Brukhim Ha Baim Welcome Back to School

Brukhim Ha. Baim – Welcome Back to School 5770 Today's Agenda 10: 00 -10: 15 Welcome Remarks – Rabbis 10: 15 -10: 45 Bonding activity – Irene Swedroe 10: 45 -11: 00 Talking Points – Iris Bendahan 11: 00 -11: 30 M&M’s in Tefilla with students 11: 30 -12: 30 Parents go to student’s class 1

Talking Points 5770 g"a, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Theme – Derekh Eretz Kadma La’Torah Netivot – Putting students are the right path Education Committee role Showing Student You Care Keeping us informed Keeping you informed 2

Netivot - Pathways Handbook p. 6 -7 Netivot Coordinator: Irene Swedroe Nativ 1 (Myuhad): Known special learning needs Nativ 2: Behind “grade level”: new/unknown Nativ 3: Above “ grade level” Nativ 4: “grade level” For us to place student in correct path we must know about their learning/social abilities. 3

Education Committee Chair: Irene Swedroe 1. Eyes and Ears 2. Input regarding curricular changes 3. Input regarding fund usage & fee increases 4. Input regarding fundraising activities 5. Volunteering gives you a say! 6. Meet no more than once/month or via email Address Ed Comm or Iris if have concern before it becomes an irretrievable feather! 4

We can show our students we care by 1. Being involved with the school • See volunteering - Handbook p. 18 - EZRA SHEETS • Food Shopping • Office help • Hebrew tutoring • Room Parents/Phone Tree/Family Ed Food • High Holiday Services • Fundraisers 2. Being involved with the class: • Making sure student does homework (will get packets on first day) • Sending Mitzvah Notes to help climb M&M ladder • Reading Jewish Books - Library Award – Sifriya Tloosh • Making sure student always has Book Bag, Kippah, Pencils • Making RS a priority by coming on time and making up work 5

How we can keep school informed: 1. Attendance (p. 14) • • • Submit SCHEDULE CHANGE FORM SIGN IN/OUT when late/or picking up early Make up work 2. Youth Service Attendance (p. 12) • • YC: Check in with Barbara Haverim: Check in with Iris (chart in hall) 3. Inform of change in address, contact info, school status 4. Voice concerns to Ed. Comm. or Principal 6

How we keep you informed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. La Daat – Weekly Need to Know email Hod. Sheet – Monthly Newsletter Wiki – On line information center Teacher Updates Conferences & Progress Reports Student Action Plan 7

OUR 5770 THEME! DEREKH ERETZ KADMA LA’TORAH DEREKH ERETZ IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TORAH!? ! 8

WHAT IS DEREKH ERETZ AND WHY IS IT MORE IMPORTANT THAN TORAH? 9

WELL…DEREKH ERETZ IS HARD TO TRANSLATE! 10

DEREKH ERETZ Q¤ s. ¤ t r¤ r¤ literally means “The Way of the Land” Being a “MENSCH” is how Jews often define “the way of the land”. The way of the land is behaving with ‘common courtesy’ - manners. 11

At Religious School we learn what it means to be a MENSCH. The Jewish ways is to behave with DEREKH ERETZ . . ¤ t Q¤ s r¤ r¤ 12

Teacher/Madrikhim Intro Admin Andrea Ammerman Kita Gan/Ganon: Hindy Ganeles Kita Alef: Ilana Friedlander/Davida Adelberg Kita Bet: Hemy Beer Kita Gimel: Ilana Friedlander/Davida Adelberg Kita Dalet: Shirie Eshel Kita Hey: Iris Bendahan (or eventually new teacher) Kita Vav: Barbara Biran/Hemy Beer Kita Zayin: Monique Alexander Art & Resource: Leslie Drori Dance: Rachel Bagi Netivot Coordinator: Irene Swedroe Netivot/Hebrew Resource: Teacher Ilana Eshel Returning TMTers: Eli, Jeremy, Alex, Aaron, Jennifer, Deborah, Daniel, Gabriel, Rachel, Arielle, Sharon, Simone, Nadav New TMTers: Simon, Mollie, Sarah, Nadav, , Gavi (? Shy, Alex, Noa, Heather) 13

