Rekindle Shabbat

Orientation for parents new to the program will take place on Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:30 p.m. at Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell Street in Peabody or by appointment. To register for the 2011-2012 Rekindle Shabbat call Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404, email posher@rilcf.org or click here to register online.

Rekindle  Shabbat

“Since we joined the program, Shabbat has become a very special night for us. We give it precedence over all other activities.  The kids take pride in following along with the prayers.  Nowhere does my children’s sense of Jewishness ring as clearly – to them and to us – as at the Shabbat table. Thank you for igniting this flame.” Joanne Benedict, South Hamilton

Rekindle Shabbat is about connections, community, spirituality, quality family time and Jewish memories. Rekindle Shabbat, a free family-centered, home-based program, has been providing warm, wonderful and positive Jewish experiences for thousands of people on the North Shore since 1997. Your family is invited to join more than 1,200 families, and more than 3,500 individuals, who discovered the beauty and benefits of Rekindle Shabbat.

When you join Rekindle Shabbat, you receive, free of charge:
-Kosher, catered meals four times a year for you and your buddy family to enjoy in the comfort of your home
-A fully stocked Shabbat kit, including silver kiddush cup for wine, Shabbat candles and candle sticks, a beautiful challah cover from Israel, and much more
-An interactive workshop for parents on how to Rekindle Shabbat
-A spiritual connection to our Jewish Family and a social connection to other Jewish families in our community

Rekindle Shabbat 2011-2012 Dates

Rekindle Shabbat Dinners are held on the following Friday evenings in your home, at a time that is convenient for you:
November 18, 2011 – January 20, 2012  - March 16, 2012 – May 11, 2012

What Rekindle Shabbat means to families:

“I have to say that Rekindle Shabbat has helped bring my family so close to another family.  Our families have become very close.  All the members of our families all look forward to our Shabbats together, as well as other family gatherings throughout the year that we now celebrate together.”
Jodi Kerble, Marblehead

“My family has gained so much by participating in Rekindle Shabbat.  We had just moved here and were able to immediately become involved with the Jewish community while enjoying a traditional meal.  We have even continued the traditional experience other Shabbat evenings as a family. We look forward to continuing this tradition for years to come.”
- Marci, Neil, Daisy, and Natalie Walters, Swampscott

“Rekindle Shabbat means that we get to take a break from the normal chaos and do something meaningful as a family. We discuss tzedakah and what it means with our son who just turned three. We also wrote our own blessing for our children that lets them know how wonderful they are as well as our hopes for their future.”
- Randi Brown, Middleton

“Our family has been participating in the Rekindle Shabbat program for two years now.  We have enjoyed meeting a new “buddy family” with whom to share Shabbat every couple of months, and we have also found that our whole family looks forward to celebrating Shabbat every week.  We started out with the Rekindle Shabbat ritual book as our guide for what to do, and we have built our own family Shabbat traditions around the core components.  The Rekindle Shabbat program has been a very positive experience for us.”
- Sarah Wulf, Saugus

“Just like most families our family is very busy with work, school, sports, and other activities. It’s difficult to find time to spend it relaxing with the family.  Rekindle Shabbat is a great program that allows us to spend quality family time together.  We do Shabbat ceremony, we eat, we laugh, kids play.  It’s a really great program.”
- Tatyana Asnis, Swampscott

To register for the 2011-2012 Rekindle Shabbat  contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404, email posher@rilcf.org or click here to register online.