Parashat Bamidbar

Written By Roni & Ariel HaCohen

Bar & Bat Mitzvah Class - Honouring Our Parents & Lag BaOmer

On Sunday, we explored two different themes together during our Bar & Bat Mitzvah Class.

For our first lesson, we learned about the story of Rabbi Tarfon and the way he honoured his mother through a short role play, discussed the Ten Commandments and what “honouring parents” can look like in real life today, and the students each wrote a personal gratitude list for their parents.

We also had a special Lag BaOmer session where we played a fun game counting up to 33 (the Hebrew numerical equivalent to Lag), learned about the significance of Lag BaOmer, including Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and made creative bonfire-themed crafts together.

During our break, we created a birthday board for the group, so we can celebrate everyone throughout the year.

It was a fun and thoughtful session, with lots of participation and creativity from the kids 😊

Coming Up:

BA Winter Camp 2026!! 😎✨

Caves, chaos, and a whole lot of adventure, where no one survives alone 🔥✨

📆 Camp Dates:
•⁠  ⁠Seniors (years 8-12): Sunday 5th of July - Sunday 12th of July
•⁠  ⁠⁠Juniors (years 3-7): Wednesday 8th of July - Sunday 12th of July

Get ready for an unforgettable week - the ultimate winter experience full of exciting explorations alongside your favourite madrichim! ❄️🏕️

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Wishing you all Shabbat Shalom,
Ariel, Roni, Tomer and Arbel HaCohen :)

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First batch of Sufganiot for this year! 🕎 Celebrating Rosh Chodesh Kislev with our Bar & Bat Mitzvah class with a festive minyan and delicious food, including yummy Sufganiot that Ariel made for us all 🤩
And.. it's a wrap! Holidays season is over, and we are grateful for this great month! It was wonderful to see so many community members during the services and different activities, and we hope to keep seeing you around :) We pray that the joy of the
Let’s make it bigger than last year! A wonderful chance to plait dough, laugh, chat, create and be together… Good music and fun for all! But most of all a chance to unite, and let our spirits rise like the dough. $12 for Teens and $18
We wish you all a meaningful fast, and May all of our prayers will be heard and answered. גמר חתימה טובה!
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Roni & Ariel HaCohen
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