Derekh Eretz is OUR WAY! • • • KINDNESS LISTENING LEARNING MANNERS RESPECTING HELPING FRIENDLY HONESTY CARING TRUST NOT! • Bullying • Anger • Laziness • Rudeness • Disobeying • Destroying • Gossiping • Cheating • Stealing • lying 14

Why is Derekh Eretz more important than Torah? Knowledge is worthless if you don’t get the most basic lesson = good behavior – Derekh Eretz! 15

One reason Jews pray is take time to judge their behavior and make they are behaving with DEREKH ERETZ. ¤ t Q¤ s! r¤ r¤ At Religious School, another way we can make sure we behave with Derekh Eretz. ¤ t Q¤ s r¤ r¤ is by climbing the M&M ladder. We go higher when we do MITZVOT and behave with MIDDOT! 16

We appreciate our lives each morning! Modeh Ani – Siddur p. 2 MODEH /MODAH ani l’fanekha Melekh hai v’kayam She’he’hezarta bi nishmati B’hemla raba emunatekha Thank you God, King of our people For returning my soul to me So I can get up, fresh, every morning Knowing you are watching over me. 17

We come together as friends! A-O-O-A V'ahavta le’reakha camokha Ze klal gadol ba'torah Don’t walk in front of me I may not follow Don’t walk behind me I may not lead Just walk beside me and be my friend and together we’ll walk In the way of Ha. Shem. 18

PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS Oh, how good are your tents Ma Tovu – Siddur p. 2 Ma tovu, ohalekha Yaakov Mishkenotekha, Yisrael Oh how good, to have a place of peace to pray Where we can be Jewish together, Yisrael 19

PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS Birkot Ha. Shahar - Sh’asani Yisrael Who made me a Jew We've existed so long ‘cuz the Torah kept us strong And the Torah will never disappear, Oh No! Through the ages it was brought, by the children who were taught, to follow it and constantly declare… I’m a Jew and I’m proud and I’ll sing it out loud Cuz forever that’s what I’ll be (oh yah) I’m a Jew and I’m proud and that’s without a doubt Cuz God is always watching over me (over me)…. 20

PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS Birkot Ha. Shahar – Malbish Arumim Who Clothes the Naked JUDGING YOURSELF: When we pray we ask ourselves how can we try to do the God–like actions in the prayers here on earth. WE CAN DO Malbish Arumim – Clothing the Naked! CLOTHING DRIVE! Bring one new item of clothing your size (socks, underwear, shirt, sweatshirt…), to give to poor kids who cannot afford anything new for back to school. Turn in to the Religious School office by Sept. 30. To be donated to West Valley Community Services 21

PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS Birkot Ha. Shahar – Sh’natan li kol tzarki Who gave me everything I need JUDGING YOURSELF: When we pray we ask how can we do this God-like action of giving basic necessities here on earth? FOOD DRIVE – PROJECT ISAIAH Fill a bag with canned foods and bring on Yom Kippur to fill the barrels for Second Harvest Food Bank. Help give the hungry what they need – FOOD! 22

PSUKEI D’ZIMRA – INTRODUCTORY PSALMS Psalm 150: Halleluya – Let us Praise God with all our soul p. 88 Hallelu El b’kodsho, praise Him in the skies which tower Hallelu b’gvurotav, praise Him for His strengths and His power Halleluhu b’teka shofar, praise him with drum, dance & strings Kol h’neshama tehallelya, our whole soul sings Kol h’neshama tehallelya , halleluya 23

Shma and Its Blessings – p. 96 Barkhu – Call to Prayer If you’re ready to pray say “beautiful day” (Creation) If you’re ready to pray say “torah’s the way” (Revelation) If you’re ready to pray say “freedom today” (Redemption) Barkhu’s the way we say we’re ready to pray! LEADER CALL: RESPONSE: BARKHU et Adonai ha’mevorakh BARUKH Adonai ha’mevorakh l’olam va’ed LEADER RESPONSE: BARUKH Adonai hamevorakh l’olam va’ed 24

