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This Sunday at Noar, our students in grades 4-6 engaged in a special "Shine a Light on Anti-Semitism" lesson in their bayit (home base). You can check out the detailed lesson, written by Jewish Education project, here for Orim (grades 4-5) and here for Zehut (grade 6). Depending on each bayit, the conversation may have gone in different ways, but each group walked away with a new way of thinking about Jewish pride. Throughout...Read more...

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We want to hear from our Noar parents! Temple Sinai is working on an initiative called Culture of Belonging to understand what makes people feel connected and how we can evolve for the future. You can read more about it here. 
 
We need your opinions and feedback and have scheduled a listening forum focused specifically for Noar parents. We would love for you to join us during this convenient...Read more...

Carpool Talk goes out to you via Remind every Noar Sunday at 11:30am. Each Carpool Talk newsletter has a brief description of what your child did today, along with 2-3 open ended questions you can ask them to keep the conversation going.

All Eidot (units) started the day with Boker Kehilah (morning meeting) and then met in the Sanctuary for a T'filah (prayer). Students explored more int...Read more...

Youth and Family programs had a GREAT weekend!

Saturday night, our Stargaze & Gaze program was a hit with starry art projects and a Sukkot and Havdalah ceremony where everyone was able to shake their lulav and etrog. We enjoyed an evening under the stars complete with a s'mores bonfire and delicious hot chocolate bar. 

Noar Sunday was back this week with a fun-filled schedule:

Students celebrated both Sukkot...Read more...

Welcome Back, Noar Families!

This past Sunday, we kicked off the start of what is going to be an incredible year with lots of activities for both kids and parents alike. Marisa Kaiser, the Charles S. Ackerman Senior Director of Learning & Engagement started the morning with a dream of hers: bringing llamas to Noar. 

You might be asking, "Why llamas?"  -- and you would not be alone in wondering that! The...Read more...

This week was a busy one at Noar Sunday! Students in Pre-K and Grades 2-6 participated in Yom Israel (Israel Day), where we celebrated by bringing Israel to Temple Sinai. Whether it was through building their own kibbutz, whipping up delicious Israeli salad, or making their own Dead Sea -- students had an incredible time experiencing Israeli culture!

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Noar Sunday and Noar Sunday Hebrew have been on break, but our Hebrew Chavurah students have been hard at work! 

One Chavurah has been perfecting writing and identifying letters and words. You can check out some of their work below. Kol HaKavod (Good job! All the respect)! Learning to write different letters and beginning to recognize words is one of the first steps to being able to decode, read, and participate in...Read more...