Greetings!
Welcome back to Adat Shalom USY and Kadima. We hope that you had a
great summer, whether you traveled to Israel, camp or stayed close to
home. Our USY board has planned incredible and fun activities starting
with our opening BBQ lounge night! We hope to see you soon. If you have
any questions, please contact our USY President Howie Stanger or Youth
Director David Nusbaum at adatshalomusy@hotmail.com.
A few reminders:
1.
Membership forms - the forms will go out in a separate email. Please
make sure to fill them out and return them to the Religious School
office, the USY box in the synagogue office or bring them to your next
event.
2. Bring friends! We want our chapter to grow. Bring your Jewish friends, neighbors and siblings with you to our events.
3. RSVP early for the Clippers game and Mary Poppins play.
4. Save the date for our regional USY dance on Oct. 24!
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Opening BBQ Lounge Night
Wednesday, September 16
6:15-7:30 p.m.
Welcome
back to USY and Kadima. We're going to start the year than with a
barbecue. Bring your appetite, pictures from summer trips and your
friends. Cost: $5.
Note: This event is for both Kadima (grades
4-6) and USY (grades 7-12). Please RSVP to adatshalomusy@hotmail.com so
we know how much food to order.
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Israeli Army Laser Tag Lounge Night
Wednesday, September 30
6:15-8:00 p.m.
For
our second lounge night of the year, we will turn the synagogue into a
giant laser tag arena! We'll have dinner, learn a little bit about what
it's like to be a soldier in the Israeli army and have fun playing
laser tag.
Cost: $10
Note: This event is for both Kadima (grades 4-6) and USY (grades 7-12).
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Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah
Friday, October 9
6:30-9:00 p.m.
Our
first USY pot-luck Shabbat dinner will be in the sukkah at the Stanger
house. The address is 11215 Orville St., Culver City 90230. This is a
dairy/pareve meal.
If your last name begins with A-M, please bring a main dish.
If your last name begins with N-Z, please bring a side dish or salad.
Note: This event is for USY (grades 7-12).
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Clippers vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball
Tuesday, October 20
6:00-10:30 p.m.
The
Los Angeles Clippers will play an exhibition match against Maccabi Tel
Aviv. Proceeds from the game will benefit Migdal Ohr, the world's
largest orphanage in
Northern Israel and home to nearly 7,000 orphaned, impoverished,
underprivileged and new immigrant children.
Note: This event is for USY (grades 7-12).
We
must order tickets in advance. This event costs $30, including
transportation. Please RSVP by September 30 to youth director David
Nusbaum at (310) 775-0830 or adatshalomusy@hotmail.com.
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Far West USY Opening Dance at Adat Shalom
Saturday, October 24
8:00-11:45 p.m.
More
than 300 USYers from across Far West region will descend upon Adat
Shalom for the opening regional dance. We are very excited to host this
event! The theme of the dance is Noah's Ark. The first dance is open to
both members and potential members of USY so come 2x2 and bring a
friend. Don't miss the boat! Cost: $15.
Note: This event is for Sr. USY (grades 9-12) only.
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Pre-Thanksgiving Event - Mary Poppins
Wednesday, November 25
7:00-11:00 p.m.
Before
you stuff yourself on Thanksgiving, join USY for a
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious evening! We will go see a live
production of Mary Poppins at the Ahmanson Theatre and then have
dessert - just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
Note: This event is for both Kadima (grades 4-6) and USY (grades 7-12).
We
must order tickets in advance. This event costs $30, including
transportation. Please RSVP by September 30 to youth director David
Nusbaum at (310) 775-0830 or adatshalomusy@hotmail.com.
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Save the Date
Please save the dates for the following events: - LEAD Board Retreat - November 12-15, 2009
- Regional Dance at Aliyah - December 12, 2009
- VBS Kinnus - January 8-10, 2010
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Spotlight On...
Jessie Ganjian (left)
Hi, I'm Jessie. I'm a senior at Palisades and the Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President at Adat Shalom.
This
summer, I went on Far West on Wheels 2K9. It's two and a half weeks of fun on a bus with a bunch
of people that'll become some of your closest friends. We went to the Pacific Northwest,
which included, San Francisco, Medford/Ashland, Portland, Olympia, Seattle,
Eugene, Shasta Lake, Monterey, then we ended up back in LA. We went across the Golden Gate Bridge
in San Fran, saw a play in Ashland, and went to
the Space Needle in Seattle,
along with many other things. But the places weren't what made the trip; it was
the experience I had with thirty-four people, including the staff. I know that
if I go somewhere in Far West, from LA to Tucson,
I have a friend. It is an experience that I'm glad to have chosen, and you
won't regret one bit of it when you go.
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