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Center of Attention
As a kid I remember the long road to my summer camp. As soon as the bus turned onto that dirt road, we would start to sing the camp song. "We are on the road, to anywhere, never heart ache, never care..." And we knew we had made it when we looked out the window of the bus and there, right in the center of camp, stood the main flagpole. It was the first thing that caught your eye on the way in and the last image you had of camp on your way out. This was the center of the camp. Now, think about your home. When you walk in, what is your eye immediately drawn to? A family picture? The television? A mirror or wall hanging?
You can review all of Rabbi Posen's weekly Parshah teachings by going to the Levine Academy website. Go to News & Events and click Publications or Click Here.
Parshah Trivia
Last week: Parshat Behar-Behukotai
1. What year is considered the yovel year? The 50th year in a cycle
2. What happens during the yovel year? All land returns to its original owners and workers are set free.
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ECC Happenings!!
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CLICK HERE to download this week's ECC Newsletter!
 | May 23rd was ECC Pre-K's Yom Sport. There was plenty of
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Yummies for Our Tummies....the Levine Academy ECC Cookbook is currently for sale!!
Get your copy before the school year is over! Copies will be sold for $18 before Shabbat service on Friday mornings, May 18th and 25th. You can also pick up a copy in Gail Robinson's office in the ECC!
Hurry, before school lets out for the summer!
Have you seen the ECC's Inspiration Garden lately? It has continued to mature
and bloom into truly a place of beauty and inspiration.
 | | Ian Jacoby Inspiration Garden |
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Lower School Shavuot Celebration
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Lower School students celebrated Shavuot this morning with a service and a mitzvah! Each child brought a can of fruit and then, by grade, they also brought another food item. All of these good things will be donated to the Austin Street Center.
 CLICK HERE to see more photos! 
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Learning is FUN at Levine Academy!
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Be The Change Club
Last week, the first graders participated in the final Be the Change Club meeting of this school year. Since August each grade between 1st - 4th have had the rotating opportunity to meet with Dr. Wolbe during a Friday lunch. While strictly voluntary for attendance, most of each grade level did attend their sessions. The meetings all followed the same format:
If you really knew me...
Students completed this sentence by sharing some of their worries, fears, and concerns. Whether thunder or lightening, sleeping in the dark, ghosts in closets, or upsets with parents, teachers, or friends, students shared and then helped one another devise strategies to solve their problems. This is a skill that becomes more and more essential as children grow toward independence. Learning how to advocate for themselves in a calm, appropriate, reasonable fashion is a lifelong skill that will help children find greater success and satisfaction throughout their lives; this skill is much preferred to just having parents jump in each time their child encounters an upset.
Just for today...
This is an opportunity for students to make suggestions for what can be done to improve our surroundings. Suggestions may be directed toward the school, Dallas, or even the world. Examples of their ideas include topics such as recycling, puppy mills, polite manners, social service, tzedakah, helping people new to the community, and the benefit of prayer. Students then vote to choose one suggestion to represent the grade level's idea that week.
After straightening the meeting room, each student is given some orange BTC Club bracelets. These are not to keep as a collection, but to give to others if we see they are sad or just having a difficult day.
This is the 5th year lower school students have participated in this special program. Students have grown, learned, and developed lifelong coping skills that will benefit them forever; just in school we have seen a remarkable difference. We are so pleased our students took the time to participate in this very worthy endeavor.
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Mazal Tovs, Mitzvahs, and Simchas!
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Mazal Tov!
Dr. Wolbe is a grandma (but prefers to be called Honey!).
Mazal Tov to her son and daughter-in-law, Shawn and Lisa Rosenzweig, on the
birth of Reid Edward, 6lb. 6oz. All are doing great!
Congratulations to Estella Raphael's son, Ori Raphael, who has
graduated from SMU's School of Law.
Toda Raba!
We thank you, Rabbi Glickman, for your many years of teaching, stories, and support of
Ann and Nate Levine Academy. We wish you the best in your move to Kansas City.
Simchas!
This week, Andrea Reese was given a surprise baby shower by the 1st grade!
From Ms. Reese:
This has really been an incredible year and I am so thankful for all of your kind words and
encouragement throughout this adoption process. Tofik and I are very lucky to have such a
supportive and loving "Levine Family" in our lives.
