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YOUTH ACTIVITIES

YOUTH CALENDAR is subject to changes and updates.

Please refer to our forms and flyers page and go to highlighted link to see the event flyer for more information and RSVP details!

Informal/Formal Groups: 

Family Fun Days – fun and holiday related programming for families and students in Grades K-3

Club 45 – an informal education youth group for students in Grades 4-5

JJS (Jewish Journeys @ Shaaray) - an informal education youth group for students in Grades 6-7

Just 8 – a fun social club for students in Grade 8 (students will join TaSTY in early spring)

TaSTY (Temple Shaaray Tefila Youth) – for all HS students and for Grade 8 students in the spring

TaSTY is affiliated with NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth) and NFTY-NAR (NY Area Region). We provide free membership in NFTY-NAR to all of our HS students!

Israel Moadon is a club for Israel education and engagement for students in Grades 11-12. This group is preparing for the teen exchange program for the 2012-2013 school year.

Rosh Chodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! – a fun social group for Grades 6-8 girls                    

Nosh & Drash- interactive & fun study group with Rabbi Strom for Grades 11/12

2012-2013 Calendar

September

 

Wednesday, 5

6:00-8:00 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting & High Holy Day Rehearsal (with Dinner)

Sunday, 9

10:00 am  

TaSTY leadership @ NFTY-NAR LTI located at HUC-JIR

Monday, 17

12:30 pm

TaSTY leads Rosh HaShanah services for students in Grades 6-12 at Birch Wathen Lenox School (210 E. 77th St.)

Sunday, 23

4:00-5:15 pm    

Teen Exchange Orientation (For Teens going on the exchange with Israeli Students, Grades 11/12)

5:30-7:00 pm

TaSTY Welcome Back Dinner (out of building)

Wednesday, 26

11:00 am-12:15 pm

TaSTY and Soup Kitchen volunteers hand out sandwiches (@Shaaray Tefila)

12:30 pm

TaSTY leads Yom Kippur services for students in Grades 6-12 at Birch Wathen Lenox School (210 E. 77th St.)

Sunday, 29

3:00 pm

Sandwich Saturday

4:45 pm

Sukkah Decorating (with Pizza Dinner) - for youth, families, adults  (note: students must be accompanied by an adult)

October

 

Wednesday, 3

5:30-6:15 pm

Special Israel Moadon (Grades 11/12) with Rabbi Dagan from Ohel Avraham, Haifa

Wednesday, 3

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner – Sushi in the Sukkah

6:45-7:30 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting

6:45-7:30 pm

Parents of Israel Moadon Students with Rabbi Gabby Dagan

7:30-8:00 pm  

TaSTY Lounge Night

Fri-Sun, 5-7

All Weekend

TaSTY @ Fall Kallah, URJ Kutz Camp in Warwick, NY

Tuesday, 9

TBA

8th Grade NOLA Info Session for Parents/Students

Wednesday, 10

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm

Israel Moadon (Grades 11/12)

Wednesday, 17

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm

Nosh & Drash (Grades 11/12)

Sunday, 21

4:00-5:30 pm

TaSTY Talent Cabaret

Wednesday, 24

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45 pm-8:00 pm

TA Meeting

Saturday, 27

All Day

All Youth Groups (Club 45, JJS, JUST 8, TaSTY) amusement park trip!

Tuesday, 30

4:00-5:30 pm

Mix n' Mingle (Grades 6-8) before RS

6:00 pm  

Teen Tuesday Program Team meeting/dinner followed by program

Wednesday, 31

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm Nosh & Drash (Grades 11/12)

November

 

Wednesday, 7

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

Wednesday, 14

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:30 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting

7:30-8:00 pm

TaSTY Lounge Night

Friday, 16

6:00 pm

URJ Camp proneg for families interested in URJ Eisner & Crane Lake Camps

6:45 pm

Shabbat Unplugged for Teens, Youth and Families

8:00 pm/after services

URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps Dinner for campers & their families

Sunday, 18 11:15 am-1:15 pm Israel Moadon Class & Skype with Israel Teens (with brunch) & Mitzvah Project

1:15-3:00 pm

Rosh Chodesh: It's a Girl's Thing (Grades 6-8)

