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This Week's Forms
Pri Adamah Information and Registration Form
Taste of Camp George Registration Form
BLITZ36 Information and Forms
Yearbook Form
| Remember: all of these forms can be found on our website. Simply click on the links above to download the PDFs you want, and just print them out, fill them in and mail, email or fax them back. |
Be Green: Support Jewish CSAs!
Information Session: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
The Cutting Veg Organic Farm is thrilled to offer two Jewish CSAs – the Tikkun Adamah CSA at the Kavanah Garden (Bathurst St. and Rutherford Rd.), and the Pri Adamah CSA at Temple Sinai (Bathurst St. and Wilson Rd.)! A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is a mutually beneficial partnership in which individuals or families receive fresh, local, organically grown produce weekly, while supporting local farmers and sustainable growing practices.
So, why is joining a CSA a “Jewish” thing to do? When God finished creating the world, God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden and commanded Adam, “l’ovdah u’l’shomra,” to serve and protect Creation. When we purchase local organic produce, we are supporting a food system that cares for our natural world, our health, and our community – we are honouring our role as stewards of God’s creation. As well, by participating in a CSA that values social, environmental, personal, and economic health as “the bottom line,” we actively participate in Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. Be a part of the over 60 Jewish communities across North America that have committed to putting Jewish purchasing power behind local farmers!
CSAs run from June-October. For more information about the Tikkun Adamah CSA and the Pri Adamah CSA, join us at an information session on Tuesday, April 27th at 3:30pm in the Ava Road parking lot (weather permitting; if it rains, the presentation will be held in the Philip Smith foyer). Farmer Daniel Hoffmann and Kavanah Garden Director Risa Alyson Strauss will be available to answer questions, provide additional information, and hand out registration packages. For more information or to register, please contact Daniel Hoffmann (647)388-7444 or daniel@thecuttingveg.com. Space is limited, join today!.
Locks of Love: Can You Spare 10" of Hair?
On April 25th, the South Campus LBPA Mitzvah Committee will again host a Mitzvah Day for Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under 18 years of age suffering from long-term medical hair loss. This event is open to both campus communities.
Students in Grades 2-8, parents and staff from both campuses are invited to donate their hair to Locks of Love and help a child regain a sense of confidence. All students are encouraged to come out to support their friends' act of kindness. Dani from Dani's Hair Salon will be present to cut 10" of hair, to be donated to Locks of Love.
Please contact Amy Kaiser at amy.kaiser@utoronto.ca if you plan to donate your hair or if you have any questions!
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
JF&C Workshops for May have been announced. Interested families should visit www.jfandcs.com for more information.
BENY - A TRIBUTE: Please join the Holy Blossom Temple community on Tuesday, May 11th 7.30 p.m. at Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, for a Gala Concert celebrating Cantor Maissner’s 30 years at Holy Blossom Temple. The evening, produced by David Warrack, will feature many prominent performers, musicians, cantors and choirs. For more information, please visit our website. To purchase tickets, please call Koerner Hall at 416-408-0208 or buy them online on the Royal Conservatory website.
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REMEMBER: We'd love you to join the Leo Baeck Parents' Association for our 4th Annual "Adults Only" Friend and Fundraiser.
Sunday, May 2, 2010 starting at 6:00 pm
Marlowe Restaurant & Wine Bar, Richmond Hill -
www.themarlowe.ca
Featuring dinner, drinks, music, games, prizes, a silent auction and more!
Here’s a peek of some of the exciting Silent Auction items waiting just for you:
· Two 1 week vacations at the Four Seasons in Scottsdale, Arizona (one over winter break, one over Pesach break)
· 1 week in Collingwood
· Flat Screen TVs and Video Cameras
· Diamond Necklace
· NORTH CAMPUS Parking Spot
· Restaurant Gift Certificates at Mortons, Terra,
Paese and Octagon
· Sports Tickets for Toronto Leafs, Jays and Raptors
· Discounts and Certificates for Children's Programs
and Camps
Over 200 items in all! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! www.leobaeck.ca/blitz36
Click here for donor and silent auction forms, and more information.
It's almost Mitzvah Day!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Join us at our third annual Mitzvah Day, hosted jointly by Holy Blossom Temple and Leo Baeck at South Campus! There will be nine simultaneous Mitzvah activities, such as “Welcome the Stranger” (packing up nearly new backpacks with new school supplies for needy children in South Tel Aviv) and “Teach your Children Diligently” (preparing a library of children’s books for a First Nations reservation near the Arctic).
We could also use donations of the following materials:
For Local Birthday Party Kits: Candles, cake mixes, cake icing, party decorations, balloons, noisemakers, tableware, unwrapped new gifts, gift wrap and ribbon
For School Packs to African children in Israel: Gently used back packs (washed, please), new school supplies such as notebooks, markers, crayons, coloured pencils, erasers, pencils, pens, folders, pencil sharpeners
For First Nations Library: New and gently used books for children, teens or adults.
For more information or to find out how to donate supplies for the mitzvah projects, please contact Amy Kaiser at amy.kaiser@utoronto.ca; to sign up, please contact Elana Fehler at Holy Blossom Temple - 416-789-3291 x 532 or efehler@holyblossom.org, or Cheryl Greenberg at Leo Baeck South Campus - 416-787-9899 or cgreenberg@leobaeck.ca.
Get a Taste of Camp George!
October 15th-16th, 2010
Is your child hoping to go to camp but doesn't quite know what to expect? Or do you think they'd just enjoy a fun fall weekend up north with their friends? Try the "Taste of Camp George" weekend, coming up on October 15th-16th, 2010!
The program is open to students who will be in Grades 3, 4 and 5 next year. Students will be leaving for camp on a staff-led bus after school on Friday, October 15th and departing camp the following day, October 16th, at 6 pm, returning to school around 8:30.
The program will be led by Camp George faculty member Mark Weinstock and will highlight the best of camp, including Kabbalat Shabbat. Camp George senior staff will be on hand to lead rotations such as arts, sports, teva, and ropes. The camp staff will also be sleeping in cabins and leading the children throughout the weekend. Bus routes and departure times will all be finalized when we have exact numbers.
Participation is limited, and the early-bird price of $50 is only available until May 16th, so sign up soon. Download the permission form here or at the top of the page. And have fun!
Buy your Leo Baeck Yearbook today!
Make sure you buy your AMAZING Leo Baeck yearbook, created by this year's Grade 8 Yearbook Committee!
The yearbook costs $35 and the purchase deadline is Friday, June 11th; an extra $5 will be charged after that date. Download the form here or at the top of the page.
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