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Middle School Show Choir Auditions
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Hard Working People Testing Equipment
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SCRIP - Next Turn In Day and Beyond
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Is SCRIP ordering confusing to you? CLICK HERE for some helpful hints!
SCRIP will continue throughout the summer this year.
Below are the upcoming dates.
Starting June1st, turn in is before 9:00am and pick up is after 9:00am.
CLICK HERE to download the order form.
The Levine Academy ordering code is: 5AB3F39619196.
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Jewish Family Service
"Mitzvah Central"
Summer 2012
The Newsletter with Volunteer Opportunities
for Youth and Adults
Click Here to read the newsletter
Dallas Hebrew Free Loan
Jewish Youth Experience Loan Program
Camp, Convention & More possible for Dallas Area Jewish Youth. Interest free loans of up to $1,500 are available to assist families with expenses for Jewish Summer camp, USY, BBYO & other leadership training and conventions.
Our Mission is to assist the people of the Greater Dallas Jewish Community who are in need by providing interest free loans. We have been helping since 1935.
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Congregation Anshai Torah
Saturday May 26th - 9:30 AM -Congregation Anshai Torah Graduation Shabbat services will be followed with a Kiddush luncheon honoring our Seniors & their families. Contact: Bob Westle, bob.westle@anshaitorah.org, 972-473-7718.
Sunday, June 10th - 12:30PM-5PM - Congregation Anshai Torah Sisterhood Mah Jongg Tournament will again be held at Congregation Anshai Torah. Not recommended for beginners. 12:30PM check-in, 1PM games begin. $36/pp. Prizes & snacks included. Registration due Friday June 1st. Checks payable to CAT Sisterhood and can be mailed to Lisa Olschwanger. Your check is your receipt. Contacts: Kathryn Kaplan, kathrynskaplan@yahoo.com or Pam Kurtzman, pam_kurtzman@yahoo.com.
Sunday, June 10th - 11AM- Congregation Anshai Torah Elijah's Cup Mens Club Golf Tournament. 11AM sign in, range balls & lunch, 12:00 noon-shot gun start. Sign up as an individual or put a team together. Entry fee $85 -includes green fee, cart, range balls, lunch & prizes. Each player can purchase up to two mulligans $5 each. To register: Mark Tenenbaum at tenenbaum4@msn.com.. Tournament questions: Richard Berry at kenton77@aol.com.
Saturday June 16th - 11:15AM - Congregation Anshai Torah Mini-Minyan- During Saturday mini-minyan families will be led in prayers, songs & stories along with an art project or edible craft. Then, all families are invited to join the congregation for a Kiddush luncheon. Contact: Alyse Eisenberg, 972-473-7718, ecdirector@anshaitorah.org.
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Congregation Shearith Israel
Shavuot
Observing the Night We Received the Commandments
Saturday, May 26 at Beit Aryeh - Beginning at 9:30 pm
Please note that we will be holding our all-night Tikkun Leil Shavuot at Beit Aryeh this year. All-night learning will feature Rabbi William Gershon, Rabbi David Glickman, Avi Mitzner and Rabbi Eve Posen and special guest, Rabbi Juan Mejia. We will conclude with a Sunrise Shacharit service, followed by breakfast at 5:30 am.
For service schedule details and learning topics, click on the Shavuot button on the home page at shearith.org.
Saturday, May 26 - Erev Shavuot/Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Beit Aryeh - 9:00 pm
Ma'ariv and Havdalah
9:30 pm - Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Sunday, May 27 - Shavuot Day 1
Beit Aryeh - 5:30 am
Early Service following Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Douglas - 9:30 am
Yom Tov Services
Fonberg Family Chapel
6:00 pm - Yom Tov Mincha (no Ma'ariv)
Fonberg Family Chapel
Monday, May 28 - Shavuot Day 2/Yizkor
Douglas - 9:00 am
Yom Tov Services and Yizkor
Beck Family Sanctuary
6:00 pm - Yom Tov Mincha (no Ma'ariv)
Fonberg Family Chapel
8: 52 pm - Yom Tov ends
Beit Aryeh - 9 :30 am
Yom Tov Services and Yizkor
Shavuot Services and Yizkor - Monday, May 28
9:00 am at CSI Douglas/9:30 am at Beit Aryeh
Honoring Our Veterans
Since Memorial Day is Monday, May 28, we would like to honor all of our veterans during services - those having served or who are currently serving in the armed forces of either Israel or the United States. If you would like to be included in our list of honorees, please contact Theresa Hurt at thurt@shearith.org or 214.939.7314.