1:15-3:00 pm

Family Fun Day art program (during the Book Fair)

3:30-5:00 pm

Club 45 Event (out of building)

Tuesday, 27

4:00-5:30 pm

Mix n' Mingle (Grades 6-8) before RS

6:00 pm  

Teen Tuesday Program Team meeting/dinner followed by program

Wednesday, 28

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:15-8:00 pm 

Israel Moadon (Grades 11/12)

December

 

Sunday, 2

1:00-3:00 pm

JUST 8 Chanukah Party (location: TBA - out of building)

5:00-6:30 pm

Club 45 Disco Dance


 

6:45-8:15 pm

JJS Disco Dance

All Day NFTY-NAR Social Action Day
Monday, 3 7:00 - 8:00 pm 9th Grade Civil Rights Journey Info Session
Tuesday, 4 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dinner and Program for Teen Exchange Students (Out of Building @ Rodeph Sholom)

Wednesday, 5

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm

Nosh & Drash (Grades 11/12)

Saturday, 8 8:00 am - 4:30 pm TaSTY Mitzvah Day - Projects in Staten Island (Out of Building)

Sunday, 9

11:00 am

Shaaray Tefila Chanukah Celebration (all ages)

11:15 am-2:00 pm

Israel Moadon Class & Chanukah lighting (Skype) with Israel Teens (with brunch)

1:00-2:00 pm

Israel Moadon Parent Meeting - Trip prep

Wednesday, 12

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:30 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting

7:30-8:30 pm

TaSTY Chanukah Party

Sunday, 16

1:15-3:00 pm

Rosh Chodesh: It's a Girl's Thing (Grades 6-8)

Tuesday, 18

4:00-5:30 pm 

Mix n' Mingle (Grades 6-8) before RS

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Pre-NOLA 8th grade trip mixer/info/dinner session

December 20-31

Teen Trip to Israel

January

 

Wednesday, 9
 

6:15-6:45 pm
 

HS Community Dinner
 

6:45-8:00 pm

Nosh & Drash (Grades 11/12)

Fri-Sun, 11-13

All Weekend

TaSTY @ NFTY-NAR Winter Kallah

Wednesday, 16

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:30 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting

7:30-8:00 pm

Lounge Night

8:00-8:30 pm

Think You Can Shpiel Planning Meeting #1

Fri-Mon, 18-21

All Days

8th grade NOLA Trip

Wednesday, 23 5:30-6:15 pm Israel Moadon (Grades 11/12)

6:15-6:45 pm 

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:45 pm

Talk Israel Program (Grades 10/11/12)

Saturday, 26

TBA (11:00 am-4:00 pm)

Family Fun Day Ice Skating & Havdalah event followed by Sandwich Saturday

Sunday, 27

3:30-5:00 pm

Club 45 & JJS program (out of building)

Tuesday, 29 4:00-5:30 pm Mix n' Mingle (Grades 6-8) before RS
6:00 pm Teen Tuesday Program Team meeting/dinner followed by program

Wednesday, 30

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:15-8:00 pm

TA Meeting

7:45-8:45 pm

Teen Purim Shpiel Rehearsal for “Think You Can Shpiel”

February

 

Sunday, 3

11:15 am-1:15 pm

Israel Moadon Class (Grades 11/12) & Skype with Israel Teens (with brunch) 

Wednesday, 6

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:30 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting

7:30-8:00 pm

Lounge Night

8:00-8:45 pm

Teen Purim Shpiel Rehearsal for “Think You Can Shpiel”

Sunday, 10

1:15-3:00 pm

Rosh Chodesh: It's a Girl's Thing (Grades 6-8)

3:30-5:00 pm

JJS Event

Monday, 11 6:30-7:30 pm  8th Grade NOLA Reunion Party (at Shaaray Tefila)

Wednesday, 13

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm

Nosh & Drash (Grades 11/12)

7:45-8:45 pm

Teen Purim Shpiel Rehearsal for “Think You Can Shpiel”

Fri-Tuesday, 15-19

TaSTY @ NFTY Convention, Los Angeles, California

Sunday, 24

TBA

TaSTY hosts our Purim Carnival (for students in Kindergarten-5th grade)

TBA

Shaaray Tefila Purim Shpiel for all members!

