Kallah

9th Grade Kallah Program 2008 - 2009

Providing Jewish Answers to Teens' Questions

Welcome! This year is an exciting time to be part of the 9th Grade Kallah Program! We have made some improvements to the curriculum based on feedback from both parents and past participants.

The new 9th Grade Kallah Program consists of a variety of events designed to help your teen become an adult member of the Jewish community. In the Fall the program centers around learning about needs within Temple and educating the teens so they can serve their community. The themes cover Jewish views of death and dying, lifelong Jewish learning and Hebrew, and pikuach nefesh, the value of saving a life. Following study in all three areas, the teens will select one service project tied to these themes.

Through the rest of the school year, there will be a range of events that will help the teens grapple with issues including about making life choices from a Jewish perspective, social action and social justice, personal theology, interfaith issues, and identity building.

We are looking forward to creating a unique sense of Jewish community through study, worship, and service.

L’Shalom,

Rabbi Jared H. Saks

To register, please download
9th Grade Kallah Information and Medical Form

2008 - 2009 Kallah Dates & Topics at a glance

Date

Time

Location

Topic

September 13, 2008

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

TEKO

Kehillah Kedoshah –
Creating a Holy Community

October 24-26, 2008

5 p.m. Friday – 11 a.m. Sunday

TEKO

L’Vayat ha-Meit –
Comforting Mourners

November 8, 2008

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

TEKO

Talmud Torah –
Lifelong Jewish Learning

December 13, 2008

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

TEKO

Pikuach Nefesh –
Saving a Life

January 10, 2009

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

TEKO

Tikkun Olam –
Social Action and Social Justice

February 7, 2009

2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Temple Israel

Kallah 6: Family Education Seminar –
Gesher Tzar M’od:
The World is a Dangerous Place

March 7, 2009

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

TEKO

Kallah 7: Shlichei Tzibbur –
Local Jewish Stars

April 24-25, 2009

5 p.m. - 8 a.m.

Plymouth Congregational Church

Kallah 8: A Night on the Street

May 15-17, 2009

5 p.m. Friday – 11 a.m. Sunday

TEKO

Kallah 9: Bein Adam l’Makom –
How We Relate to God

Click here for the complete 9th Grade Kallah Program 2008 – 2009 Booklet.