Bnai
Shalom of West Orange
Youth Department
Jeff Kirschenbaum, Youth Director
Bnai Shalom of West Orange Youth
Programs keeps trucking
along !!!!!!!!!
Sukkah Party at Rabbi Shapiro of
Cong Shomrei Emunah in Montclair, Thursday night, October 20th, 2005
18 USYers and Kadimanicks
from West Orange and Montclair converged on the sukkah of Rabbi Noah Shapiro,
the spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Emunah in Montclair. In an informal
atmosphere, the teens and adults who were present partook on some pizza and
veggies while schmoozing and relaxing in each others company. We listened as the
rabbi spoke to us for awhile on a theme related to the holiday. It was a very
successful event as it showed our strength when both chapters get together,
especially on a Jewish holiday.
Regional USY LTI Convention, Friday,
October 28- Sunday, October 30, 2005
Danny Michaelis and
Sherman Fabes attended the LTI (Leadership Training Institute) in Aberdeen and
learned quite a lot about what it means to be officers of a chapter and the
responsibilities of these officers to the success of each and very chapter in
the Hagalil region. The materials given to Danny and Sherman will be shared with
the chapter as we seek to form our Executive Board in January 2006.
Kadima @ Beadworks, Monday evening,
November 14th, 2005
It was a cool night with
very few people on the street yet 8 Kadimanicks from West Orange and Montclair
Kadima got together at Montclair Beadworks to have a great time. We made
bracelets and necklaces for both ourselves and our parents. The results were
outstanding and proved how creative our kadimanicks could be. It took every
minute of the 1 ½ hours we were there. As instructed, the project was planned
out on a crafts board before the beads were strung on a wire.
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November and December events plus others - November 18-20
Regional USY Fall Kinnus at Ohev Shalom/Marlboro Jewish Center in Marlboro;
November 23 USY/Kadima Thanksgiving Swim and Gym program at the Whippany
JCC, from 7:30 10:30pm, December 4 - MetroWest Super Sunday, December
10 - Regional USY Membership Dance in Pine Brook, December 17 -
Regional Kadima Bowling in Morris Plains, December 22-29 - USY
International Convention, January 15 - USY/Kadima Snowtubing, January
28 - USY Interchapter Broadway Play Night in New York.
I would
like to welcome our November signees to their respective groups/chapters:
Kadima Emery
Coopersmith.
We
currently have 30 USYers and 38 Kadimanicks signed to their respective chapters.
Its a
clichι but true
the success of these programs depends to a large extent on
parental involvement and support. Your support has been evidenced by the
tremendous turnout at all our youth programs so far. Keep it going!!! Keep your
child(ren) coming to as many programs as feasible. Also, please make our lives
so much easier by RSVPing!
Registration forms are
available through the synagogue office or by contacting
Jeff Kirschenbaum, Youth Director, at (973) 736-7990 (West Orange Youth
Program Hotline), (201) 306-1777 (cell) or by emailing
wousykadima@yahoo.com.
BShalom,
Jeff
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