What Every Parent Needs to Know... Shana Aleph in Israel: Preparing for the Post-High School Year
May 13th Program To Examine Issues Relating To Yeshiva/Seminary Year Of Study
Understanding the implications of sending a child to Israel and making appropriate decisions for the post-high year are issues that affect parents of 11th and 12th grade students. These matters will be addressed at an important program which is being sponsored by the National Council of Young Israel, the Eye Squad, the Young Israel of Woodmere, the Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, and Ezrat Chayim â Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. “What Every Parent Needs to Knowâ¦Shanah Aleph in Israel: Preparing for the Post-High School Year” will take place on Tuesday night, May 13, 2008, at 8:00 PM at the Young Israel of Woodmere, which is located at 859 Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere.
“What Every Parent Needs to Knowâ¦Shanah Aleph in Israel: Preparing for the Post-High School Year” was developed to prepare parents of 11th and 12th grade students who are planning to spend a year studying in Israel after their high school graduation. Although the frequent transforming nature of the year in Israel commonly manifests itself through changes in religious belief and observance, it equally impacts attitudes and behaviors in familial, social and emotional domains.
The presenters at the program include Dr. David Pelcovitz, the Strauss Professor of Education and Psychology at the Azrieli School of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University, and an expert in Child Psychology; Elisheva Kaminetsky, the Director of Religious Guidance at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls; Rabbi Hershel Billet, the Mara D’Atra of the Young Israel of Woodmere, and a member of the Eye Squad Advisory Board; Rabbi Aaron Tirschwell, the Director of the Eye Squad, and the National Council of Young Israel’s Director of Israel Operations; and Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, the Director of Programming for the National Council of Young Israel.
“This unique program will provide critical information for parents to educate them regarding their child’s post-high school plans,” said Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, the Director of Programming for the National Council of Young Israel, and the creator of the Shanah Aleph program. “Parents need to be made aware of the changes that often take place during the Israel experience in order to properly plan for this transformational year.”
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This new program comes in the wake of another recent NCYI initiative, the Eye Squad, which is designed to assist the 7,000 post-high school North Americans who spend a year studying in Israel. The Eye Squad provides a confidential, independent 24-hour hotline for students who are experiencing any type of distress. The phone number to reach the Eye Squad in Israel is *9111, which can be dialed from any phone throughout Israel, 24/7 (including on Shabbat if there is an emergency). Parents and others in the United States and Canada can reach the Eye Squad in Israel by dialing toll-free 866-550-4EYE.
Synagogues and organizations who wish to obtain more information about “What Every Parent Needs to Knowâ¦Shanah Aleph in Israel: Preparing for the Post-High School Year” should contact NCYI Director of Programming Rebbetzin Judi Steinig at (212) 929-1525, ext. 103, or email jsteinig@youngisrael.org.
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