September 1^st, 2011

Dear Parents,

We hope that you all had an enjoyable and restful summer and are ready for a fantastic year with the AABJ&D Youth Department. Our terrific youth leaders are back and ready for action.  Below is a breakdown of groups for this coming year:

• Minyan Katan (ages 3 and 4)
• Kindergarten
• 1^st Grade
• 2^nd/3^rd Grade Girls
• 2^nd/3^rd Grade Boys
• 4^th/5^th Grade Junior Congregation

In addition, we wish to clarify the following items as they relate to Shabbat groups:

• Children may only attend their age-appropriate group.
• Shabbat groups begin promptly at 10:00 AM, approximately 10-15 minutes after the Hashkama minyan has ended. This allows our groups leaders to prepare for groups. On the rare occasions that the Hashkama minyan finishes late, we ask that you please be patient and understanding. Groups will begin as soon as the leaders are ready. 
• A parent or designated guardian must be present in the shul while a child is in our care. In the event of an emergency, we will need to reach you quickly.
• All children in groups are expected to daven together. Therefore, we ask parents to see to it that their children wait to daven until they are in groups.
• Children are expected to stay with their group the entire time and participate in all group activities, including davening and parsha.
• If any children have any allergies or other medical concerns, please inform the Youth Director before sending them to groups.

Children in Story Hour through 3^rd grade must be picked up by an adult or an older sibling promptly at 11:30 AM. No child below this age will be discharged from groups to anyone else other than the above. Children in 3^rd grade are allowed to leave groups alone only if this is pre-arranged with the Youth Director.

Teen Minyan begins at 9:30 AM and will be followed by a cholent Kiddush at the Kirschner's home. Teen minyan is an experience designed especially for our 6th-12th graders. As such, we ask that parents please daven in a different minyan unless there is a special occasion.

If you have a child in Nursery-12^th grade who will be attending our Shabbat morning programming, we ask that you please fill out a registration form. With safety in mind, it is particularly important that we know where parents can be found during the program and which participants have allergies. 

We thank you in advance for your cooperation with regard to the above guidelines and look forward to seeing your children in groups this year!

Sincerely,

Chanie Kirschner, Youth Director                 

Craig Goldman and Charlie Feldman, Youth committee co-chairs.

 CUB SCOUTS:   Tigers, Wolves, Bears, and Webelos. This is not a line from a book and movie about wicked witches and Munchkins.  It describes the levels a boy passes through as he advances in Cub Scouts.  

Cub Scout Pack 446 is affiliated with Congregation AABJ&D.  The Cub Scouts meet approximately two Sunday mornings a month for about an hour during the school year to participate in fun and educational activities to satisfy advancement requirements. If your son is interested in joining the Cub Scouts, please contact Josh Cantor, Reuben Ehrlich, or Stuart Rosenblum.

Click here for 2008-2009 Activities

Click here for 2009-2010 Activities

 "Five Below" Youth Fundraiser

- Simply click here.
Print the form and bring it with you to the store. Hand it to the cashier as you make your purchses, and you're done. The Shul will get 10% back at the end of the year!