613 Clark Avenue West, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 5V3
Phone: 905-886-3810 | Fax: 905-886-5103
Email: info@bayt.ca

Bat Mitzvah Program

There will be an information meeting for all girls turning Bat Mitzvah age by the end of 2008 and their parents. The meeting will take place Tuesday, September 18th at 7:30 PM in the Youth Minyan Room. Please come and find out about our exciting Bat Mitzvah Program which is starting this coming November.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL PARENTS!

The BAYT Youth Department is proud to offer organized and structured programs that will provide all our children with meaningful insights and inspiration about the High Holy Days. We must remember that during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur the Shul becomes a very busy place with literally thousands of people in the building and hundreds of children.

In order to protect the safety of our children, ensure the success of the youth programs, and preserve the decorum in the building, we ask that parents fully co-operate with the following:

1. Children should not be roaming the halls. Children without a seat in an adult minyan should be in the appropriate youth program or with a parent.

2. Parents should accompany their children to the appropriate youth program. This will ensure that the child arrives safely in the correct program and that the parent knows exactly where to find their child.

3. Children in the Nursery and the Kindergarten programs must wear their labels and older children should have their tickets with them. Older children should be familiar with the location of their parent’s seat. This will ensure that we are quickly able to identify children and locate parents if the need arises.

4. In order to protect the safety of all children, we ask that you do not send snacks with your children. Some children have very distinctive and severe food allergies. A shared snack could result in a serious situation. Snacks will be provided in all youth programs on Rosh Hashanah morning and sandwiches (no peanut butter) will be provided for lunch on Yom Kippur.

5. It may be wise to check on your children at appropriate intervals. However, when doing so, please try not to interrupt the youth program. Parents entering and exiting the program can be disruptive. Older siblings will not be permitted to stay in the Nursery and Kindergarten programs with their brothers or sisters.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding any aspect of our Youth High Holy Day program, please do not hesitate to contact our Youth Director, Joey Weitz at ext. 135 or e-mail youth@bayt.ca; or our Youth Committee Chairmen, Meir Cohen and Amy Margolis. We thank you for your co-operation and wish everyone a K’Siva V’Chasima Tova, and a Healthy and Happy New Year.