Announcement to Beth David Parents, April 26
Building a Lasting Memory
Following the untimely passing away of our friend and congregant Avi Lapidus, BDS parents met to discuss how their children were reacting to the tragedy. One of the resolutions that emerged from that meeting was to provide the youth of the congregation and those classmates from the local day schools a constructive forum to memorialize the friendship and scholarship epitomized by Avi. The most widely supported idea was to schedule a learn-a-thon that coincided with the holiday of Shavuot.
It is time for action. Following a short text study at Kiddush this week, Rabbi Adler will present a proposal and seek input regarding a learn-a-thon that will
(a) allow our kids to dedicate their holiday Torah study to Avi's memory and at the same time
(b) generate tzedakah that can be used for a variety of memorial projects proposed by Avi's peer group.
BDS parents along with their middle school and high school aged students are asked to make every effort to be in shul this Shabbat, to share in the discussion, and to craft a vision that represents the best interest of all of our families.
Following the untimely passing away of our friend and congregant Avi Lapidus, BDS parents met to discuss how their children were reacting to the tragedy. One of the resolutions that emerged from that meeting was to provide the youth of the congregation and those classmates from the local day schools a constructive forum to memorialize the friendship and scholarship epitomized by Avi. The most widely supported idea was to schedule a learn-a-thon that coincided with the holiday of Shavuot.
It is time for action. Following a short text study at Kiddush this week, Rabbi Adler will present a proposal and seek input regarding a learn-a-thon that will
(a) allow our kids to dedicate their holiday Torah study to Avi's memory and at the same time
(b) generate tzedakah that can be used for a variety of memorial projects proposed by Avi's peer group.
BDS parents along with their middle school and high school aged students are asked to make every effort to be in shul this Shabbat, to share in the discussion, and to craft a vision that represents the best interest of all of our families.
posted by Jay Lapidus at 4:46 PM
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