Channukah at TBI

Our Channukah party was great fun.
We had a new student show up today and registered. His name is Jonathon. He is almost 6 and speaks fluent Hebrew. His mother said she wants him to attend to be with other kids and to learn how to write Hebrew. She has Jewish/Israeli friends who said might start attending in 2009. Very exciting. Ricky(Jonathon's mom) stayed to make sure he was comfortable and before long she was in the kitchen cooking latkes (and smiling) with Lois and Deborah. Wow!
Ann Strauss was here for Sunday Shul (she left before the party started) and was all smiles as she helped out. The energy in the room and the buzz of kids learning, the smell of latkes and teachers teaching was a sight and smell to behold.
Then the party started. We had about 25 people in attendance. Not a huge turnout but it was still a great sight seeing parents chatting, kids playing dreidle and plenty of latkes and donuts being consumed. Temple Bnai Israel is not a thriving temple yet but one that still bristles with potential and possibilities. L'Shalom,
Paul