The Justice League

Justice

A JOURNEY TO B’NEI MITZVAH AND BEYOND

Rabbi Suzie Jacobson and Roberta Bergstein

Over the last year, clergy and education staff have been busy cooking up something fun for our 5th through 7th graders. The Justice League (JL) is an inter-disciplinary community designed to incorporate religious education, social justice experiences, and youth group style fun to prepare our 5th-7th grade students for b’nei mitzvah and beyond. JL is designed for all Temple Israel 5th-7th graders who will become b’nei mitzvah at Temple Israel, whether they are enrolled in our religious school or a local Jewish day school.

The JL’s mission is to bring together energetic 5th-7th graders to create dynamic opportunities to explore and become their best selves as they prepare for b’nei mitzvah and beyond. In the JL, kids will:

• Discover their own voice within our wisdom tradition; • Realize their unique abilities to impact our world; and • Find their place within our community.

JL core programs will include shul-in sleepovers at TI, Sunday Fundays (social justice excursions), Kallot (weekends at camp), and social justice in action projects where students have the opportunity to choose how they want to make a difference in the world.

The JL will be led by Education Program Manager Roberta Bergstein, Justice Educator and Organizer Tali Puterman, and a newly created JL “kid-committee.” This fall we will also unveil a new “Justice League Lair,” a space for all JL members to hang out anytime they are at Temple Israel. We can’t wait to kick off a year filled with fun, meaningful justice work, and new friendships.