Guest Leader: Laura Wolfson
**Join Us for a Shabbat Morning Service (w/Bar Mitzvah!), Kiddush &/or Afternoon Program May 24th**
Members and friends are invited to join us as Beth Israel welcomes Guest Leader Laura Wolfson on Saturday, May 24 for a Shabbat Morning Service at Beth Israel (and via Zoom – email us for the link), beginning at 10 a.m. and including Benji Beavis being called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah, Kiddush, sponsored by the Beavis family. These are all-ages, family-friendly events. Click here for details and to RSVP for the Kiddush (required).
About the Mosaic-Making Project
RSVP Required – Click here.
From 1 – 3:30 p.m. Laura will facilitate a Mosaic-making Project for the community. This will be a continued exploration of the contemporary themes evoked in the weekly Torah portion, through a process of collaborative design. Inspired by an interactive Torah study session (this will include a musical and poetry component, discussion, and might even include a scavenger hunt), we will create a beautiful glass tile mosaic, which will then become a treasured piece of art for our community. This project can be worked on together by adults of all ages, and children as young as preschoolers. Laura will facilitate the design process and teach everyone how to work with the mosaic materials. She will bring all the required materials for the project.
NOTE: please bring an apron to protect your clothes, or clothes that can get messy/dirty for the afternoon program. RSVP Required. Click here.
Bio of Guest Leader Laura Wolfson
Laura Wolfson is a part-time Cantorial Soloist at Shaarei Beth El Congregation in Oakville, ON. She has also been a professional Jewish Educator with a Masters Degree in Jewish Education from Hebrew Union College for 30+ years. Most summers she spends time at URJ Camp George as a member of the Faculty, and she has facilitated Jewish learning activities at too many Jewish family programs and retreats to count! Her specialty area is developing and facilitating collaborative intergenerational educational community projects using a variety of media including music, visual arts, drama and storytelling.