BULLETIN BOARD (Virtual) Father’s Day Road Race
their viewing and reading when it works for them.
SPRINGFIELD – While the community is not able to meet together at the Springfield JCC this Father’s Day, everyone can still participate in a virtual 5K /10K, or Kids Fun Run/Family Health Walk – virtually. At 8:30 a.m., the 10K, 5K & 5K Relay (for the 10K you will run the loop twice (route link); 10 am – Kids’ 1 mile Fun Run & Family Health Walk – flat, one mile begins and ends at the JCC.
• Tuesday: Storytime and Crafts video with Rowan, co-sponsored by PJ Library of Central Massachusetts. Rowan Mason, Rimon’s Early Childhood Educator, reads a PJ Library book and demonstrates a craft themed to the book. New videos will be released every Tuesday throughout the summer and you can watch them whenever you want; then follow up by trying the craft yourself. Books are generally aimed at children 7 and under.
• Registration fee: $25 for 5K/10K | $18 for Kids Fun Run/Family Health Walk; to register go to: https://www.runreg.com/42nd-annualfathers-day-road-race; fill out printable PDF flyer; or stop by the JCC, 1160 Dickinson St.. • Complete the run any time on Father’s Day, June 21. (How to show you Participated: You can log your time with a device of your choosing, such as an iWatch or smart phone Health app. If you do not have a device, email us when you have completed your race participation. Submit your distance and time via email to race director Kim O’Neill • Participants will receive t-shirts (which will be mailed out at a later date). -There will be prize drawings for children and adult (one prize drawing per category) • Entries will be accepted until 8 a.m. race day and 9:30 a.m. for Fun Run. Register by May 29 to receive a T-shirt. For more information, contact Kim O’Neill, koneill@springfieldjcc.org, or call the J at (413) 739-4715. Sponsored by Springfield JCC Community Partners:Fathers & Sons, Horizon Sheet Metal Event Sponsors: Attain Therapy + Fitness, Fleet Feet Sports, Fred’s Shoes, Big Y, Bueno Y Sano, and Springfield JCC Winners will be notified Monday, June 22nd via email.
Summer with Rimon WORCESTER – Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester has a new program this summer. Rimon Religious School is offering summer fun and learning in July and August, without leaving your home. Starting on July 7, there will be an online family activity each day on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Most come to you in the form of a video recording or written material, so families can schedule 6
• Wednesday: Each week a 30 to 45-minute video will be released for families with school-age children, with a rotating series of themes, led by Rimon Director Dale Rosenberg with guest lecturers/performers. Themes will include: Jewish Heroes, Hebrew Songs with Shannon, Cooking Corner, Values through Story, Games and Puzzles.
p.m., with Special Education Attorney Abra Allenxenberg, surrounding issues related to assessments and evaluation; what parents and students are entitled to; what remote learning looks like; and updates from the local governments. RSVP to Mindy Hall at mhall@jfcm.org to obtain Zoom information. If you have any particular questions you wouild like covered in the discussion, please send to Allexenberg several days prior to the event at Special-ed@allexenberglaw.com
Bari Weiss lecture at TBE rescheduled for Aug. 30 SPRINGFIELD – Journalist and author Bari Weiss will be the keynote speaker
• Thursday: Rimon Director Dale Rosenberg provides families with “Thursday Thoughts: links, ideas, and files full of activities for Shabbat and the weekend in general, representing an assortment of topics to interest a variety of Jewish families -Jewish art, American Jewish history, food, text, and more; for families with children of school age. • Fridays at 11 a.m.: Rowan Mason leads Tot Shabbat Service, a 30-minutes zoom meeting, designed for children five and under with an accompanying adult, including singing, dancing, praying, and getting everyone in the Shabbat mood. Patterned on a traditional service, Rowan introduces the ideas in the main Jewish prayers through song and dance. To represent Torah reading, Rowan reads an appropriately themed story. There is no cost for the Rimon Summer Program 2020. For more information, contact the Beth Israel Office at: 15 Jamesbury Drive, Worcester, MA 01609, (508) 756-6204 or email Dale Rosenberg at dale.rosenberg@ bethisraelworc.org
‘How Covid-19 has impacted Special Education’ WESTBOROUGH – Covid-19 has created new obstacles for parents and their children who are on or need to be on IEPs, 504s and require other special accommodation related to their educational needs. Beth Tikvah Synagogue will host a Zoom discussion on Wednesday, June 24 at 8
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BARI WEISS
at the Annual Bill & Lynn Foggle Great Issues Lecture Series at Temple Beth El on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. Weiss will discuss “What Does the Fight Against Anti-Semitism Mean for All Americans?” The program will begin with a reception with the speaker and refreshments; the lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m. Bari Weiss is an op-ed staff editor and writer at the New York Times, who writes about culture and politics. Weiss gave the powerful speech “I Am A Jew.” at the No Hate, No Fear Solidarity March in New York on Jan. 5, protesting the outbreak of anti-Semitism acts in New York and beyond. Weiss was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal before joining the Times in 2017. She has also worked at Tablet, the online magazine of Jewish politics and culture. She is a native of Pittsburgh and graduated from Columbia University in 2007. Her first book, How to Fight Anti-Semitism, was published in 2019. In her talk at Temple Beth El she will address the fight against anti-Semitism and why it is so important for Jews, but also for our broader nation.
Through the Foggles’ generous gift, the annual lecture series attracts a world-class speaker annually who stimulates thought and lively exploration of ideas about today’s most challenging global issues. For more information, call (413) 7334149.
LYA to hold ‘75 and Strong’ event LONGMEADOW – Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary, with a virtual event, “LYA 75 and Strong” on Monday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. The event will celebrate 75 years of excellence in education, community involvement and leadership. LYA will honor four alumni, Attorney David Bograd, Spencer Kimball, Hanna Perlstein Marcus, and Dr. Benjamin Mathis, and the alumni will speak about their bond with LYA. LYA will publish a commemorative ad journal for the event to support LYA; the ad book will be viewable in a virtual format in time for the event and in print form. “As we prepare for this unique event DAVID BOGRAD to celebrate our 75th year, our goal is to truly show proper recognition to our alumni from the past while prepare for the school’s future during these changing times,” said Rabbi Noach Kosofsky, LYA director. SPENCER KIMBALL “The proceeds of this ad journal will benefit the LYA Scholarship Fund. COVID-19 may have changed our method of delivery, yet our mission to educate our children and interact with our community remains the same and that HANNAH is why your help is PERLSTEIN needed now more than ever.” For more information or to place an ad please visit www.LYA.org, email at info@lya.org or call (413) 567-8665. DR. BENJAMIN MATHIS
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