Yom Kippur 2017 Youth Programming

Youth Programming K4-6

(Children will be in classrooms according to grade level and activities will be geared toward their specific age group)

Yom Kippur Youth Programming Activities will include:

• Age appropriate Yom Kippur themed ethics activities (i.e. story time with Jonah and the Whale, discussion groups, drama and movement activities related to overcoming obstacles and making good choices for the year ahead)
• Create items to hang and decorate the Sinai Sukkah from the harvest of our Sinai garden
• Youth service (K-6 grades are all together for service--approx. 45 minutes)
• Light Snack

Babysitting Ages 6 months-3 years
Congregation Sinai is happy to offer free Babysitting for 6 months - 3 years old during our morning Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services on September 21 and September 30, from 9:30 am -12:00 pm. Children will be supervised by a childcare professional and assisted by older high school students. Children will participate in age level activities, attend the chil-dren’s service that morning and visit the playground (weather permitting). An allergy conscious snack will be provided. Please provide all the necessary items to make your child comfortable. You will be asked to sign your child in and provide a cell phone number of contact during the service.

FOOD and TOILETRIES DONATIONS!

Every year our congregation participates in a food drive for the Jewish Community Food Pantry. We are specifically asking our youth programming participants to bring CEREAL, SOUP, PEANUT BUTTER, JELLY, CRACKERS, RICE, PASTA SAUCE, DIAPERS, SOAP, TOILETRIES – as these are items that are in constant need. Thank you!

Teen Programming - 7th and 8th Grades

For Yom Kippur, our 7th and 8th graders will have a chance to take a break from the main service to have a discussion in a relaxed atmosphere. Topics may include: morale issues facing teens and the Jewish response to the issue and given the election this year, he will explore: Is G-d on “our” side? Does G-d take sides? Should G-d take sides? And, what happens when people believe that G-d is on their side?

High School Volunteers – 9th-12th Grades

All interested 9th through 12th graders are invited to sign up to volunteer to help out in the classrooms for the High Holy Day Youth Programming. Please feel free to sign up to volunteer for either Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur, or both. Note: The expectation is you will be working where assigned. Cell phones are for emergency only. Honor Society service hours can be awarded.

Adult Volunteers

We need adult volunteers to work in the classrooms for our High Holy Day Youth Programs. If you are interested, please sign up and we will be in touch to discuss responsibilities and options. Please sign up for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or both. Registration below.

Have questions about our High Holy Day Youth Programming or volunteering?

Contact Sandy Saltzstein at sandsalt@gmail.com,

Monica Parkes at pangmo1977@gmail.com

Babysitting, Youth & Teen Programming & High School and

Adult Volunteer Registration Information:

Register by September 26th

Questions about registration?

Please contact Jeri Danz at 414-352-2970 or jdanz@congregationsinai.org