NORTH CAMPUS | Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

This Week's Forms

SEUSSICAL: Ticket Order Form

Taste of Camp George Registration Form

After-care Information and Registration Form

UJA Walk with Israel Information

2010-2011 School Dates Calendar - Updated!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for These Upcoming Events!

Lootbags of Love: Keep Them Coming!

Our Lootbags of Love collection is growing! Thank you to all of the families who have generously donated. If you have not yet contributed, please drop off any new lootbags, toys, movies or books to Room 101 this week. Open House TONIGHT is a great time to drop them off! (Please remember: no food!)

Let's keep the LOVE coming!

Support African Refugees: Donate to the LB Clothes Drive!

Starting May 6th, please bring clothes in good condition for the Leo Baeck Clothes Drive, supporting children in refugee camps in Africa.

Open your Home and Heart to an Israeli Young Emissary!

We are looking for host families who are willing to open their homes to host our Israeli Young Emissaries. Leo Baeck is proud to be taking part in this program, which brings Israeli high school students to Canada for a year to be informal educators who will serve as living bridge between our students and Israel.

The emissaries are boarded with Canadian families, who introduce them to Canadian life and culture and are introduced to Israeli culture in return. It has been a richly rewarding experience for past host families, and we are hoping that Leo Baeck families will open their homes and hearts to these students.

Next year, the school and Temple Kol Ami will be jointly hosting two talented 18-year-olds, one boy and one girl. The emissaries will be working with both institutions.

Hosting will be divided into three periods:
First host family: 24/8/10-6/12/10
Second host family: 4/1/11-4/4/11
Third host family: 4/4/11-20/6/11
If you would like to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to get to know Israel from a different perspective, and need more information, please contact Irith Rosen at irosen@leobaeck.ca.

North Campus After-care Program: May Schedule Available!

Aftercare is available 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm daily except for Fridays, which will end at 5:45 pm. A fun environment for your child, it's run by Leo Baeck Day School staff.

$15 per child per day and $10 per day for each additional sibling. On early dismissal days, the cost is $20 for one child or $35 for two kids. Don’t delay. Download the form and sign up today!

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

BOOK LAUNCH: I Shall Not Hate. Wednesday May 12th, 7:30 PM, Holy Blossom Temple. Join us for the Jewish Community Book Launch of this important new book. Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is a doctor from Gaza who lost three daughters in the Israel/Hamas war in January, 2009. Dr. Abuelaish is a remarkable man whose story brings us to the very humanity – and human beings – who suffer because of hate. Introduction by Heather Reisman. Book signing to follow.

JF&CS Urgent Request: There are children across the GTA that need a Jewish place to call home.The urgent need for Jewish foster families continues to grow. In the past six months, the number of requests for foster homes has more than doubled from the six months prior. Though we have an ongoing need for all Jewish foster parents, we have a specific need for: Orthodox homes, Russian homes (English-speaking), stay-at-home parents for infants - toddlers (ages 0-3), parents with skills and/or experience managing children with challenging behaviour, and parents that can accommodate sibling groups. To learn more, contact JF&CS's Intake Dept. at 416-638-7800. Remuneration and training provided. (One parent per home must be Jewish; single-parent homes and GLBT homes welcome.)

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.

SINGING FOR S'MORES: A Fundraising Concert To Enable Kids To Attend Reform Movement Summer Camps! The concert features cantors, cantorial soloists and choirs from across the GTA. May 16 at 7.30 p.m., Temple Emanu-El, 120 Old Colony Road. $20 donation at the door. Please call 416-449-3880 for more information.

Temple Har Zion holds daily morning services Monday through Friday @ 7:15 a.m., Sundays and statutory holidays @ 9:15 a.m. A place for daily prayer, observing a Yahrzeit and for congregants in mourning. Non-members welcome.