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September 2021 5781-5782 September 2021 5781-5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 31 1 2 3 7:03pm 4 Parashat Nitzvaim First half of tuition Havdalah 8:10pm 4-6 pm Roslyn SD Begins payment due today Teacher Room Setup BM Tomer Gilady (AM) Faculty Meeting Religious School Room Setup Room Setup Room Setup Office is open to 2pm 5 6 6:58pm 7 8:05pm 8 Havdalah 8:03p 9 10 6:52pm 11 Parashat Vayeilech Shabbat Shuva Labor Day Teacher Room Setup Havdalah 7:58pm Erev Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana 5782 Rosh Hashanah II 12 School 13 School 14 School 15 6:43pm 16 Havdalah 7:50p 17 6 40pm 18 Parashat Ha’Azinu First day of Havdalah 7:46pm Religious School for Makom High School Torah Godly Play Grades K-7 & Kita Zayin Shofar Factory for Jonah—Kita Hay Kitot Vav & Zayin Erev Yom Kippur Yom Kippur PTA Welcome Back Brunch 19 School 20 6:35pm 21 7:42pm 22 Havdalah 7:39p 23 School 24 6:28pm 25 Sukkot V (CH”M) First ACTIV8! Program of Makom High School Havdalah 7:34pm Kita Vav Sukkah Visit BM Justin Neman (AM) Kita Vav & Zayin Erev Sukkot Sukkot I Sukkot II Sukkot Workshop No Religious School No Religious School No Religious School Sukkah Hop PTA Sukkah Decoration 26 School 27 6:23pm 28 7:29pm 29 Havdalah 7:28p 30 School Letters of Torah Simchat Torah Story Sukkot VII Simchat Torah A Lot Kita Bet & Gimel (Hoshana Raba) Shmini Atzeret Simchat Torah Kita Zayin Visit to No Religious School The Atria on Roslyn Harbor No Religious School No Religious School Religious School Copy 6 July 2021 Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! October 2021 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 6:16pm 2 Parashat Bereishit Havdalah 7:23pm 3 School 4 School 5 School 6 7 School 8 6:05pm 9 Parashat Noach Torah Godly Play Torah Godly Play Sisterhood Challah Havdalah 7:11pm The Jewish Calendar Bake Makom High School The Jewish Calendar Kita Daled Kita Hay Rosh Hodesh Heshvan Rosh Hodesh Heshvan 10 School 11 Columbus Day 12 School 13 14 School 15 5:54pm 16 Parashat Lech Lecha Havdalah 7:00pm BM Mike Benlevi (AM) No Religious School No Religious School Mini Minyan Yom haAliyah Mishpacha Family Service 17 School 18 School 19 School 20 21 School 22 5:44pm 23 Parashat Vayera Kita Vav B’nei Mitzvah Machar Youth Group Kadima Youth Group Havdalah 6:50pm J-Teens BM Cooper Forrest (AM) Program— Orientation 3rd—5th grades 6th grade & Unrolling the Torah Bd of Ed Mtg—8pm 24 School 25 School 26 School 27 28 School 29 5:34pm 30 ACTIV8! Makom H.S. Parashat Chayei Sarah Kita Vav CharacTours Torah Godly Play Havdalah 6:41pm 31 School Creation Story Makom High School Mini Minyan Kita Zayin Kita Gimel Mishpacha Family Service Atria Program 10 am Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! November 2021 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 School 1 School 2 Election Day 3 4 School 5 5:26pm 6 Parashat Toldot Havdalah 6:33pm CPC Yom Iyun Rosh Hodesh Kislev No Religious School 7 School 8 School 9 School 10 Veterans Day 11 Veterans Day 12 4:19pm 13 Shabbat Story Parashat Vayetzei Kita Bet Havdalah 5:26pm Torah Godly Move clocks Makom High School PlayLech Lecha back 1 hour Kita Gimel No Religious School Daylight Savings Time Ends 14 School 15 School 16 School 17 18 School 19 4:14pm 20 Parashat Vayishlach Kita Zayin Kadima Youth Group Havdalah 5:21pm BM Sarah Kruger (AM) Atria Program 10am 6th grade Mini Minyan Bd of Ed Mtg—8pm Mishpacha Family Service 21 School 22 School 23 School 24 25 26 4:10pm 27 Thanksgiving Parashat Vayeshev Havdalah 5:17pm ACTIV8! Makom H.S. Makom High School Parent-Bet Connection Thanksgiving Weekend / No Religious School 28 5:17p 29 School 5:17p 30 School 5:16p Hanukkah 1st Candle Hanukkah 2nd Candle Hanukkah 3rd Candle TGP -Hanukkah Story Thanksgiving Gimel & Daled Weekend Makom High School No Religious School Machar Youth Group 3rd—5th grades Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! December 2021 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 5:16pm 2 School 5:16pm 3 4:08pm 4 Parashat Miketz Havdalah 5:16pm Light Chanukah Candles first BM Jordan Feldstein (AM) Mishpacha Family Service Hanukkah 4th Candle Hanukkah 5th Candle Hanukkah 6th Candle Rosh Hodesh Tevet Hanukkah 7th Candle 5 School 5:16pm 6 School 7 School 8 9 School 10 4:08pm 11 ACTIV8! 