Page 17 - The Jewish Voice - March '22

The Jewish Voice, Page 17

aLL about Kids

HaMakom Students Go slideshow that explained the significance of
The young participants watched an animated
Gleaning Shabbat and its ceremonies. They then created
and decorated their very own Havdalah candles,
Temple Beth Am’s Religious School went gleaning in spice boxes, and plates. The session ended with
Boynton Beach with Cros Ministries, in partnership with a play Havdalah session, complete with a sip
the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Once a year, HaMakom of delicious grape juice.
students, teachers, and parents go gleaning, a food recovery
strategy that allows produce that is below market grade or
unmarketable to be harvested and distributed to the food
insecure of Palm Beach and Martin counties. Despite the
unusually cold weather, the kids, joined by Rabbi Alon
Levkovitz, Cantorial Soloist Marcy Morris, and Education
Director Alissa Frankel, enjoyed picking tomatoes, knowing
they were performing an important mitzvah together.

Photo by Jackie Alberts

Interactive Shabbat Workshop
at JCC

Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens recently collaborated with
the Beyond the Bell JCC Aftercare program to bring Jewish
interactive workshops to the 140 kids enrolled.
Under the leadership of Chabad of Palm Beach
Gardens’ new youth directors, Rabbi Yisroel and Raizy
Uzvolk, these programs provide Jewish education in a fun
and memorable way.