Inside This Issue
Community Outreach News
· CJC Hebrew School Students Visit Jewish Seniors
· CJC Teens Reach Out To The Teen Project
· Lifting Spirits in South OC; A few examples of Chabad's community outreach efforts in our community this week
· A Mitzvah Comes Full Circle After 70 Years
Education News
· 7th Grade Hebrew School Publishes Booklet on Jewish Rituals
· 100% Retention Rate at CJC Hebrew School
· Hebrew High Gets High Ratings From Students
Events
· JBC Event Update
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Community Outreach News: CJC Hebrew School Students Visit Jewish Seniors
One of the hallmarks of CJC is it's focus on community outreach and being there for community members in times of need. CJC Hebrew School students are getting hands on experience and loving it. The students have been visiting seniors in board and cares and senior living facilities and bringing them some joy. The students and seniors have created a special bond and the seniors and the students both look forward to these visits. Even after Hebrew School was over students volunteered to go and visit these seniors.
CJC Teens Reach Out To The Teen Project
In a most beautiful display of unity CJC teens have reached out to the Teen project, a group home for foster children who have matured and have nowhere to go. The CJC teens made ceramic dishes with inspirational messages for them.
Recently the Teen Project, run by CJC supporter Lauri Burns, had a grand opening of their beautiful remodeled home in Lake Forest. CJC teens and rabbis where on hand for a special mezzuzah ceremony. The CJC teens brought a full breakfast as well as spiritual home decorations with special blessings fr the teens. This was all coordinated by the CTeeN director Ammie Levy.
One of the CJC teens had this to say about the experience, "It was really special and felt good to be a part of this, I am very happy for them, the home is cool and beautiful, I wish them lots of luck".
Lifting Spirits in South OC;
A few examples of Chabad's community outreach efforts in our community this week:
An elderly man who was ill and needed support, a woman going through a divorce, a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer, a young man in a car accident, a middle aged woman having a spiritual crisis, a lonely new mom, a child with anxiety, a businessman in dire financial and legal need, a pregnant mother who is on bed-rest, an unemployed man with emergency funds, new parents with parenting advice, a Jewish family that was disconnected from their Judaism; helping them reconnect with their Jewish roots, a young man with dementia, a mature woman coping with the loss of her father, a young woman with loss of her mother, a middle aged woman going through an ugly divorce, many people looking for work, a family that was losing their home, a child with special needs, a homeless woman, families with small children with scholarships for summer camp and many others. All this is made possible by The Circle.
A Mitzvah Comes Full Circle After 70 Years
70 years a young man's family could not afford to send this young man to camp. He was very fortunate that he was given a scholarship and was able to attend a Jewish camp and had an amazing summer. he never forgot the kindness that was shown to him and he recently made a contribution to the CJC Ethel Stein Camp Scholarship fund making it possible for a child to attend an entire summer at Camp Gan Israel.
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Education News: 7th Grade Hebrew School Publishes Booklet on Jewish Rituals
That's right the 7th graders of CJC's Hebrew School have published their own how-to booklet on Jewish rituals connected to Bar Mitzvah.
It is in a power point format with step-by-step instructions on how to pt on a talit, put on Teffilin, get called to the Torah and how to raise and wrap the Torah. Each step is accompanied by a picture where the students demonstrate exactly how to perform the instruction.
"this was a very fun project and I really enjoyed working on it" was one of the responses from the proud students.
One of the parents who viewed the presentation commented, "I think this should be made available to all synagogues and to as many people as possible, this makes these rituals accessible to anyone with little or no previous background".
The entire presentation will be up on our website in the near future.
A big mazal tov and congratulation to all the 7th grade boys and to their teacher Rabbi Marcus for this wonderful accomplishment.
100% Retention Rate at CJC Hebrew School
CJC Hebrew School students are staying on after their Bar/Bat Mitzvah's. This year CJC has seen a 100% retention of post Bar/Bat Mitzvah students who have enrolled in the very successful CTeeN program, Chabad's new international teen program.
One student commented, "I cant wait for my Bar Mitzvah to be over so that I can start practicing my Judaism and go to CTeeN".
CJC Hebrew School speculates that it is the camaraderie of the students, parent involvement and a very capable CTeeN director that is producing these results.
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Hebrew High Gets High Ratings From Students
Hebrew High Students are raving about this years Hebrew High experience, in a recent poll students rated their experience and the average was a 9 out of 10. wen asked what was so great about the experience responses varied from, the teacher, their proficiency in modern Hebrew dialogue, Jewish friends and great atmosphere.
CJC congratulates all the students on their wonderful progress.
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Events: JBC Event Update
Business Networking Event
Wednesday July 7th 2010, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
At the Chabad Jewish Center of Mission Viejo
24041 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
* Pete Johnson of White Inc Studio will speak on Monetizing Your Web Presence
* Circle Networking
“Kaballah of Business” by Rabbi Marcus
Cost
$10.00 in advance
$15.00 at the door
We will serve light refreshments
For more information or to RSVP e-mail Alexandra Kaplan at [email protected]
Register on line by clicking here or use this link
or send in your check to: CJC of MV, 24041 Marguerite Parkway, MV, CA 92692