Abrams Hebrew Academy 

 Connecting Jewish Teens 
 to Judaism, Israel and Each Other

Abrams Hebrew AcademyKansas City Open House

Interest in JconnecT is growing! The community in Kansas City has requested an Open House this Thursday, Aug 19th, at 8:30 pm! If you have friends in other cities who would like to participate in this session, or schedule their own, please let us know at jconnecter@gmail.com. We'll keep you posted about the event!

 
Semadar Goldstein            Gil Perl
Tech Check:
To ensure high quality connections, please ensure that you have the following:
  •  High speed internet (upload AND download - check with your internet providers)
  • camera
  • EXTERNAL mircophone (not the mic on the computer)
  • a headset (to avoid echoes on the airwaves).
 
We will be contacting you the week of August 22 to conduct Virtual Home Visits to greet you and ensure a high quality connection! Stay tuned for more details!

shabbat

 Shabbaton Rescheduled!
Labor Day Weekend didn't work for most of you,
 
so we are rescheduling our Shabbaton in the fall.
 
Stay tuned for more details!
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Help Launch JconnecT!!

 Your donation will allow JconnecT to launch the best possible program for your child. 
 Introducing the
 JconnecT Certificate
of Jewish Studies
 
JconnecT Certificate 
 
Satisfactorily complete one year of JconnecT courses and receive a Level One Certificate of Jewish Studies.
 
Two years of JconnecT = Level Two, and so on.
 
Begin JconnecT in 8th grade and finish in 12th grade and receive a LEVEL 5 Certificate.
 
All JconnecT Certificates are signed by JconnecT  Directors and will be distributed at the end of the year.
 
 
JconnecT registration is currently open. Other cities are in touch with us regarding beginning JconnecT. We will keep you updated as others join. Please forward JconnecT information to friends in your or other cities. Information about JconnecT and an online registration form is  available on our blog or contact JconnecT Directors, Rabbi Gil Perl and Mrs. Semadar Goldstein at jconnecter@gmail.com for more details.  After registering, we will be pleased to feature you child in the JconnecT Newsletter. Please send the following information in a reply mail about your child:
  • a photo
  • hobbies and interests
  • high school and elementary school attended
  • a quote about goals in participating in JconnecT

What is JconnecT? 

 
JconnecT is an online Jewish Studies program which offers two dynamic, live, weekly study sessions with an experienced teacher in Jerusalem for students in grades 5-7 and 8-10, 10-12 CST.
  
hands around globeSession I: Jewish Identity as related to holidays and the weekly Torah portion (parshat hashavua).
 
Session II: Contemporary Jewish Issues as connected through current events that surround Jewish life in the US and Israel which includes Hebrew language, Israeli culture, and Jewish history.
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These sessions, as well as an optional online guided supplemental study and three annual in-person events to be held in centrally located Memphis, TN, will create a vibrant social, educational community of Jewish learning.
 
See our brochure at: http://tinyurl.com/jconnect
For more information about JconnecT, please contact JconnecT Directors at jconnecter@gmail.com or 

visit our blog!