March 13 to benefit the Haiti Earthquake Victims. For details, please see the concert flyer. Donations will benefit Partners in Health. |
posted Feb 9, 2010 2:31 PM by Karen Arango
February may be the shortest--and snowiest!--month, but Shoreshim still has plenty of events on the calendar. Don't miss our special gatherings, holiday and educational opportunities this month, including TWO teen/'tween events, beginning this friday night: - Teen Shabbat, Friday, February 12th. WEATHER PERMITTING. A Shabbat gathering will be held at 6pm, catered by the fabulous Cookie, followed by a teen group discussion led by Paul Mandel. Group discussion is suitable for pre-teens, teens and their parents. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Edythe: efrank01@yahoo.com
- TEEN Education Classes to be held February 21st at 6:30pm. Location to be announced. If you missed the first class, no worries. All tweens/teens welcome (Class is free for members; $10 for non-members ). Please contact Paul Mandel for more information: cookielover@aol.com
- ADULT Education Classes: February 21st. Adults join us for a class on Jewish rituals on death and dying. Classes to be led by Janet Zucker, and held at the home of Jenny and Phil Garfinkle, Great Falls. 3:30 to 5pm. Please contact Jenny for more information: Jengarfinkle@aol.com (Free for members; $50 for the series for non-members)
- PURIM celebration February 28th. 2 to 5pm. Come shake your grogger! Don't miss this family-friendly celebration, featuring a most beautiful guest Vashti, plus a wonderful communal dinner catered by Cookie. Evite to follow.
We hope to see you at one or more of these events!
Wendi Kaufman and Nikki Haas, Co-Presidents, Shoreshim |
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