School Social Action
Ongoing Programs
InterAct
This program, led by Rabbi C. Michelle Greenberg, is designed
to help post-Confirmation students - high school through college
- to develop their leadership skills through social justice,
social action and peer cooperation.
Participants will select an issue such as the environment
or health reform for which to advocate. They will then fundraise,
teach, meet with legislators, work with high schools and the
synagogue to development awareness of this topic and enact
solutions.
To learn more, read Rabbi
Greenberg's article.
HeartAction
Learn more about this new 8th grade social action initiative.
Feed the Homeless
Second Sunday of the month
October through April
Next Program:
Sunday, May 18, 2008
10:00 - 11:15 am
Religious School students make lunches every month to hand
out to the homeless on Chicago's west side.
Past Programs
Consecration
October 19, 2007
Our 6th graders enjoyed a Shabbat dinner and service. View
pictures by clicking above.
Book Fair
October 14, 2007
Temple Jeremiah's Book Fair offered a wide selection of books
for people of all ages and interests.
Opening Day
of School
September 16, 2007
Our Religious School program for 2007/08 began with a rousing
school assembly. View pictures by clicking above.
Bingo Sunday
April 29, 2007
Our 8th graders held this fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Fund.
School
Supply Collection Drive
April 22 - April 29, 2007
The temple collected backpacks and various school supplies
to benefit the Kids First Health Fair in Waukegan.
Confirmation Class Raises Money
for Rwandan Aid
Spring, 2006
The Confirmation Class sold $1740 worth of popcorn with a
profit of $852 going to aid the Women's Equity in Access to
Care and Treatment for HIV/AIDS Initiative (WE-ACTx) in Rwanda.
The goal of this group is to provide medical care to HIV-positive
Rwandan women and their children who survived the 1994 genocide
and to widows living in poverty.
L'taken Social Justice
Seminar
February, 2006 and
February, 2007
Rabbi Greenberg and four Jeremiah teenagers have participated
in the L'taken Social Justice Seminar in Washington, D.C.
as part of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
Click above to learn more about their recent trips.
6th Grade Drive for PADS
February, 2006 & March, 2007
The 6th grade annually collects items for the homeless in
Lake County in cooperation with Public Action to Deliver Shelter
and Supportive Services (PADS).
PADS provides housing for homeless people from October through
April. The organization operates 15 sites, 14 of which are
situated in churches and run by volunteers. PADS helps the
homeless get off the street and back on their feet. For more
information, log onto PADS.
2004
Our students were busy collecting goods for our troops in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Project NACOEJ
2003/04
 The
School Social Action Project for 2003/04 was
Project NACOEJ (North American Conference on Ethiopian
Jewry. School children were also involved in November, 2004
collecting goods for our troops
overseas.
Click on Tzedakah Fair
or Locks of Love for
information on other social action projects our school has
been involved in and to find out how you and your family can
help.
For information on School Social Action, call
Marlene Garfield at 847-948-1494.
Past Hebrew & Religious
School Programs can also be seen in the Education Archive
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School
News
2008/09 Registration
School registration forms are now available on-line for the
2008/09 year! It's imperative you download both
forms in order to sign your children up for school.
For further information on registration, please call the
school office at 847-441-0202 or email Director of Religious
Education Dr. Anne
Lidsky.
Upcoming Events
Hebrew School Graduation
Monday, May 12 &
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
5:00 pm
Students should arrive by 4:30 pm.
End-of-School-Year
Events
Sunday, May 18, 2008
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
All students should arrive in their classrooms by 9:30 am
to say their farewells, after which we will enjoy a variety
of entertainment and lunch.
Confirmation
Shabbat Program
Friday, June 6, 2008
6:30 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Worship Service
Confirmation Ceremony
Sunday, June 8, 2008
10:00 am
We will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, marking the giving
of the Torah at Mount Sinai, by gathering as a community to
acknowledge the achievements of our Confirmands.
Calendar & School Closings
See Hebrew School Calendar and
Religious School Calendar for
the 2007/08 calendar. The 2008/09 calendar will be available
shortly.
OSRUI Summer Camp
Summer, 2008
Learn about the exciting adventures awaiting your child at
Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute this summer.
Wanted: Volunteers for Education Programs
We are looking for volunteers to enhance our educational
programs by creating interactive teaching materials. Our volunteers
use the resources of the Marshall Learning Center in Northbrook,
which provides ready-made sample projects for replication,
such as storybooks, storyboards and games.
This year we hope to expand on the program by offering parent
volunteers the opportunity to select a project, gather the
materials and present it to the grade of their choice.
This is a great way to meet other temple members, learn more
about Jewish topics and contribute to your child's Religious
School experience.
To participate in this project, contact Abby
Lasky or Jennifer
Pfeifer.
College Connection
Help us keep in touch with your college student. Click here
to download a form to send back to the temple so we can stay
connected and send your college student gifts and packages
on religious holidays and other times throughout the year.
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Preschool Information
Torah for Tots
3rd Saturday of the month
10:00 am
Last Program for 2007/08:
Saturday, May 17, 2008 -
Program resumes again in the fall.
Led by Dr. Anne Lidsky, this preschool Shabbat program takes
place the third Saturday of the month from October through
May.
Tot Shabbat
1st Friday of the month
6:30 pm
Last Program for 2007/08:
Friday, June 6, 2008
Program resumes again in the fall.
Little ones and their families are invited up on the bima
with our clergy to welcome in the weekly day of rest.
We celebrate Tot Shabbat services on the first Friday night
of the month from September through June.
Playtime for Preschoolers
Now is the time for all Jeremiah preschoolers and toddlers
to come together and play and for parents to meet and discover
the fun they can have too.
Stay tuned for the next date.
2008/09 School Year
Temple Jeremiah will offer a Sunday morning
class once a month for children entering kindergarten in fall,
2009.
For more information including a registration
form, click on the above link.
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