2024-25 OLAM CHESED club PROGRAM 5785
Olam Chesed Club is a dynamic multi-age program of community-building, prayer with Rabbi David, and exploration of Jewish life through experiential learning. We meet on Wednesdays at JCOGS from 4:15-6pm.
Our theme this year is kedushah/ holiness, the foundation theme in our six year cycle. Each year we build upon earlier themes: holiness, blessing, mitzvah, shalom, and chai (or l'chayyim)—all words and concepts that feature prominently in our liturgy and in the values that are central to Jewish identity. We begin the day as a group and then split into age groups for deeper exploration of topics.
Hebrew instruction is offered through online pods of 3-5 students which are assigned by level and age and take place on Mondays or Thursdays.
Pods bring students from JCOGS and Beth Jacob Synagogue together for an additional 30 minute focused class each week.
To join us for a trial class, contact Beth Liberman, director of education
Olam Chesed Club theme 2023-24/5784AHAVAH אהבה/Love
Inspiring a generation of Jews who are spiritually connected, ritually literate, and culturally responsive, proactive citizens who can think critically about tikkun olam locally and globally and rally together to create change. By exploring the theme of kedushah/holiness students will come to understand the foundation of love that guides so much of our liturgy, traditional texts, and our lives as Jewish people, families, and communities. We’ll revisit some aspects of themes we’ve explored in the past through the lens of love.
OLAM CHESED schedule
Our typical schedule:
4:15 - 4:30
Kehilah (community time) gathering
4:30 - 4:50
Tefilah (prayer time)
Whole group learning
4:50 - 5:05
Hafsakah
active break of socializing & games
5:05 - 5:45
Jewish Life, Culture, Ritual and History
learning in age appropriate cohorts
5:45 - 6:00
Blessings and a shared meal (usually pizza but sometimes homemade soup!)
Sun, May 25 2025 27 Iyar 5785