Weekly Roundup: January 10, 2025

Categories: Newsletter

Sunday Funday Friendship Circle started the new year off strong by hosting an amazing robotics-themed Sunday Funday. On Sunday, friends came together in a lesson in “All About Me” where friends showed their creative sides with colorful self portraits and amazing art! Our special guests, “Girls of Steel,” were a huge hit! Using legos and robotics know-how, these girls provided… Read More

Let’s Reconnect

Categories: Parsha, Vayigash

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Vayigash) concludes the story of Jacob’s sons. Joseph is formally reunited with his brothers as he reveals his true identity to them. They embrace and finally reconnect; Jacob is then given the news that Joseph lives as viceroy of Egypt and that he should come down to dwell there together… Read More

Weekly Roundup: January 3, 2024

Categories: Friendship Circle

Chanukah Party Our annual Chanukah Party was a huge success on Monday night at Schenley Ice Rink! Members had a blast making Chanukah cards, crafting edible dreidels, meeting Elsa and Anna from Frozen, and of course, ice skating! We gathered to light the menorah, and FOTT members enjoyed a special ball drop to ring in the new year. Ice skating with… Read More

Light One Candle

Categories: Mikeitz, Parsha

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY I’m going to deviate a bit from this week’s Parsha (Mikeitz) to talk about Chanukah, specifically—and I believe I’ve talked about this before—Shabbos and Chanukah together as we prepare for it tonight. We will be lighting Chanukah candles immediately followed by Shabbat candles, then tomorrow night, after Shabbos, we will be reciting Havdala and… Read More

Weekly Roundup: December 27, 2024

Categories: Friendship Circle

FOTT Performs Improv The FOTT group took a shot at improv comedy on Sunday night. Our friends at Arcade Comedy Theatre led us in fun improv games: during “Dr. Know-It-All,” three members were tasked with answering questions from the audience one word at a time. Then, during “Storybook Ending,” members posed as different set props while a scene unfolded in… Read More

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