Tuesday, 26

4:00-5:30 pm

Mix n' Mingle (Grades 6-8) before RS

6:00 pm

Teen Tuesday Program meeting/dinner followed by program

Wednesday, 27 5:30-6:15 pm Israel Moadon (Grades 11/12)

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:45 pm

Talk Israel Program (Grades 10/11/12)

7:45-8:30 pm

Israel Moadon Parent Meeting (in preparation for the March visit)

7:30-8:45 pm

Teen Purim Shpiel Rehearsal #4

March

 

Fri-Mon, 1-4

 All Weekend

10th Grade/Confirmation Program to the RAC trip (Washington, D.C.)

Wednesday, 6

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm

Nosh and Drash

8:00-9:00 pm

Teen Purim Shpiel Rehearsal #5 (FINAL)

Thursday, 7

5:45-8:30 pm

Think You Can Shpiel contest @ Shaaray Tefila (with Dinner)

Sat-Sun, 9-10

7:00 pm-7:00 am

TaSTY Sleepover & Havdalah (Board Meeting at 6:30 pm)

Sunday, 10

9:30-11:00 am

TaSTY/8th Grade Breakfast program (out of building)

Wednesday, 13

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:30 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting (and prepare for the visit of Israeli teens)

7:30-8:00 pm

Lounge Night

Sunday, 17

All Day

NFTY-NAR elections @Shaaray Tefila

April

 

Wednesday, 3 6:45-7:30 pm TaSTY Board Meeting
7:30-8:00 pm Lounge Night

Sunday, 7

1:15-3:00 pm

Rosh Chodesh: It's a Girl's Thing

3:30-5:00 pm

Club 45 Program (out of the building)

Wednesday, 10

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:15-8:00 pm

TA Meeting

Thur-Sun, 11-14

All Weekend

9th Grade Civil Rights Trip (with TaSTY) to Atlanta & Alabama

Monday, 15

TBA

Israel Moadon/TaSTY@ Yom Hatzmaut Celebration at Shaaray Tefila

Wednesday, 17

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm

Nosh & Drash (Grades 11/12)

Fri-Sun,19-21

All Weekend

TaSTY @NFTY-NAR - Spring Kallah

Wednesday, 24

6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-7:30 pm

Israel Moadon (Grades 11/12)

7:30-8:30 pm Talk Israel Program (Grades 10/11/12)

Tuesday, 30

4:00-5:30 pm

Mix n' Mingle (Grades 6-8) before RS

6:00 pm

Teen Tuesday Program meeting/dinner followed by program

May

 

Wednesday, 1

5:30-6:15 pm

TaSTY Board Meeting


6:15-6:45 pm

HS Community Dinner

6:45-8:00 pm

Nosh & Drash (Grades 11/12)

Fri-Sat, 3-5

All Weekend

Tentative JYG Kallah (Grades 6/7) @ URJ’s Kutz Camp, Warwick, NY

Sunday, 5

4:00-5:30 pm

TaSTY Elections

5:30-6:30 pm  

Dinner celebration

Wednesday, 8

5:30-7:30 pm

HS Community Dinner & End of the Year program

Friday, 10

6:45 pm

Shabbat Unplugged for Teens, Youth and Families

(TaSTY Seniors & Board members will be honored during service)

After services

TaSTY dinner with parents

Thursday, 16

6:00-7:30 pm

Pre-Camp Pizza Party for Eisner and Crane Lake Camps (for campers and parents)

 Sunday, 19

1:15-3:00 pm

Rosh Chodesh: It's a Girl's Thing (Grades 6-8)

4:00-6:00 pm

Club 45/JJS End of the Year Party

Wednesday, 22

5:00-6:30 pm

End of the Year Party - Israel Moadon (dinner & surprises) (Out of Building)

June

 

Sunday, 2

TBA

Israel Day Parade – Students & Families!

Wednesday, 5 5:00-6:30 pm TaSTY Board Meeting and End of the Year Ice Cream Social

Friday, 14

 6:15 pm

Camp Send-off shabbat during Kabbalat Shabbat