Shma and Its Blessings – p. 96 Yotzer Or – Creator of Light (Melody – Jeff Klepper – Kol B’Seder) Ba. Rukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh haolam (beautiful day) Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam Yotze. R o. R u’vo. Reh hoshekh Oseh Shalom, shalom u’voreh et ha’kol Praised are You, God, Ruler of the universe Creator of light and darkness Maker of peace, and everything. GIST 1 st Blessing: CREATION – Beautiful Day 25

Shma and Its Blessings – p. 100 Shma Yisrael! Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Ehad. (In whisper) Barukh shem kavod malkhuto l’olam va’ed V’ahavta et Adonai Eloheikha B’khol levavkha, b’khol nafshekha, u’vekhol me’odekhah. V’hayu ha’devarim ha’eleh Asher anokhi metzavkha, hayom al levavekha. V’shinantam l’vanekha v’dibarta bam. B’shivtekha b’veytekha, U’velekhtekha b’derekh Uv’shokhbekha, uv’kumekha. U’kshartam l’ot al yadekha, V’hayu l’totafot bein einekha. U’khtavtam, al mezuzot beytekha u’visha’arekha. GIST of Shma – we are united under ONE God 26

V’ahavta Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul , with all your might. And these words which I command you this day you shall take to heart. You shall diligently teach them to your children. You shall repeat them at home and away, morning and night. You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, they shall be a reminder above your eyes, and you shall inscribe them upon the doorposts of your homes and upon your gates. 27

Shma and Its Blessings – p. 104 GEULA – REDEMPTION Great, Mighty and Awesome (Based on Music and Lyrics - Peter and Ellen Allard) Great, mighty and awesome (x 3) – God Supreme Mi kamokha b’elim Adonai Mi Kamokha nehedar B’kodesh Ha. Shem (God) hu po, Ha. Shem hu sham Ha. Shem hakol u’vekhol ha’olam…. Chorus God ba. Lev, God ba-Soul B’hayay, God keeps me whole…. Chorus Shiru ahava, shiru geula Freedom sings halleluya …. Chorus GIST 3 rd Blessing: REDEMPTION - We’ve got freedom today 28

Amidah – Shmoneh Esreh – Ha. Tefila p. 106 AMIDAH IS A SANDWICH OF BLESSINGS TOP: 3 Blessings of Praise Avot Gevurot Kedusha FILLING: 13 Petitionary Blessings OR Kedushat Ha. Yom BOTTOM: 3 Blessings of Thanksgiving Avodah (Retzeh), Hoda’ah (Modim) Shalom (Sim Shalom) 29

Oseh Shalom Oseh shalom bimromav Hu ya’aseh shalom Aleinu v’al kol yisrael V’imru amen He who brings peace to His universe, will bring peace to us and all the people Israel. And let us say, Amen 30

In Elul we finish our service with the blowing of the shofar! The Shofar reminds us it’s time to do TESHUVAH! 1. Recall what things we may not have done so well this year! 2. Apologize to whom we may have hurt. 3. Figure out how we may do better in the new year. 31

O U R R O S H H A S H A N A W I S H DALET – D is for DEREKH ERETZ - OUR WAY! My Rosh Ha. Shana Wishes: May we remember that OUR WAY to live right, is to be helpful, enthusiastic, and kind in our everyday lives. RAYSH – R is for Reduce, Recycle, Reuse May we remember that OUR WAY to live today, is to be GREEN in every way. KAF - K is for KAVOD – R-E-S-P-E-C-T May we learn that following the Kavod Code is OUR WAY, to treat everyone every day! ALEF - A is for Attendance May we come regularly to services and class, because that’s OUR WAY to make learning and understanding last! RAYSH - R is for Reading May we read our Hebrew homework and many Jewish books, So we learn OUR WAY to knowledge is in the effort that we put. TZADI is for Tzedakah May we give some time and money to those who need a hand, because its OUR WAY to pursue justice throughout the land. 32

The Shofar Blast by Peter and Ellen Allard I like to hear the shofar blast Sometimes slow and sometimes fast. I like to hear the shofar blast Happy, happpy new year. T’ ki-aaah Shva – riyiyiyim Tru-aaaa-ah! T’ki- ah G’do-la-----------ah. 33

SHANA TOVA! 34