Youth Groups Basketball League Theater Youth Registration Youth & Family Shabbat at TIC Operation Mitzvah Volunteer Opportunities Our youth programs encompass social, religious, educational, and community service activities. The goal of our youth programming is to instill in our children and teens a strong Jewish identity and a sense of what it means to be part of a Jewish community of shared values and goals. At the same time, we place a high priority on our children and teens forming personal friendships and having fun in the context of participation in a Jewish community. We therefore often seek to combine social events with Jewish rituals, traditions, and learning.   There are a variety of ways that your children can deepen and expand their connections to our Jewish youth community through enriching Jewish experiences:  Youth Groups  Ruah (Hebrew word for spirit) is our youth group for grades 3-5.    Kadimah (Hebrew word for forward) is our youth group for grades 6-8.    USY (United Synagogue Youth) is our youth group for grades 9-12. Check out  www.USY.org for more information about USY, including conventions, retreats, and summer programs.       Top      Basketball League (Grades 5-12) Over seventy TIC kids play basketball in the Westchester League, which starts in November. Boys and girls are welcome to play. To register your child, click here to print out the basketball registration forms       Top     Theater  We will be performing Oliver! on February 2nd and 3rd, 2008. Click here for more information.     Youth Registration Click here for the youth registration form for grades 3-12. Youth dues are required for children to participate in any youth programs, including basketball league, theater, and the teens’ Midnight Run. Please ensure Eliza Zipper has the correct email addresses for both you and your child. You will receive detailed email notification about these youth events. Events are subject to change and additional programs may be added--look for email updates.                                Top For more information about youth programs, email Eliza Zipper at e.zipper@templeisraelcenter.org , Youth Director or call her at (914) 948-2800 x154. OUR LEADERSHIP To learn more about our youth leadership CLICK HERE.     Youth and Family Shabbat at TIC TIC offers Shabbat morning programs for youth and families. Shabbat B’yahad is for families with children up to 1st grade. Shabbat Experience is for grades 2-6 (parents are welcome). There are two teen minyanim for grades 9-12 throughout the year. Please link here for more information about youth and family Shabbat programming.       Top  Operation Mitzvah Volunteer Opportunities   Operation Mitzvah is an incredible Bar/Bat Mitzvah community service program for your 6th or 7th grader.  Operation Mitzvah is run by the Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) and is open to Westchester students.  This gives your child an opportunity to do a community service project while meeting other Jewish children his/her age. Sign up with Westchester Jewish Community Services for a mitzvah project.  Click here for Packet , due 10/14/07.         Top