Coming Up:
Congratulations to all of our graduates!
First day of Camp Sinai is Tuesday, June 13
Reminders:
We still have a few spots left for camp this summer at www.gansinai.org/camp
Enrollment for Gan Sinai's kindergarten is now open at www.gansinai.org/kindergarten
Enrollment for Sun Sinai (www.sunsinai.org) and Club Sinai (www.clubsinai.org) are now open!
Get all the latest info and links at www.gansinai.org/greatthings.
Find quick links and easy-to-access information at www.gansinai.org/families.
From Rabbi David
This week's parsha begins with the words, "When you Raise." The context of these words is God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for their service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle).
To raise someone up, as Moses does here, means more than just giving them a title or a certificate of completion. It means that these Levites are ready to accept upon themselves a sacred task. And because of the sanctity of both their preparation and the journey they are about to embark upon - Moses celebrates this transition by elevating them - raising them up.
Today, we raised up our PK4 students, physically by having them stand on the bimah, and spiritually by acknowledging that the learning and growing they have done and will continue to do is sacred work. But they also have raised us up. In their laughter, their tears, their learning and struggles they have allowed us to do our sacred work of teaching and raising children.
I am so proud of each and every one of them and know that they are ready for the sacred journey that lies ahead.