RS Blog: From the Religious School
High School trip to New Orleans
Dear Parents, This past Presidents’ Week , students from our High School Program called ZARKOR participated in a four day mission to New Orleans! This intense and exciting experience incorporated many of the Jewish values our students have been studying here at SWFS. On our first ...
This week in the Torah
Dear Parents, This week we read the Torah Portion (parasha) Ki Tisa, found in the book of Exodus while the people of Israel are wandering in the desert. They receive the ten commandments and they are learning how to work together as a community. Like all new groups of people, the ...
A Special Experience
Dear Parents, In the year prior to Bar/Bat Mitzvah, our students participate in different community service projects. Two students, Adam Bernstein and Michael Mattson, participated in a Hockey Tournament for the Special Olympics. They wanted to share their experience in their own words: On ...
Happy Chanukah!
Dear Parents, Many of us choose to celebrate Chanukah, which begins on Wednesday, December 1st, with the lighting of candles in our Chanukiyah (menorah). As many of you know, we may light a candle for each night of Chanukah with the help of our “Shamash” (helper candle). ...
Thanksgiving
Dear Parents, This time is year is extra special to us. It is a time when our American heritage and our Jewish values. Throughout the year we concentrate on the Jewish holidays and what we can learn from the rituals and understandings of the holiday. This week, we celebrate the American holiday ...
Shabbat in our World
Dear Parents, Here at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Religious School we want our students to be given the opportunity to explore all rituals and holidays of Judaism. While life can be very busy, full of extra curricular activities, appointments, lessons, meetings and more, Judaism gives us a time ...
The Prayer for Healing
Dear Parents, I am always amazed by the thoughtful and mature comments made by our student body and community here at the SWFS Religious School. In the past weeks, many students have shared with me their concerns for family members and friends who are going through emotional, spiritual, and ...
Family Education is Fun
Dear Parents, As mentioned in previous newsletters, the theme for Religious School this year is Israel and its importance to the Jewish people. Families gathered together on Saturday, October 23rd, for a PACT (Parent and Child Together) family program to learn about this important theme. This ...
We Can Make a Difference
Dear Parents, In 2005, America witnessed one of the worst natural disasters of our time. Hurricane Katrina took lives, homes, and livelihoods away from so many of our fellow Americans. Over the last five years, thousands of people have traveled down to New Orleans to help rebuild this suffering ...
SWFS is YOUR Community
Dear Parents, Here at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, we work hard to ensure that there are many different entry points for our members. Some feel passionate about learning Torah and reading text, while others feel driven by social action and community service. In the Religious School, we make sure ...
