Message from the Principal
June & July 2018
Dear parents and friends of TBS Religious School:
I am honored to be writing this article about our TBS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL as it's new principal. Ilene Herr will soon take the helm of our Synagogue as President and I am so happy for both her and Temple Beth Sholom... there is no one better prepared or more competent to lead us into the future!!
Our TBS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL under the more than 25 years of loving care and guidance of Ilene, has become well known in Brevard County as the premier source for integrated Jewish Education for children and families who desire a total experience of Jewish Customs and Rituals, Jewish History, Hebrew Language, Jewish Prayer, Jewish Ethics, Torah Learning,
Israel Education and Advocacy, Bar and Bat Mitzvah Training and preparation and the most important relational experience of Jewish children being together in a County that geographically challenges them getting to know one another otherwise.
During the past year, as Ilene mentored me for my new role, I thought seriously about all of those areas where we have a personal responsibility to promote and continue our support for the TBS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. Financially,
the congregation overwhelmingly continues to both endorse and subsidize the efforts of our programs, because many of them have experienced first hand how valuable it is not only to their children's exposure of Jewish knowledge but also because of the generational Jewish identity that they acquire as a result of participating in a curriculum of which we can be very proud.
Many of you may be unaware of the educational backgrounds of our teachers. Some of us are products of "chaders" which we attended 5 days a week .. some of us have backgrounds as public and private school teachers and counselors who employ widely recognized standards for engagement, and when we return for the upcoming year I am very proud to share that Gary Sack will be joining Rabbi Craig and myself as Certified Israel Educators, after completing an immersive program at the Atlanta based Center for Israel Education, under the tutelage of Dr. Ken Stein, a Middle East expert and professor at Emory University and who served as an advisor in the Carter Administration. He is a well known author, educator and lecturer who has published several works and who has the backing of the Avi Chai Foundation for this work. Todah Rabah goes out to Gary for committing the time to take this course to advance and share his knowledge with our TBS students!
Very soon, please look for the new school year registration information to be filled out and returned to me at the TBS office. It is important to complete this as soon as possible, because it helps us to plan class size, placements and schedules. No member's child is EVER turned away from our school because of an inability to pay. If you have friends who desire a Jewish education for their children and are not yet Synagogue members, please refer them to Ilene or I, and we will help them with the necessary applications to enroll.
Please join us for the Confirmation of Cooper Dweck, Lucas Goldfarb and Maurice Kodsi Saturday, June 9, 2018. We will have a special BLT in their honor beginning at 9:00 am.
Religious School will begin this year on August 19th... and we are looking forward to a productive and fascinating year.
B' Shalom
David Pelzman
Principal
Dear parents and friends of TBS Religious School:
I am honored to be writing this article about our TBS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL as it's new principal. Ilene Herr will soon take the helm of our Synagogue as President and I am so happy for both her and Temple Beth Sholom... there is no one better prepared or more competent to lead us into the future!!
Our TBS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL under the more than 25 years of loving care and guidance of Ilene, has become well known in Brevard County as the premier source for integrated Jewish Education for children and families who desire a total experience of Jewish Customs and Rituals, Jewish History, Hebrew Language, Jewish Prayer, Jewish Ethics, Torah Learning,
Israel Education and Advocacy, Bar and Bat Mitzvah Training and preparation and the most important relational experience of Jewish children being together in a County that geographically challenges them getting to know one another otherwise.
During the past year, as Ilene mentored me for my new role, I thought seriously about all of those areas where we have a personal responsibility to promote and continue our support for the TBS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. Financially,
the congregation overwhelmingly continues to both endorse and subsidize the efforts of our programs, because many of them have experienced first hand how valuable it is not only to their children's exposure of Jewish knowledge but also because of the generational Jewish identity that they acquire as a result of participating in a curriculum of which we can be very proud.
Many of you may be unaware of the educational backgrounds of our teachers. Some of us are products of "chaders" which we attended 5 days a week .. some of us have backgrounds as public and private school teachers and counselors who employ widely recognized standards for engagement, and when we return for the upcoming year I am very proud to share that Gary Sack will be joining Rabbi Craig and myself as Certified Israel Educators, after completing an immersive program at the Atlanta based Center for Israel Education, under the tutelage of Dr. Ken Stein, a Middle East expert and professor at Emory University and who served as an advisor in the Carter Administration. He is a well known author, educator and lecturer who has published several works and who has the backing of the Avi Chai Foundation for this work. Todah Rabah goes out to Gary for committing the time to take this course to advance and share his knowledge with our TBS students!
Very soon, please look for the new school year registration information to be filled out and returned to me at the TBS office. It is important to complete this as soon as possible, because it helps us to plan class size, placements and schedules. No member's child is EVER turned away from our school because of an inability to pay. If you have friends who desire a Jewish education for their children and are not yet Synagogue members, please refer them to Ilene or I, and we will help them with the necessary applications to enroll.
Please join us for the Confirmation of Cooper Dweck, Lucas Goldfarb and Maurice Kodsi Saturday, June 9, 2018. We will have a special BLT in their honor beginning at 9:00 am.
Religious School will begin this year on August 19th... and we are looking forward to a productive and fascinating year.
B' Shalom
David Pelzman
Principal
