I hope everyone had a reflective and meaningful Yom Kippur. Remember, our holiday season is in full swing! Sukkot begins Monday and Simchat Torah is the following Monday.
Our Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders will be consecrated at Friday night services on 9/24/21. We are so excited to welcome them into the beautiful study of torah!
Simchat Torah celebrations will take place on Monday, 9/27/21. Simchat Torah is a beautiful holiday where we are able to see our entire Torah, finish the reading, and begin again!
Please remember, all grades start at 9:00 am and end at 12:30 pm. (Except PreK - 9:30-12:00).
REMINDERS:
CARPOOL - 3rd grade and older can use carpool. Please let your children know ahead of time if you are picking them up in carpool so they can come out of the lobby to look for the car. Any student younger than 3rd grade will need to be dropped off & picked up at their classroom.
DRIVEWAY, CROSSWALK, and PARKING LOT - NO students may go into the driveway, across the crosswalk, or into the parking lot unaccompanied by their caregiver. Please do not let your child run ahead of you or in any areas where cars are located.
EARLY PICK-UP - Any student who needs to be picked up early will be pickedup in the Religious School office. Please email me ahead of time OR send a note with your child. NO children will be dismissed early from the classroom. EVERY child has to be signed out in the office.
PLEASE SEND - Each child should have a refillable water bottle and an extra mask with them. Additionally, if you want to send a nut-free snack with your child, feel free. Challah is served as snack.
COVID protocols:
During religious school hours, masks must be worn by all students, staff, and visitors while in the building. This is regardless of vaccination status. If anyone forgets to bring a mask, we will have disposable masks available for their use.
Hand sanitizer will be available at each entrance and throughout the building.
Snacks will be enjoyed outside when practical and in the event of rain, we will use our large spaces such as the social hall to allow students to take off their masks to enjoy a bit of challah in a physically distanced environment.
All classes have assigned outdoor or large indoor spaces in order to keep our students as distanced and as safe as possible.
When NOT to come to class:
If a student or a member of your family has a suspected or confirmed case of coronavirus, no member of the family should come to religious school.
If there is a coronavirus case confirmed at your child’s Monday-Friday school that requires them to be quarantined from class, we require that all your children be quarantined from Sunday School as well.
If any member of the family has any of these symptoms, the student should not come to class:
If your child tests positive, please let us know as soon as possible. If the positive case happens within 2 days of being in our building, we must notify families and follow the quarantine guidance of the Georgia Department of Community Health, which means affected classrooms will be virtual the following week.
I know this is all a lot of information. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the office at 770-352-9190 or by e-mail at bblick@TEAtlanta.org.
B'shalom, Beth Blick
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Rabbi Rachael and Youth Programing could use your help!
Rabbi Rachael is looking for volunteers to pick up pizza for youth group programs from the Sandy Springs Costco
She’d take care of all the ordering, you’d just need to pop inside, pick it up, and bring it to Temple Emanu-El when you come to pick up your child(ren)!
It doesn't even matter if your child is attending the event that day! The pizza just needs a ride!
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Temple Emanu-El 1580 Spalding Drive Atlanta, GA 30350
