WCT Youth Engagement Help shape the future of the post-B’nai Mitzvah experience at Woodlands. Join our Rabbis, Youth Director Ross Glinkenhouse, and education and youth engagement lay leaders for a town hall meeting on Wed, Mar 19 at 7:30 p.m. We want to hear about your individual and family experiences with our post-7th grade education program (Academy) and our organized and informal teen programming (WoodSY and beyond). Everyone is invited to share thoughts and ideas in a brainstorming session and to hear and give feedback on some of the ideas Rabbi Mara and Ross are considering for next year. We especially want to hear from teens and families who haven’t actively participated in Academy or other youth programs. Email Jenna Lebowich at education@wct.org with questions and to let us know if you will attend. For more on youth engagement at Woodlands, see our cover story on page 1 of this issue of Makom.
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B’nai Mitzvah Henry Stern
Jamie Kramer
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Torah Portion Pekuday Hebrew Name Avraham
Torah Portion Tazria Hebrew Name Yehudit Khana
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Gary and Anne Stern, as their son, Henry, is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.
Thank You
Thank you to Jacqueline Weitzman, Roberta Roos, Jeanne Bodin, and Harriet Levine for helping to make our “Engaging Israel” class so welcoming. Thank you to David Fligel for your great work on the Annual Fund appeal.
Mazal Tov to Rick and Fredda Kramer, as their daughter, Jamie, is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.
Thank you to the ARZA/Israel Committee for a really wonderful morning with Rabbi Uri Regev. Thank you to Rabbinic Intern Dan Geffen (and his brother, Rabbi Jonah Geffen) for a terrific Academy program on negotiating peace in Israel.
Mitzvat Mississippi: Eight Years On Over February break, Woodlands volunteers joined the St. Bernard Project and local homeowners to help repair Hurricane Katrina damage in New Orleans.
Woodlands’ youth—singing, lobbying, and helping to feed the hungry.
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