Teen Programs 5784
Madrichim
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Tikkun Teen Fellowship (9th - 12th Grade)
An innovative, timely opportunity for high school students to take action and make a positive difference in our challenged world. Students will learn about different ways they can make systemic change while focusing on a social justice project of their choosing that benefits the congregation of PTBE. The Tikkun teens will meet for 11 sessions on Wednesdays from 5-6:30pm and includes pizza dinner. (Dates do not conflict with Confirmation. Students can choose both classes)
Frequency: 1-2x/month
Day/Time: Wednesdays 5-6:30pm
Sessions: 10/25, 11/15, 11/29, 12/13, 1/17, 1/31, 2/14, 3/6, 3/20, 4/17, 5/1
Tuition: $650/student
Confirmation (10th Grade)
Jewish Leadership and Identity Exploration
Confirmation is a special year dedicated to our 10th graders where students dive deeply into Jewish topics that are relevant to contemporary life. Students conclude the year with an affirmation of their Jewish identities in a communal Shabbat service experience on May 10, 2024.
Frequency: 1/month plus 5 Shabbat dinner sessions
Day/Time: Wednesday 5-6:30 pm plus Confirmation Family Shabbat dinners
Sessions: 10/18, 11/8, 12/6, 1/24, 2/7, 3/13, 4/17, 5/8, 5/10 (Confirmation Service Date)
Tuition: $1000/student
NEW! Songleader Apprenticeship with Cantor Elana (8th - 12th Grade)
8th - 12th grade students with an interest in music will have the unique opportunity to learn valuable songleading skills with our own Cantor Elana Jagoda Kaye, who is a widely successful Jewish songwriter, performer and recording artist with many years of experience. The world of Jewish songleading is full of possibilities, and it starts with the basics: repertoire, stage technique, engaging students, planning ahead, leading t’filah, and so much more. Students will have the opportunity to teach and lead our younger students in a music elective, plan their own song sessions, and come away with skills that can help them land a position as a songleader at summer camps and beyond. Guitar skills not required but helpful.
Day/Time: Sundays, 9:00 - 11:00am
Tuition: $200 / student
other ways to get involved as teens
At PTBE, we offer additional ways for our teens to be involved, and we welcome teens to find their own path. SMRTY/NFTY (youth group participation at either the synagogue, regional, or national level), and L’taken (a social justice-based intensive where teens learn to politically lobby for Jewish values).
Just as adults enter Jewish life through a number of different doors, we seek to support our teens as they find their own unique connection to Jewish life.