Reminders & Invitations
Youth & Family Education
Congregation Beth Israel
Education@bethisrael.org
512.454.1589

This Sunday, 10/14, 9:30am-10:30am, in Smith Auditorium

There will be a Parent Discussion with our Lay Leaders on Sunday, October 14^th, 9:30am-10:30am in Smith Auditorium.

We would like to continue to build on the momentum we enjoyed at our Family Ed events and at the High Holy Days.

Please join other parents to discuss what the community can do to make this year our best possible year.

The Youth Education Committee (BJE) would like to provide the opportunity for parents to meet each other.

Coffee and bagels will be provided.

We don’t just want you to volunteer; we also need your feedback.

Next Sunday, 10/21, 9:30am-10:30am, Room 202 – Israel for Adults

Please join us on Sunday, October 21^st for an Israel discussion led by a visiting expert from Melitz in Room 202.

We will be discussing Israeli democracy and current events in the Middle East.

Coffee will be provided. Please bring your own falafel (or bagels).

Thanks to the JCAA for bringing our visiting professor from Melitz.

To learn more about Melitz, please go to http://www.melitz.org.il/

To read news from Israel in English, please go to http://www.haaretz.com/

Next Thursday, 10/18, 4:30pm-6:30pm, Room 310/311 – Israel for Teens

A Teen Discussion about Israel will be held next Thursday, October 18^th.

Teens – 7^th to 12^th Graders are invited to come ask questions about current events in the Middle East and learn about Israeli democracy.

Teens – You may use attendance at this discussion to make up for your absences from other classes. Get credit for attending this discussion by attending and signing in with Rabbi Lippe.

Parents of Teens – You are also invited – especially if this discussion might help with your child’s homework, independent study, or school projects.

ATT is, of course, invited.

Thanks to the JCAA for bringing our visiting professor from Melitz.

To learn more about Melitz, please go to http://www.melitz.org.il/

To read news from Israel in English, please go to http://www.haaretz.com/

Have you signed up in your student’s classroom to bring snack yet? The students really count on snack during class to get them through the morning. If most families sign up once or twice, we can sail through the year. Our children will really thank you.

Grades 3, 4, 5, 6

GFC is hosting a Jewish retreat weekend for 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th graders on November 9, 10, 11^th.

Please sign up on the GFC website – http://greene.urjcamps.org/

Whether your student already loves camp or wishes to try camp for the first time…we know students really love the GFC retreat weekends.

Please let us know if you sign up.

Please let us know if you are interested in using shared CBI/TBS transportation from Austin to Bruceville and back.

The AJA Fall Scholastic and Hebrew Book Fair will be October 15^th-October 21^st. Please contact Caroline for more information at caroline.bailey@austinjewishacademy.com

Free Tae Kwon Do classes in Smith Auditorium every Tuesday and Thursday, 6:10pm-7pm. CBI member Brian Turner will be teaching our new classes. For More Information: please email Brian at bt@downtownmediation.com.

There will not be any Hebrew classes on Wednesday, October 31^st.

Daylight Saving Time is Sunday, November 4^th. Please make sure to set your clocks back that Saturday night so you can get to Sunday School on time.

There will not be classes on Sunday, November 11^th. To volunteer to help with our teacher in-service meeting that day, please reply to this email. Are you a teacher? Please let us know.