Mrs. Lauren Gluck of our Little Star Preschool in Staten Island led the inaugural “ChillZone for Moms,” taking the popular ChillZone for teens program to new heights.
- Join us onfilled with fun, excitement
ChillZone for Moms off to a great start
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Five More Minutes!
At ChillZone in TheZone this past Pesach, hundreds of kids were screaming to learn another 5 minutes with their TorahMates…What a beautiful sight! On Monday night of Chol Hamoed we had our girl’s program and on Tuesday night, we had the boys. We can’t wait to do this again!
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ChillZone for Moms!
It used to be only for girls, but now, there’s ChillZone for moms too…
Drop off your daughters and then stay for your own evening of inspiration!
LED BY: Mrs. Lauren Gluck, of Little Star PreSchool, Staten Island NY
DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH
TIME: 7:00 – 8:15 PM
LOCATION: Torah Spot, home of Staten Island ChillZone programs
ADDRESS: 374 Ridgewood Ave. Staten Island NY 10312
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
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Pesach at TheZone a huge success!
Just a few days after Pesach, the moving thank yous for Pesach at TheZone are already pouring into the Lakewood office. Here is a sample of just a few of those:
“… I have only a minute to quickly express how profoundly life-changing the experience was. I was floundering and going off the derech: having a very hard time as an isolated single mom living outside of a frum community. I feel like Oorah reached out with a net and scooped me out of danger’s way. Thank you so much for elevating my soul and reaching my heart…”
From a retired military officer, new to the Oorah family: “My family and I were just amazed at the camp and the wonderful program you had for us. The Seders were absolutely astounding… the food was literally “out of this world.” I have attended and even assisted in administering Passover retreats (for U.S. military personnel) and have never had such a wonderful Pesach retreat experience (and Pesach gourmet food!) We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity and the wonderful outreach work you are conducting…”
“….We had the most amazing spiritual fun-filled Hag ever…..From the moment we arrived to saying good bye to new friends and old. My boys are Zone campers and now they have ZONE fever for their summer to begin…”
TheZone Canada’s Pesach trip
TorahMates Nachas
This Torah Mate has been learning for over a year already. “As you can see from the following email,” says her TorahMates coordinator, “Oorah has made a tremendous difference in her life!”
This has been a wonderful experience for me and I am looking forward to starting the Hebrew and through it feel more like a Jew than a vagrant who knows nothing. My biggest regret is that I didn’t do something like this years ago and when I was a teen.
Thanks to Oorah I have the opportunity to learn all of this terrific information on our Jewish faith in such a fun way with great people helping me.
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Oorah hosts pre-Pesach suppers
Tuesday night was dairy, with pizza (70 pies!) and fries from Pizza Plus and 15 dozen bagels, 28 pounds of tuna and 24 pounds of Israeli salad from Bagel Nosh. Wednesday’s meal, a lavish spread including seven different chicken dishes and a variety of sides came from the new D-lux restaurant. Supper was served buffet style in the warehouse next door to Oorah’s main office.
“This is a benefit that is very generous and considerate and my family and I greatly appreciate it! I believe I speak on behalf of all of Oorah’s grateful employees,” one woman enthused.
Judging by the happy faces all around, it seems that indeed she does.
Beautiful Message from a TorahMate
Mr. S has been teaching me tirelessly and patiently, even as my progress is often painfully slow. Lately I have taken to asking him about Shabbat rituals, and he had been educating me along that front as well.
I think Oorah is providing a wonderful service to Jewish people, especially the undereducated and those who drifted away for a long time. Like me. I think Oorah is blessed with volunteers such as Mr. S. He is priceless.
Have a wonderful Pesach. And thanks for the Pesach box that I received today. All the gift boxes serve as a reminder of our Jewish lifecycle events and holy day rhythym.
Oorah helped me grow
A former Zone camper writes this moving statement: “I am the type of person that knows I need to grow and understands that the only way to give myself a better quality of life is by doing it the way G-d wants you to. Oorah helped me realize that years ago. I just wish that I can continue feeling that way with the help of Torah.”
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Fiveish: the new Jewish ID
proudly displaying a Fiveish car magnet
A meshulach came by his home collecting tzedaka. The meshulach asked, “Do you know how I know which houses are Jewish ones?”
“The mezuzah on the door?” guessed the homeowner.
“No,” said the meshulach. “I look for the Fiveish glasses on the car!”
