BETH ISRAEL

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

5769/2008-2009

SCHEDULE OF FAMILY, JUNIOR CONGREGATION,

and HAVDALAH SERVICES

FAMILY SERVICES: All Family Services begin at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

Friday, September 12

Tuesday, October 21 (Simchat Torah service) – 7:00 pm

Friday, November 7

Friday, December 12

Friday, January 23

Friday, February 27

Monday, March 9 (Purim- Megillah reading) – 7:00 pm

Friday, April 24

JUNIOR CONGREGATION SERVICES: * Parents: Please either attend with your children or join the main service!

All Jr. Congregation Services begin at 10:15 am in the Chapel.

Tuesday, September 30 (Rosh Hashana)

Thursday, October 9 (Yom Kippur)

Saturday, December 20

Saturday, January 10

Saturday, February 7

Saturday, March 7

Saturday, April 18

Saturday, May 9

HAVDALAH SERVICES:

Saturday, November 22

Saturday, February 21

NOTE: MINIMUM SERVICE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Gan (Kindergarten): 5 services/year Gimel (3^rd grade): 10 services/ year

Aleph (1^st grade): 5 services/year Dalet (4^th grade): 10 services/ year

Bet (2^nd grade): 5 services/year Hey (5^th grade): 10 services/ year

Confirmation (8^th & 9^th grades): 10 services/ year

Vav (6^th grade): 12 services/year; 4 of these 12 must be traditional, not Jr. Congregation services.

Zayin (7^th grade): All 7^th grade students must attend at least 14 services during the year. Students preparing for bar/bat mitzvah must attend a

minimum of 2 services per month during the 8 months prior to their B’nai Mitzvah (16 services in 8 months). Half of these services (8) must be

Shabbat morning services with a maximum of 2 of these being Junior Congregation services.