Families

Community You Can Believe In

Home > Community > Get Involved > Families

Shababa

Shababa is a fun, engaging “service” for our youngest generation. All children 5 and under (and their siblings, parents, and grandparents) are welcome to experience the joy of Shabbat with dancing, singing, stories, and a chicken nugget dinner. PJs are optional! Join Rabbi Ilana Garber in this free monthly program – part of our early childhood education.

RSVPs are not required, but are encouraged to enable us to better plan for dinner. Sponsorship opportunities are available – for just $50 you can celebrate a child’s birthday by sponsoring that month’s Shababa. To RSVP or sponsor a dinner, please contact Rabbi Ilana Garber at igarber@bethelwh.org or (860) 233-9696.

Mini Minyan

It’s the next step for our Shababa graduates. Kids ages 5-8 join Barbara Checknoff for Friday night prayers and stories. Then they join our Shababa friends for chicken nugget dinner.

Mazel Tots

Mazel Tots is the spot for kiddos on Shabbat mornings! Parent volunteers lead songs, prayers and stories. This program is geared for children from birth through kindergarten with their parents, but all are welcome. Please bring a small, kosher, nut-free snack for your child.

This is free to the entire community. Parents must stay with children during this hour and all are welcome to the bima in the sanctuary at noon for kiddush and a treat. Contact Rabbi Ilana Garber at (860) 233-9696 for more information.

Shabbat Club

Our Shabbat Club makes it cool for kids @shul. Created and led by Beth El parents Jason Kay, Alan Tuvin, Sarah Willen & Janel MacDermott. SC is for kids in grades K-5. Songs, prayers, stories, games, snacks and more make Shabbat Club the place to be!

Sat, January 25 2020
28 Tevet 5780

Community

Upcoming Events

All Events

Thursday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2020

Challah Baking Workshop
Thursday, Jan 30th 9:30a to 12:30p
Interested in making challah to share with our Beth El community? Rabbi Garber is looking for volunteers to join in her challah baking workshop. Participants will get one challah to take home and will make the rest for our members. Volunteers will be asked to deliver challah as well. Free and open to all – but please register to save your spot. Space is limited and we will cancel if we do not have volunteers.
Register Now

MORE INFO
Sunday ,
FebFebruary 2 , 2020

Third Grade Siddur Presentation
Sunday, Feb 2nd 10:00a to 11:30a
All are invited to join us as each third grade child will be presented with a siddur (prayerbook) at this meaningful ceremony. Back in November 2019, our learners created beautiful, personalized covers for their siddurim. Today, they will receive those siddurim in a special Beth El and family tradition. It truly is a milestone in our children’s Jewish journey. And enhancing what we use ritually, the mitzvah of hiddur mitzvah, beautifying our observance, is one that we hope to instill in our children as they embrace the joy of Judaism.
Register Now

MORE INFO
Monday ,
FebFebruary 3 , 2020

Serve a Meal with Loaves & Fishes Ministries
Monday, Feb 3rd 10:00a to 12:45p
On the first Monday of each month, a group from Beth El helps prepare and serve a meal in conjunction with the Loaves and Fishes Ministries Soup Kitchen. It’s a chance to share our bounty and spend time with our Hartford neighbors, and a chance to catch up with each other. We welcome new participants. For more information, contact Ellen Solomon at (860) 648-0300 or email at Gingy81434@hotmail.com.
MORE INFO
Wednesday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2020

Mah jongg Night with Women's Network
Wednesday, Feb 5th 7:30p to 9:30p
Come play mah jongg with friends! Wine and snacks will be served.
Register Now

MORE INFO
Friday ,
FebFebruary 7 , 2020

Rabbi Elana Zaiman Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
Friday, Feb 7th (All day)
Friday, February 7 6pm Kabbalat Shabbat with Special Guest Rabbi Elana Zaiman 7pm Oneg Shabbat Saturday, February 8 9:30am Shabbat Morning Services with Special Guest Rabbi Elana Zaiman Rabbi Zaiman will be our guide on a storytelling journey into forever letters—what they are, why write them, and how they can be powerful tools to authentically connect us with ourselves and with the people we love. Sunday, February 9 10am-1pm Forever Letter Writing Workshop You don’t have to be a writer. You don’t have to love to write. You don’t even have to know to whom you will write. The only requirement: show up and be yourself! In this workshop, we will look at excerpts of letters from medieval and modern times as templates for the forever letters we will begin to write. We will talk about tone, content, and how to write to be heard. We will write to prompts to reflect on ourselves, the people we love, and our shared relationships. Write to your children, parents, grandchildren, grandparents, siblings, spouse, partner, friends. Feel free to bring a special notebook and pen or your laptop.
MORE INFO

Sat, January 25 2020 28 Tevet 5780

Sponsored by: Community You Can Believe In

Sponsored by: Community You Can Believe In

Community You Can Believe In

Families

Families

Shababa

Mini Minyan

Mazel Tots

Shabbat Club

Upcoming Events

Contact Us

Upcoming Events

Connect With Us