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Join the Temple Tikvah Family… • A dynamic and inclusive community that believes in all families: interfaith, single parent, adoptive, families with same-sex parents and those with children with special needs. • A vibrant and growing Religious School that teaches all children in a warm and supportive environment. • An affordable congregation where all are welcome. Call to visit our Religious School and meet our warm and caring clergy. Religious School begins
September 13th Spend the High Holidays with us Virtually! We welcome you with open arms and open services. Call the Temple office for more information and to register for the Zoom link. 3315 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 746-1120 Located on the border of Eastern Queens and Western Nassau County
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Come Home to Temple Tikvah Temple Tikvah is a progressive and inclusive Reform Jewish community that welcomes families of all kinds. Our robust programming, haimish ambience and warm and caring clergy will make you feel at home. Stop by and see what we have to offer: • Religious School: Our vibrant religious school teaches all children from Tikvah Tots through Hebrew High School, in a warm and supportive environment. Our junior and senior youth groups offer social and community service opportunities. Our building is fully accessible and we welcome those with learning challenges and special needs of all kinds. • Adult Learning: We offer meaningful adult learning opportunities through programs like Lunch & Learn, Weekday Cinema, Torah study, Hebrew, Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah and other courses taught by our clergy. • Worship: Our Shabbat Services are uplifting and filled with joyous music. Our monthly family
service, Junior Congregation and Havdalah programs introduce our families with younger children to worship services. • Communities: Our active communities, including Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Caring Community, Social Action and much more offer many opportunities to participate in various social activities and honor our commitment to tikkun olam – repairing the world through social action. • Choir: We have active adult and Mitzvah (youth) choirs. Our adult choir participates in High Holiday and scheduled Shabbat services. The mitzvah choir regularly performs at local facilities for the sick and elderly. • Congregational Shabbat Dinners: Our monthly congregational Shabbat dinners bring our Temple community together to celebrate Shabbat as a Temple family. Temple Tikvah is the House of Worship that Feels Like Home. For more information, visit our website at templetikvah.org or call the office at 516-746-1120
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tudents face many challenges during their academic careers. Overcoming those challenges not only sets a strong foundation for success in the classroom, but also outside of the classroom.
Foreign language courses pose a significant challenge to many students. But learning a second language can benefit students in both the short- and long-term. • Early language learning can improve cognitive abilities. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages notes that various studies dating back several decades have connected language learning with improved cognitive abilities. Such studies have linked early language learning with higher IQs and superior problem-solving skills compared to nonbilingual students. • Bilingualism can improve memory. A 2003 study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology found that bilingualism had positive effects on both episodic memory and semantic memory. Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory that involves conscious recollection of previous experiences together with their context. Semantic memory also is a type of long-term memory that involves the capacity
to recall words, concepts or numbers. Strengthening these types of memory can benefit children in the classroom and outside the classroom when they reach adulthood. • Bilingualism can benefit working professionals. The benefits of bilingualism don’t end once students enter the workforce as professionals. In fact, a 2017 study of data from the market analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies found that, between 2010 and 2015, the number of job postings aimed at bilingual workers nearly tripled, rising from 240,000 in 2010 to 630,000 by 2015. Students who put in the effort to learn a foreign language during their academic careers can benefit greatly from that hard work when the time comes to begin their professional careers. • Bilingualism can make foreign travel easier. In addition to improving students’ academic and professional prospects, bilingualism can make it easier for students to fully engage in other cultures when they travel overseas. Understanding a native tongue in a foreign country can simplify travel within that country and potentially pave the way for lifelong friendships. Developing fluency in a foreign language is no small task, but it’s one that’s well worth the effort.
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Join us at temple beth sholom Become a part of our TBS family where you and your children can begin a lifelong journey of learning and taking advantage of all our wonderful and enriching family education opportunities. Come learn, grow and celebrate with us!
Learn more about our EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER We offer a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn, to ask questions and to develop a strong sense of self. We value and honor each child as a unique individual and are here to support their social, emotional and intellectual growth. Children develop an understanding of their Jewish identity through our play-based curriculum and interactions with their teachers and peers. All classrooms are equipped with air purifiers and our Center adheres to all Covid-19 CDC program guidelines. We have expanded our outdoor learning spaces! ECC children will be spending additional time outside learning under our newly acquired tents.
Learn more about our RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TBS Religious School strives for a curriculum that will challenge the children and provide them with a sense of pride in Judaism. Project based learning is the Religious School approach to impart knowledge and establish ownership of the students’ learning. We strive to serve individual needs as we instill the love of Torah, Israel and Jewish values to our students. Social action projects are a core value of our curriculum where we strive to emphasize Jewish ideals to live by and to practice in our daily lives. NEW OUTDOOR LEARNING AREAS! VIRTUAL LEARNING TRACK AVAILABLE!
Learn more about MAKOM (The Place) Teens Doing Jewish Makom is the place to be for teen engagement at Temple Beth Sholom. Students will cultivate and nurture their relationships with the sources of our tradition, TBS clergy, educators, each other and the greater community. This allows space for Jewish values and thinking to inform meaningful Jewish choices. Makom, a teen program, focuses on essentials of creating future Jewish leadership. Young adults who are informed, and engaged Jewishly through different avenues. Our program encompasses social action, madrichim (student aids), chesed (kindness and caring) in the community and by studying fundamental textual sources of our tradition. TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPEAK TO OUR DIRECTORS ABOUT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES OR EMAIL INCLUSION@TBSROSLYN.ORG. PLEASE CONTACT: JEN SCHIFFER, ECC Director 516-621-1171 | jschiffer@tbsroslyn.org SHARON SOLOMON, Religious School Director – Family & Youth Engagement and Makom Director 516-484-4980 | 516-621-2288 ext. 118 or 119 | sharonsolomon@tbsroslyn.org 401 ROSLYN ROAD ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NY 11577 | 516-621-2288 | WWW.TBSROSLYN.ORG