THE PLACETO LEARN

TO GROW

TO BETeen Engagement Program at Temple Beth Sholom.

Shalom!

Rabbi Wexler, Jared Kaufman

& Zoe Kress

IMPORTANT 2019-2020 DATES:HaMakom High School

• Kick-Off Event: Sunday, September 8• First Tuesday of HaMakom Classes: Tuesday, September 10

• Last Sunday Class: Sunday, May 3• End of the year HaMakom BBQ: Tuesday, May 5

Sunday Community ServiCe tripS

• Sunday, October 13• Sunday, November 24• Sunday, January 12• Sunday, March 22

• Sunday, May 3

tueSday night holiday heSed programS

• Tuesday, September 24: The High Holy Days• Tuesday, December 10: Hanukkah• Tuesday, February 11: Tu B’Shevat

• Tuesday, March 10: Purim• Tuesday, March 31: Passover

HaMakom HangoutSoCial programS:

• Sunday, September 15• Sunday, December 8 (7th and 8th grade only)• Saturday, February 8 (9th-12th grade only)

• Sunday, March 29• Sunday, April 26

Shabbat/holiday dinner at the WexlerS:• 7th Grade: Friday, January 24• 8th Grade: Friday, February 28• 9th Grade: Friday, November 22

• 10th Grade: Tuesday, October 15 (in the Sukkah)• 11th and 12th Grade: Friday, March 13

Welcome to HaMakom,

the Teen,7th-12th grade Engagement Program at

TBS!

Our program includes:HaMakom High SchoolHaMakom On The Road

HaMakom Hangout

At HaMakom, teens experience dynamic

classroom experiences, once-in-a-lifetime memory-

making trips, fun social programs that are both

meaningful and exciting, and Shabbat and holiday

celebrations that are engaging and spiritual.

SCHEDULE GRADES 7-10

Tuesday 6:30-8:30pm & Sunday 11:15am-1pm

GRADES 11-12Tuesday 6:30-8:30pm

For more information

about how HaMakom

is the place for you or your teen,

please contact:

Rabbi Bryan Wexlerravbryan@tbsonline.org

Jared KaufmanHigh School Directorjaredk@tbsonline.org

Zoe KressTeen Engagement Fellow

Zoek@tbsonline.org

856-751-6663tbsonline.org

facebook.com/tbsonline

HaMakom: The PLACE where Jewish learning, living, and being come alive!

HaMakom: The TBS Total Teen Experience!

HaMakom Hangoutteen religiouS and SoCial

programSTBS teens will come together

throughout the year for religious and social programs. In addition to the social programs which will include

Top Golf, an Escape Room, and more, each grade will be invited for a

Shabbat/holiday dinner at Rabbi Wexler’s home.

Dates on Reverse Side.

Each grade will have a learning theme:7th: HaMakom the plaCe for JeWiSh living

sample class: Ancient Texts, Modern Issues: Torah and the Real World

8th: HaMakom the plaCe for JeWiSh JuStiCesample class: Text Messages Social Justice From the Prophets to Today

9th: HaMakom the plaCe for JeWiSh leaderShipsample class: Hatred, History and Healing; Exploring the Holocaust & Modern Anti-Semitism

10th: HaMakom the plaCe for Confirming JeWiSh identitysample class: Confirmation: God, Israel and our Community

11-12th: HaMakom the plaCe for preparing for your JeWiSh future

sample class: Beyond Dispute: Debates that Shape Jewish Life

HaMakom High School handS-on experiential,

religiouS and eduCational program Our 7th-12th grade High School program is taught by our Hebrew High School Director, Jared Kaufman, Alex Weinberg, TBS clergy, and other dynamic and experienced Jewish educators. Each grade has a learning theme and students take classes each year pertaining to that theme. Students also have the opportunity to select from an exciting array of elective classes. highlightS inClude:

beit makom: 7th-10th grader session with Rabbi Peltz or Rabbi Wexler every Sunday morning focusing on current events and ethics

#trending judaism: Grade-based hot topics conversation with Rabbi Wexler or Alex Weinberg every Tuesday evening.

Hesed projects: Special community service projects throughout the year. On Tuesday nights the projects will be build around various Jewish holidays and the Sunday morning projects will be field-trip based.

Thursday, November 7, 20197th-12th grade nyC trip inCluding Seeing the broadWay ShoW, dear evan hanSen!

Sunday, December 8, 2019: 9th-12th grade trip to the muSeum of JeWiSh heritage, nyC

Saturday, December 14-Sunday, December 29, 2019: 10th grade iSrael Confirmation trip

Sunday, March 1-Tuesday, March 3, 2020: 11th and 12th grade WaShington, d.C. & aipaC poliCy ConferenCe

Sunday, March 15, 2020: 9th and 10th grade trip to WaShington dC to viSit the holoCauSt memorial muSeum and SoCial aCtivity

Jewish learning must happen beyond the walls of the

classroom and HaMakom on the Road provides

opportunities for students to experience Judaism and grow

as a Teen TBS community in real time. The highlight

of our Teen Program is our two week tenth grade

Confirmation Trip to Israel. We are now excited to offer

other travel opportunities for all TBS teens in 7th-12th

grade throughout the year.

HaMakom on the Road: teen learning tripS