Bulletin THE BETH TFILOH
New school year reaffirms school’s mission and values
This fall, Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School opened its doors to over 1,000 students, from PreSchool through High School, and including our Beth Jacob Hebrew School. New students have joined the BT family from a wide range of Jewish observance, reaffirming the school’s mission to serve a diverse student body in the spirit of K’lal Yisrael and Jewish unity. Our school’s commitment to academic excellence, and to serving the needs of each individual, continues to be fulfilled through the dedication of an outstanding faculty and administration. At the school’s helm for nearly four decades, Mrs. Zipora Schorr has assembled a stellar administrative team that works tirelessly together with teachers to create a school community where children are challenged to think, encouraged to grow, respected as individuals, and given a strong sense of pride and joy in their Jewish identity.
Celebrating the Joy of Judaism, Embracing all Jews. ELUL-TISHREI 5776 OCTOBER 2016
OPENING MERCAZ PROGRAM Wednesday, October 26
SHULEM DEEN
“All Who Go Do Not Return” Shulem Deen is the author of the award-winning memoir, “All Who Go Do Not Return,” an account of growing up in and then leaving the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the U.S. He is a columnist for “The Forward,” and in 2015 was listed in the “Forward 50,” an annual list of American Jews with outsized roles on political and social issues. His articles have appeared in “The New Republic,” “Salon,” “Tablet Magazine,” and elsewhere. He is a board member of Footsteps, an organization that offers assistance and support to those who have left the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
But by far the greatest testament to our school’s success is the product of a BT education: our graduates. They gain admission to top colleges and assume positions of Jewish leadership on campus. They are excelling in a wide range of businesses and professions. And more and more BT alumni are choosing to send their own children to Beth Tfiloh school. Families who are interested in learning more about our school meet individually with our Admissions Director, Mrs. Laurie Kott, and are given personalized tours. Open Houses for each division provide an opportunity to meet administrators, faculty, as well as current students and their parents, and learn about the program. For more information about our school admission process, visit our website or call 410-413-2323. I N S I D E > Calendar 2 | B’Nei Mitzvah 3 | New Members 4 | Brotherhood 7 | Sisterhood 8 | School 10 | Mercaz 12 | Contributions 13 | Good and Welfare 14