Congregation Brith Shalom Department of Education
Calendar – 2013-2014
AUGUST
20 Madrichim Meeting
21 Faculty Opening Retreat
25 Parents’ Open House
28 Teen BBQ & Elective Sign-Up
SEPTEMBER
5-6 Rosh Hashanah Youth Services
8 Opening Day Special Program (PreK-7)
8 Family Tashlich Ceremony
14 Yom Kippur Youth Services
22 Sukkah Programs & Pizza in the Hut
22 Grade 5 Parents’ Meeting
OCTOBER
2 Opening Night Mosad Shalom
6 Primary Grades Visit the Library
20 Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop I
NOVEMBER
6 Book Fair Program at JCC
9 Community Shabbat ** (Saturday Classes)
24 Grade 7 Trip to Medallion
24 RS Hanukkah Celebration
DECEMBER
15 Mitzvah Day – NO Regular Classes
18 Faculty Meeting – NO classes
JANUARY
11 Young Family Havdalah
12 Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop II
15 Jewish Summer Camp Presentation
19 Tu B’shvat Celebration
26 Primary Grades Visit the Library
FEBRUARY
16 Yom Limmud – No regular classes
22 Grade 3 Kabbalat HaSiddur
23 Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop III
26 Community-Wide High School Program
28 Grade 7 Dinner at Cantor Levine’s
MARCH
1 Young Family Havdalah
2 Rosh Chodesh Family Service
2 Grade 7 Trip to SEARCH
9 RS Purim Celebration
28-29 Spring Teen & Grade 7 Retreat
30 Primary Grades Visit the Library
APRIL
4 Grades 3-4 Service & Dinner
5 Grades 5-6 “On the Bimah”
13 RS Passover Program
MAY
4 Grade 7 Trip to Supermarket
9 Grade 12 Graduation
10 Teen Havdalah Event
16 Grade 7 Promotion
18 Yom Yisrael
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Sept. 11, 15, 18, 25 Fall Jewish Holidays
November 10 Day After Community Shabbat
November 27-Dec 1 Thanksgiving
December 15 Mitzvah Day
Dec. 16 – Jan. 6 Winter Break
February 16 Yom Limmud
March 16-23 Spring Break
April 16 & 20 Passover
B’NEI MITZVAH
August 24 Daniel Nadel
October 5 Hanna Fradkin
October 12 Joshua Bortz
October 19 Talia Magenheim
October 26 Jordan Leder
November 2 Raqefet Taylor-Sheinman
November 23 Robert McGill
December 14 Sarah Tomlinson
January 4 Carol Lahana
January 11 Nicolas Kopinsky
January 18 Benjamin Yifrach
January 25 Sean Meisner
February 1 Carola Aisenberg
February 8 Brandon Lewis
February 15 Olesia Rosenberg-Johnson
February 22 Jeremy Jason
March 1 Gabby Weissman
March 22 Ava Graves
May 31 Alex Wintz
June 7 Emma Fiesinger
School Cancellation – In the event that HISD closes school OR afterschool events due to weather conditions, Religious School and Mosad Shalom will be cancelled for the evening.
Youth Services
Junior Congregation (Grades 3-6) 10:30-11:45 am
Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec.7, Jan. 4, Feb. 1, Mar 1, April 12, May 10
Kid Shul (Ages 3-7) 10:30-11:45 am
The first and third Shabbat morning of the month, beginning the third week of September.
Mini-Minyan (Ages 3-7) – 5:45-6:30 pm
The second Friday evening of the month, beginning in October. Includes a light Pizza meal.
Parent Coffees w/Cantor Levine 11:15 am -12:00 noon
November 17 Parents of Students PreK-Grade 2
February 9 Parents of Students Grades 3-5
April 6 Parents of Students Grades 6-7