Olam Chesed - Jewish Community of Greater Stowe

2020-21 OLAM CHESED online PROGRAM 5781

This year looks a little different:

Olam Chesed meets on Wednesdays from 4:00 -5:00 pm for a dynamic multi-age online program with in-person family programs—held outside and with strict COVID protocol—scheduled approximately once a month. Smaller pods of 2-4 students for Hebrew will be assigned by level and age and scheduled by the Hebrew teacher for an additional 15-20 minute focused class outside of the Wednesday hour.

The one-hour whole group program begins with 10-15 minutes of prayer and song with Rabbi David and then moves to a robust and creative Jewish life program which is then divided by age for project-based learning. Our theme this year is mitzvot (building on the previous years’ themes of holiness and blessing). Our Torah stories this year are Joseph and Moses.

Contact Beth Liberman, director of family and youth education for more information. We would be delighted for your child/ren to join us for a trial class.

Upcoming dates (all programs on zoom unless noted; in person programs are outdoors):

September 16 , 23 on zoom, 9/30 - at JCOGS to build the sukkah

October 7 on zoom, 10/14 - at Darchei Shalom JCOGS cemetery for Genizah ritual, 10/21, 10/28

November 4, 11, 18 all on zoom NO CLASS 11/25

Friday, November 6 - 5:30pm Family & Friends Friday on zoom

December 2, 9 on zoom; 12/16 at JCOGS for fire & ice Hanukkah celebration NO CLASS 12/24

January 6, 13, 20 on zoom; 1/27 Shoe biShvat at JCOGS

February 3, 10, 17 on zoom; 2/24 Purim celebration at JCOGS

March 3, 10, 17, 24 on zoom; 3/31 Passover fun at JCOGS

April 7 on zoom; 4/14 Yom haAtzmaut at JCOGS; 4/21 NO CLASS; 4/28 on zoom

May 5 last day of class on zoom

Friday, May 7 - 5:30pm Family & Friends Friday on zoom

OLAM CHESED IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Our typical schedule:

2:45 - 3:45

School bus group

3:45 - 4:15

Kehilah (community-building experiential stations)

4:15 - 4:30

Tefilah with Rabbi David

4:30 - 5:10

2-3 grade: Hebrew

4-6 grade: Jewish Life

5:10 - 5:25

Hafsakah (active break of socializing & games)

5:25 - 6:05

2-3 grade: Jewish Life for younger cohort

4-6 grade: Hebrew

6:05 - 6:15

Blessings and a shared meal (usually pizza but sometimes homemade soup!)