9am Parashat Vayigash Hanukkah Assembly & Havdalah 5:16pm Celebration 11am Rosh Chodesh Tevet Bd of Ed Mtg—8pm Hanukkah 8th Candle Hanukkah 8th Day 12 School 13 School 14 School 15 16 School 17 4:10pm 18 Parashat Vayechi Kita Vav Makom H. S. Havdalah 5:18pm B’nei Mitzvah Program Mini Minyan Mitzvah Fair Mini Minyan Second half of tuition Mishpacha Family Service 10-12 am payment due today 19 School 20 School 21 School 22 23 24 4:13pm 25 Parashat Shemot Kita Zayin Havdalah 5:22pm Atria Program 10 am Winter Recess / No Religious School 26 27 28 29 30 31 4:18pm Winter Recess / No Religious School Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! January 2022 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Parashat Vaera Havdalah 5:25pm Winter Recess / No Religious School 2 3 School 4 School 5 6 School 7 4:26pm 8 Parashat Bo Winter Recess Havdalah 5:31pm No Religious School Makom High School Mini Minyan Rosh Chodesh Shvat Mishpacha Family Service 9 School 10 School 11 School 12 13 School 14 4:34pm 15 Parashat Beshalach Torah Godly Play Shabbat Shira Tu BiShevat Havdalah 5:38pm Kita Bet 16 17 Tu B’Shevat 18 School 19 20 School 21 4:42pm 22 ACTIV8! Day of Service Parashat Yitro Machar Youth Group Kadima Youth Group Havdalah 5:45pm MLK Weekend / No Religious School 3rd—5th grades 6th grade Mini Minyan MLK Jr. Day MishpachaMishpacha Havdalah/Service Family Service 23 School 24 School 25 School 26 27 School 28 4:50pm 29 Parashat Mishpatim Havdalah 5:53pm BM Avery Minsky (AM) Bd of Ed Mtg—8pm 30 School 31 Kita Zayin Makom High School Atria Program 10 am Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! February 2022 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 School 2 3 School 4 4:59pm 5 Parashat Terumah Rosh Chodesh Adar I Rosh Chodesh Adar I Havdalah 6:01pm BM Michael Bank (AM) 6 School 7 School 8 School 9 10 School 11 5:08pm 12 Parashat Tetzaveh Machar Youth Group Kadima Youth Group Havdalah 6:09m BM Ava Marchlewski (AM) 3rd—5th grades Kita Vav Mini Minyan MishpachaMini Minyan Family Service 13 School 14 School 15 School 16 17 School 18 5:16pm 19 Parashat Ki Tisa Kita Vav—3rd Havdalah 6:17pm B’nei Mitzvah Program Makom High School Tallit & Tefillin Workshop 20 21 22 23 24 25 5:24pm 26 Parashat Vayakel Presidents’ Day Havdalah 6:25pm February Recess / No Religious School 27 28 School February Recess No Religious School Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! March 2022 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 School 4 5:32pm 5 School Parashat Pekudei Havdalah 6;32pm BM Micah Zarin (AM) Rosh Chodesh Adar II Rosh Chodesh Adar II BM Lilah Zarin (AM) BM Sabrina Putterman (PM) 6 School 7 School 8 School 9 10 School 11 5:40pm 12 Parashat Vayikra Makom High School Shabbat Zachor Havdalah 6:40pm Mini Minyan Mishpacha Family Service 13 School 14 School 15 School 16 Erev Purim 17 School 18 6:48pm 19 Rosh Chodesh Nisan Parashat Tzav ACTIV8! + Purim Torah Godly Play Havdalah 7:48pm BM Jordan Reifer (AM) Carnival Purim Purim A Lot Daylight Kita Daled & Hay Savings Begins 20 School 21 School 22 School 23 24 School 25 6:55pm 26 8:04pm Parashat Shemini Shabbat Parah Machar Youth Group Kadima Youth Group Havdalah 7:55pm Makom High School 3rd—5th grades 6th grade BM Lily Seitelman (AM) HayHay Shabbat Bd of Ed Mtg—8pm MishpachaMishpacha TorahTorah Reading Reading 27 28 29 30 31 Kita Zayin Atria Program 10 am Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! April 2022 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 7:02pm 2 Parashat Tazria Shabbat HaChodesh Havdalah 8:03pm Kita Daled Shabbat Rosh Hodesh Nisan 3 School 4 School 5 School 6 7 School 8 7:10pm 9 Parashat Metzorah BM Jake Klein (AM) Shabbat HaGadol Kita Hay— Makom High School Havdalah 8:11pm CharacTours TGP—Exodus Story TGP—Nachson Story Kita Daled Kita Vav 4pm Mini Minyan Mishpacha Family Service 10 School 11 School 12 School 13 14 School 15 7:17pm 16 8:19pm Erev Pesach Pesach I TGP—Nachson Story ACTIV8! Makom H.S. 1st Seder 2nd Seder Kita Hay 4pm Passover Break / No Religious School 17 18 19 20 21 7:23pm 22 7:24pm 23 Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim Havdalah 8:27pm Pesach II Pesach III (CH”M) Pesach IV (CH”M) Pesach V (CH”M) Pesach VI (CH”M) Pesach VII Pesach VIII Passover Break / No Religious School 24 School 25 School 26 School 27 28 School 29 7:32pm 30 Parashat Acharey Mot BM Tyler Sofer (AM) Shabbat Machar Chodesh Havdalah 8:36pm Yom haShoah Kita Gimel Shabbat Passover Break BM Jason Wasserman (AM) No Religious School Mini Minyan Mishpacha Family Service Save the date each month for the Mishpacha Family Service programs! May 2022 EARN MINYAN CREDIT 5782 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7:39pm 7 BM Sophie Davidson (AM) Parashat Kedoshim Havdalah 8:44pm Torah Godly Play BM Taylor Stephens (AM) Rosh Chodesh Iyar Rosh Chodesh Iyar Mt.
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