Family Education
From services geared toward families of all kinds, to workshops and programs to help the modern family, we offer a wide variety of family-friendly events and learning opportunities.
Services include:
Shabbat Family Experience
Creative, interactive and upbeat Shabbat celebration that incorporates family-themed activities held most second Saturdays each month at 9:30 am in the school wing and the Epstein Chapel.
K’Ton Time
Held the third Saturday each month, this fun and lively 20-minute service includes songs, prayers, stories and games. After the service everyone is invited to a kid-friendly Kiddush where each child’s attendance is acknowledged in song. This is followed by playground time (or preschool classroom time during the summer) for kids and schmoozing time for parents. Then we join the main congregation for the end of sanctuary services & Kiddush. K’Ton Time is geared to families with kids ages 1 to 6, but every family is welcome to join us in the Epstein Chapel at 10:30 am.
Minyan Shelanu – "Our Minyan"
All are welcome to attend this lay led service – from the one-month-old child, to the fidgety teen, to the 90-year-old great-Bubbie: children and adults of ALL ages. We daven with ruach and the inspiration of a camp service! Throughout the year, we explore the meaning behind the prayers and music of the Shabbat morning service. Held the fourth Saturday at 10:30 am in the Epstein Chapel. Following the service, we join the sanctuary service for kiddush in Rabbi Breger Hall.
Workshops/programs include:
Hanukkah Family Workshop • Sunday, December 11, 2011
Experiential program designed for the entire family’s participation to learn about Hanukkah while having fun and exploring the meaning of the holiday. Includes games, craft project, food and music.
Passover Family Workshop • Sunday, April 1, 2012
Experiential program designed for the entire family’s participation to learn about Passover while having fun and exploring the meaning and significance of the holiday. Includes games, craft project, food and music.