family center 2021 - 2022
Shabbat & Holidays |
Once a year favorites |
Israel & Family Camp |
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Join us for a year of joyful, unique prayer experiences specially designed to engage the hearts and souls of everyone from babies to bubbies!
Shababa A Shabbat experience that invites every single person in the room to engage in the magic and love of community. All meals include family-friendly menus, a play area, and highchairs. Shababa North Fridays meet at Levine Academy. Friday, October 8: Shababa North: 5:45 pm Saturday, October 23: Shababa South: 11 am Saturday, November 6: Shababa North at Frankford Park: 10 am Friday, November 12: Rock & Roll Shababa South: 6 pm Friday, December 3: Chanukkah Shababa Friday, January 7: Shababa North: 5:45 pm January 29: Shababa and Tiny Treasures, South: 11 am Friday, February 18 – Shababa North: 5:45 pm Saturday, March 5: Shababa North at Frankford Park, 10 am Saturday, March 12: Shababa South: 11 am Friday, April 1: Shababa North: 5:45 pm Friday, April 29: Israeli Shababa South: 6 pm Friday, May 13: Shababa North: 5:45 pm Friday, May 20 : Shababa South: 6 pm Annual Edible Sukkah Build Build your own Sukkah with your favorite sweet snacks and then enjoy dinner with the Shearith community in our Sukkah. Friday, September 24 | 6 pm Simchat Torah Come sing and dance with the Torah! We’ll enjoy the Hakafot as we join together to bring joy into the new year! Enjoy dinner with the Shearith community after. Tuesday, September 28 | 5:45 pm Chanukah Join us for a community Chanukah celebration! Sing, celebrate, play Chanukah games, and treat yourself to yummy latkes and sufganiyot! Friday, December 3 | 6 pm Purim Shearith pulls out all the stops for Purim! Don’t miss our Family Megillah Reading and Celebration. Wednesday, March 16 Family Passover Seder Relive the Passover story, discover your inner child, and eat a delicious Seder meal. Rabbis Wallach and Roffman lead this light-hearted, spunky exodus from Egypt. Saturday, April 16 | 4 pm |
Havdalah and Movie Night
The beautiful ritual that helps us end Shabbat and transition into the week is a family favorite. Join us for dinner followed by a popular movie and snacks. Saturday, January 22 | 6 pm (Havdalah at 6:30 pm) Tiny Treasures The highly-anticipated annual celebration of new life in our Shearith community. Join us for Shababa, welcome all the new babies, and then celebrate with lunch and a Keepsake Book. Saturday, February 12 | 11 am Family Shabbat Retreat Escape the city and take in the beauty of the trees, lake, and walking paths at Lakeview Retreat Center in Waxahachie, TX. Enjoy the company of our Family Center community as you eat delicious food and celebrate Shabbat. OF COURSE, we’ll have a campfire with s’mores and singing. Friday-Sunday, February 25-27, 2022Click HERE for our Family Retreat FAQs Messy Party Celebrate summer with sunshine and mess. Play with mud, slime, paint, foam, ice sculptures, and other gooey things—the best part is that this doesn’t take place in your living room! Sunday, May 22 | 10:30 am |
Young Family Track Israel Trip
Announcing our inaugural intergenerational young family Israel trip led by Rabbi Shira Wallach and Rabbi Adam Roffman! Grandparents, parents, and kids 3-10 will explore Israel together, building their ahavat Yisrael—love of our homeland—as a family. Learn more at our informational meeting via Zoom: Sunday, October 10 | 8 pm Trip: June 12 – 23, 2022 Summer Family Camp at Camp Ramah Darom, Clayton, GA Join Shira, Adam, Hannah, and Rebecca for an unforgettable 5 days of fun, friendship, and celebration of Jewish life. Camp Ramah Darom has been a huge part of Shira’s life since her first summer in 1999 and she’s always dreamt of bringing her shul family back with her! For more info, visit ramahdarom.org July 20 – 24, 2022 |
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Or, contact Sarah Katz at skatz@shearith.org
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