Congregation Netivot Shalom

To Parents in the Netivot Shalom Community – Welcome!  Netivot Shalom is a congregation that truly welcomes all ages with great excitement and delight!  We offer the following programs:

• Shabbat B’Yachad: for families with children age 5 and under, meets on the second and fourth Shabbat of each month at 11:00 – 12:15 in the Pre-School Room.
• Rimmonim: for parents and their grade K-2 children, meets on the first and third Shabbat of each month during the school year at 10:30 – 12:30 in the Rimmonim Room (Room 2) and Room 3 upstairs.  The program includes Youth Services, family learning, parent learning, and supervised activities and snacks for children.
• Orah Ve’Simchah is a Youth Service and Torah Study that meets once a month 11:00 – 12:00 in the library for 3rd – 5th graders. Parents are welcome too!
• Supervised childcare is available on every Shabbat from 10:00 – 12:30 for children ages two through Kindergarten in the Pre-School Room.
• Supervised games and play is available on the second, fourth, and fifth Shabbat of each month from 10:30 – 12:30 for children in 1^st through 5th grades in the Rimmonim Room (Room 2) and Room 3 upstairs.
• The Mo’adon Lounge is available every Shabbat for 6th – 12^th graders only.  Teens enjoying the lounge must have a parent check in with them every 30 minutes or so to maintain safety and proper behavior.

These guidelines need to be followed so that we can protect the safety of each child and also respect our spiritual home's physical needs: No child of any age is allowed in the next door Berkeley School playground without being accompanied by an adult the entire time – a group of children can be supervised by one adult as long as that adult knows for whom they’re responsible. All areas must be cleaned up and all games / toys returned to their proper locations. Children should either be with their parents or at one of the above programs or childcare locations. These guidelines will allow all of us to share the joy of Shabbat.