October 1- Oct. Supply Pick-up from 6-7pm at CHS October 2- Oct. Supply Pick-up from 9-10am at CHS October 2 by 5pm- photos and videos of your Sukkahs due October 4- Virtual Sukkot Celebration (Zoom at 9am) October 9- Shabbat Jr at 5:15pm October 11- Virtual Simchat Torah Celebration (Zoom in at the normal 9am) October 13: Teen Class October 18 at 9:30: Mini Menschies October 18: Storytime with Judy goes to Tunisia October 27: Teen Class October 29 from 6-7pm and October 30 from 9-10am: November supply pick up
October supply pick up
October 1 from 6-7pm OR October 2 from 9-10am at Har Shalom. Delivery Friday October 2 in the afternoon.
Shekel Raffle Winners! And the Winners Are…. August/September shekel winners! Enjoy an ice cream treat from Freddy's, found in your supply bag. Ryder Katz, Abilene Gliszinsky, Maya Shtulman, Lila Jablonski, Aiden Lyons, Maya Potempa, Zach Garber, Sarah Folb
The Month Ahead Virtual Learning Even though many of our school districts are meeting in-person, at this point, we are still hosting class in the remote learning setting. We hope to have an update soon with our plan moving forward. Within the next week, there will be a SHORT survey. Please complete it.
Shabbat Jr & Mini Menschies Our next Shabbat Jr is on October 9. This service is designed for ages 3-8 but all are invited. Take a look at the HSRS at Home and Happenings for Zoom codes.
Mini Menschies will start on October 18. This will take place from 9:30-10:00am in Rabbi Finestone’s Zoom Room. Codes will be included in HSRS at Home and Happenings as we get closer to the date. Mini Menschies is designed for our littlest learners- birth to age 3 kiddos with their grown-up.
Teen Programs Our Social Justice teen program officially starts this month with Erika and Justin Strote! WOO HOO! Mark your calendars for the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month (October 13 and October 27) from 7-8pm. Zoom codes will be included in the HSRS at Home email. If there are teens still interested in joining, we would love to have you- register here!
Holiday Programming Participate in our Virtual Sukkah Hop: We will be hosting a Virtual Sukkah Hop on Sunday, October 4. Please email Addie at hsrsasstdirector@congregationharshalom.org by Friday, October 2 at 5pm with your videos and pictures and we will compile to make our Sukkah Hop Slideshow! Get creative- We would love to see your edible sukkahs, lego sukkahs, cardboard box sukkahs, too! Shekels for participation.
While we aren’t going on a whole school field trip this year, we encourage you to safely check out some of the local harvest spots. There are apple orchards, pumpkin patches, farmer’s markets that are a great activity to celebrate the season and welcome the fall harvest. Send us your pictures through email or Facebook for additional shekels!
Sukkot & Simchat Torah at HSRS October 4 and October 11- Our school will be celebrating Sukkot and Simchat Torah during our regular school time. All grades will be participating in programming from 9am-10am! Materials will be included in October supply bags. There will be only one Zoom number and your child will remain in the same Zoom for the entire session.
***Kitah Gan (Kindergarten), Zoey, and Eliza’s parents- your child will have a mini torah as well as a certificate in their bag. PLEASE SAVE THESE FOR OCTOBER 11. I will instruct when it’s time to give these to your child during our celebration.
Scrip Tuition Rebate Program Just a reminder that we need a Tuition Rebate Form from EVERY family, even if you aren’t a current scrip user. To access the online form, click here.
If you go onto the Har Shalom website and then visit the Remote Learning page of the Religious School, you can find a printable version.
News from the Sifriyah (Library)
Story time with Judy starts Oct. 18th! Join us as we take a virtual trip around the world and visit other Jewish communities. Our first stop? Tunisia!!! Can you find it on a map? Hint--it's in Africa! Our story for K-4th grade features some new Shabbat customs. Try these at home!! Our story for 5th-7th grade is a folktale in which a piece of cake plays an important role. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd graders- 10:15-10:45am 3rd and 4th graders- 11:00-11:30am 5th, 6th, 7th graders- 11:30-12:00pm
Books from the Library can be checked out and included with your Religious School supplies at the beginning of each month. Just exchange them the following month's dropoff/pickup. Here are some books for Sukkot and Simchat Torah! Additional books can be found using the Library's on-line catalog. Reserve books by emailing Judy Petersen at with your request. Books that are Accelerated Reader rated are noted in parentheses with the level and number of points.
Kindergarten - 2nd: Night Lights by Barbara Diamond Goldin Bubbe Isabella and the Sukkot Cake by Kelly Terwilliger The Elephant in the Sukkah by Sherri Mandel (AR: 3.1; Pts: 0.5) Sadie's Sukkah Breakfast by Jamie Korngold (AR: 2.3; Pts: 0.5) The Very Crowded Sukkah by Leslie Kimmelman (AR: 2.4; Pts: 0.5) Maya Prays for Rain by Susan Tarcov
3rd/4th: Sukkot Treasure Hunt by Allison Ofanansky The House on the Roof by David A. Adler The Vanishing Gourds: A Sukkot Mystery by Susan Axe-Bronk (AR: 3.5; Pts: 0.5) Engineer Ari and the Sukkah Express by Deborah Bodin Cohen (AR: 3.3; Pts: 0.5) When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street by Elsa Okon Rael (AR: 3.8; Pts: 0.5)
5th-7th: Shanghai Sukkah by Heidi Smith Hyde Tikvah Means Hope by Patricia Polacco The Patchwork Torah by Allison Ofanansky Tante Teva and the Magic Booth by Joel Lurie Grishaver The Enchanted Sukkah (Books 1 and 2) by Rabbi Ben Newman
