Rabbi Alexander Davis / adavis@bethelsynagogue.org / 952.873.7310
Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald, B’ Mitzvah Director / jschwarzwald@bethelsynagogue.org / 952.873.7313
Rabbi Matt Goldberg / mgoldberg@bethelsynagogue.org / 952.873.7311
Liz Rappaport, Membership & Engagement / lrappaport@bethelsynagogue.org / 952.873.7314
Louis Stein, Director Youth Engagement / lstein@bethelsynagogue.org / 952.873.7306
Sara Confeld, Director of Aleph Preschool / sconfeld@bethelsynagogue.org / 952.873.7319
• Celebrate your child’s birth with a bris (8th day) or simchat bat (“Celebration of a Daughter,” usually on a Sunday within the first few months). Contact Rabbis for more information.
• Early Childhood Jewish Family Education – 8 sessions in the fall and spring each
• Babies and Bagels – monthly on Friday mornings
• sh’ma al hamita – Jewish Bedtime rituals
• birkat yeledim – bless your children as Shabbat enters every Friday night
Start saving $ for your Hebrew/Day School, Jewish summer camp, b’nai mitzvah celebration, and an Israel trip
A year round nurturing Jewish environment that focuses on children’s social, emotional, physical development
Beth El has free drop-in childcare on Shabbat mornings and a “Quiet Room” adjacent to the main sanctuary where you can attend services while your little ones play.
Afternoon supplementary school
teaches basic Hebrew reading,
about holidays, history, values,
Israel and holocaust within the
embrace of Jewish community.
www.talmudtorahmpls.org
There is nothing quite like Jewish
summer camp to ignite a love
of Judaism and forge lifelong
friendships.
Check out these popular choices:
Herzl Camp: www.herzlcamp.org
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin: www.ramahwisconsin.com
A full time, dual curriculum (general
and Jewish studies) day school
dedicated to providing a solid
foundation for academic success,
love of learning, and commitment to
www.hmjds.org
BESTY: A shabbat morning program
full of songs, stories, games and
activities to engage K-4th graders.
www.besyn.org/youth-groups-programs
Bereshit & Kadima: occasional social
activities for 7th & 8th graders.
Generally meets on Sundays.
www.besyn.org/grades-k-4
Attend Camp Ramah’s Family Camp at the end of the summer for a wonderful family vacation and chance to bond with other families.
Join our B’nai Mitzvah teaching staff and learn leadership skills
Hang out with friends at weekly lounge nights and regional conventions. Have fun. Give back.
Engage in discussions with Beth El clergy on the topics that interest teens.
Travel with friends to Eastern Europe and Israel (Ramah Pilgrimage or USY Israel) or across the US (USY on Wheels) creating lifelong memories.
Gap Year in Israel: Consider taking a break before college to mature so college years are used most effectively.
Meeting weekly at Beth El on Shabbat mornings, our program concentrates on the how-tos and whys of synagogue and home skills and builds community. In the process, we instill in our children a moral compass, spiritual outlook, love of Jewish tradition and commitment to the Jewish people.