Shavuot Family Center Style
Sunday, May 27 at 10:15 am
CSI Douglas
Celebrate Shavuot CSI Family Center Style! Join us at 10:15 am for a delicious snack and a story. We will then engage in a creative 10 Commandments activity before joining the main service for a special Family Center honor. Afterward, we hope you will join us for the Kiddush luncheon.
Help Someone Beat the Heat
The Community Services Foundation provides safe, energy efficient air conditioning units to elderly/ low-income and disabled homeowners the Metroplex. BUT they don't have the necessary hands to install the window units. Can YOU help with this project? You will be trained in the installation, given the contact information, and you pick the time to suit your schedule. For more information, contact Mystee Womble at mystee@acca-ntx.org or 817.861.5383.
A Family Center Summer at Shearith
The CSI Family Center has a full summer planned from Tot Shabbat Recharged to the Stay Cool Series and three great movies. For details on what is going on and when this summer at Shearith Israel, go to shearith.org and look for the "Summer at Shearith" banner. When you see the banner, click on learn more get all the details. We are looking forward to a fun summer at Shearith and we hope you can join us.
For more details, contact Suzanne Minc at 214.939.7340 or sminc@shearith.org.
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Shavuot Study Session, Saturday, May 26, 9 p.m., Linz Hall
Milk and Honey: Land and Food in the Jewish Consciousness Shavuot Festival Service, Sunday, May 27, 10:30 a.m., Lefkowitz Chape.A special thank you to WRJ for providing the wine and cheese, and of course, blintzes!
Interfaith Family Picnic
Saturday, June 2, 2012, 4:30 p.m. Join with other interfaith families as we enjoy a wonderful Saturday afternoon together! Begin working in the garden, followed by a delicious BBQ dinner, and end the day with a Havdallah service! All Temple Emanu-El Interfaith families are welcome and encouraged to join us! Because of a generous gift from WRJ, there is no cost for dinner. Please RSVP to deinstein@tedallas.org or 214.706.0000.
Cinema Emanu-El ~ Mark your calendars Another great season of Cinema Emanu-El is just around the corner! We have four thought provoking films, all followed by discussions led by our clergy. Shows begin at 7:00 p.m. in Tobian Auditorium. Watch your mailboxes for ticket information or call Nancy Rivin at 214.706.0000 or nrivin@tedallas.org.
July 10 - The Bubble
Discussion led by Rabbi Asher Knight In a modern take on Romeo and Juliet, two gay men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, attempt to live a normal life within the safe bubble of their small Tel Aviv neighborhood. Alternately funny and sad, this beautiful film presets a human story of young Israelis living in a challenging situation. Adult themes and images.
July 17 - Anita
Discussion led by Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen In the aftermath of a deadly bombing in the Jewish community of Buenos Aires, Anita finds herself lost and alone. Her unique circumstances and triumphant spirit will capture your heart as she touches an eclectic array of strangers on her journey home.
July 24 - La Rafle
Discussion led by Rabbi Adam Allenberg The true story of the French Vichy regime's mass imprisonment and disposal of 13,000 Parisian Jews in the summer of 1942. A poignant, well-acted and faithful retelling of a little known episode of the Holocaust.
July 31 - The Matchmaker
Discussion led by Cantor Richard Cohn A coming-of-age story set in 1968 Haifa, still very much in the shadow of the Holocaust. Richly reflects the unique mosaic of Israeli life just after the Six Day War, and effortlessly draws audiences into its charmingly eccentric world.
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Temple Shalom
Temple Shalom Shavuot celebration!
Saturday, May 26 at Temple Shalom
5:30 PM: Family Art Activities
6:00 PM Bagel Dinner celebrating the barley harvest
(Cost for dinner: $10/adult, $6 for children 12 and under
RSVP with your check payable to Temple Shalom.
Send check to Gail Kirsch, 7110 Winding Creek Rd, Dallas, TX 75252.)
Services, 7:00 PM
1st Annual Cheesecake Bake-Off, 8:00 PM
Adult Study: 8:40 PM - 10:00 PM
Questions? Email gailkirsch@tx.rr.com or debbieniederman@aol.com.
Shavuot Service with Yizkor
Sunday, May 27
10:30 AM Legacy at Willow Bend
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