Shavuah Tov Everyone! We hope that you've had a great experience at THRS for 2017! I know that we have. Please remember that we are on winter break now, and resume classes on January 2. Enjoy your break!

11/26

We hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving!

As a reminder, there is no school this Sunday, 11/16. Enjoy your weekend!

-Moreh Matt

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11/14

Hi Everyone!

We hope you're enjoying the cold weather, and that you enjoyed our break on Sunday.

Please join us this Friday Night for the Kitah Zayin (7th Grade) Class Service. Our students will be leading most of the Ma'ariv (Evening) service after a special Friday Night Live Kabbalat Shabbat.

And stay tuned for details about a special Chanukkah program next month!

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11/10

Shabbat Shalom Everyone:

Just a reminder that there is no religious school this Sunday at Temple Hatikvah.

Hope you enjoy your long weekend!

10/27

Good Morning Everyone:

Due to a significant number of absences anticipated for this coming Tuesday, October 31, we will be cancelling Religious School for that day.

We apologize for the inconvenience. This is something we should have been able to predict back when we created the calendar.

Best,

Matt Nover

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10/26

Good Afternoon Everyone!

We hope everything has been going well with you. We've been having fun at THRS, with Frisbee during break, Hangman in Hebrew, and other great activities. Want to know more? Visit our website at https://sites.google.com/templehatikvahnj.org/education/home

We also wanted to thank you for letting us know about anticipated absences and early dismissals. It may not seem like much, but it helps us adapt our curriculum to be much more effective. Please keep it up if you are anticipating absences in the coming weeks, such as Oct 31.

We wish you the best, and hope you have a good week!

Moreh Matt and the THRS Faculty

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10/10

Moadim B'Simcha! Happy Sukkot Everyone!

We hope everything has been going well. Don't forget to join us tonight at 5:30 for free pizza.

This Thursday night is Simhat Torah. The Temple will have a special program, with aliyot for everyone, and prizes. See below for details.

Have a Chag Sameach!

-Moreh Matt

Don’t Miss this Year’s

Simhat Torah Celebration

at Temple Hatikvah!

When: Thursday Evening, October 12^th, 7:00 PM-8:15PM

Where: The “Great Assembly Hall” of Temple Hatikvah, Flanders

What: Service with Torah dancing, alliyot for all present, candy bags for students (double credit for service attendance!!), flag contest, and more!

Simhat Torah Flag Contest:

Design and make your own Simhat Torah Flag~~~

3 Prizes: 1^st Place: $18.00, 2^nd Place: $12.00, 3^rd Place; $6.00

Help us celebrate the Torah’s Birthday!

‘O N E G T O R A H F O L L O W I N G S E R V I C E

Be there or be square…

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10/4/2017

Chag Sameach Everyone:

We hope you have a great Sukkot! Just as a reminder, there is no school this Sunday, 10/8.

Also, we hope that you join us for Pizza in the Hut this coming Tuesday 10/10 at 5:30! It's free for religious school families.

Finally, don't forget to check the school website for class updates, makeup work and more.

See you on Tuesday,

Moreh Matt

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9/26/2017

Shanah Tovah Everyone!

We hope your Rosh Hashanah was great, and that you've been having a sweet year so far. We've been having a fantastic start here as well. We've had a session of the "Tefillah Games," started our courses, and, since the weather has been great, played some Frisbee. Make sure to take a look at the class websites for some information on what is going on in each class.

A couple of housekeeping notes:

• We are selling snacks at THRS this year. If you are interested, your child can either pay a dollar anytime they want a snack, or you can buy a prepaid package for the year. For more information, please email us at hebrewschool@templehatikvahnj.org
• Please make sure that any snacks that you send do not contain nuts.
• Thank you for letting us know about anticipated absences and early dismissals. It makes our school run so much smoother. Please continue to email us about any conflicts you may have.
• Please note the new makeup work policy that is in our handbook.
• The teachers are expected to update the website within 36 hours of the end of the school day. Makeup work assignments are due a week from the date of absence.
• If you have not yet had a chance, please send in the form at the back of the handbook, and sign all three areas.
• Finally, we are thinking of doing a "Pizza in the Hut" Sukkot Family Event on Tuesday, Oct 10 at 5:30 PM. We will only do this if we have enough interest, so please email us before Tuesday Oct 3.

Shanah Tovah, and we hope you have a meaningful Yom Kippur

-Moreh Matt and the THRS Faculty

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9/13/2017

Hi Everyone, and welcome to another great year at THRS (Temple Hatikvah Religious School)! We saw the Upper School on Tuesday, and can't wait to see everyone all together this Sunday.

Please take a look around our new website. While we will still be sending emails, we hope that this will be your main portal to hear about what is happening in the classrooms.

We are excited to welcome a number of new faculty members to our program, including Rabbi Zucker, Max Duboff and Hannah Wernick. We're also excited to welcome Lisa Klein as a full faculty member. We are in the second year of our curriculum rotation, and it is all new! We'll cover everything from Hebrew, to Jews in the News, to Torah Cartoons. Stay tuned for more info...

A couple of housekeeping notes:

• The first B'yachad is this coming Sunday (9/17)
• The first Junior Congregation is a week from tomorrow (Thursday, 9/21)
• There will be a Parent meeting this Sunday 9/17 at 11:45 to go over the program, policies and expectations
• Finally, a quick message from the Sisterhood at Temple Hatikvah

Looking for other ways to get involved at Temple Hatikvah? Come check out Temple Hatikvah's Sisterhood this Sunday morning after drop-off.

The Sisterhood is kicking off the new year with its 2017 Sisterhood Welcome Breakfast, happening at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary -- and all women are invited to attend. Guest speaker, Christine Murphy, will also be presenting “Genealogy 101: How to Start Researching Your Family History”, at 10 a.m. Sisterhood is a strong part of Temple Hatikvah as a social and fundraising entity, and helps to better our community and religious school, so we hope you'll come and find out how to get involved!

We can't wait to see you

-Matt Nover, and the THRS Faculty

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8/25/2017

Welcome everyone, to the new website for Temple Hatikvah Religious School! We heard your feedback, and are working to make it a reality.

One of the main pieces that parents wanted to change is communication. To fix that, we will be having a weekly blog, and will have teachers upload a summary of their classes every other week, highlighting student activities and weekly goals for the classes.

Hopefully, this will allow us to communicate with you all, without overflowing your inboxes.

This website is still under construction, but should be completed and updating by the Open House on September 10!. We hope to see you then!