MinutesDecember+2009

Type in the content of your page here. CATE Minutes December 16, 2009 Meeting opened at 10:00 by Anne Stein Beth Avner with Rabbi Prass-NFTY/CARR**: Beth and Rabbi Prass have been working together on NFTY programing. Beth has come up with three questions- Discussion followed. Great Things-All agreed that NFTY brings teens together and provides leadership training once a month. Uses SKYP to bring teens together. Camp has been very successful in getting kids involved with NFTY Barriers-Youth Groups have to compete with too many other activites that teens are involved with. Need more leadership programs and we need to find a way for the suburban kids and the city kids to meet. We have to figure out how to get more kids involved in Camp. What NFTY can do- Have NFTY members invite their friends (who are not members) to join discussion groups and youth group meetings.Beth is trying to promote Camp to kids who are not yet involved. Plans for 2010 include targeting more 7th and 8th graders.
 * In attendance**: Sharon Morton, Judy Jury, Sandy Robbins, Marcia Cohen, Vanessa Ehrlich, Linda Sonin, Shari Granat, Beth Avner, Richard Prass, Marci Dickman, Leslie Weiss, Judi Berliner
 * D'var Torah**: Presented by Judy Jury touching on the theme of dreams as related to the weekly parsha and her dream of Jewish life, Jewish learning and Jewish education as a priority in the lives of our Jewish families whose chilren attend our schools.
 * Reports:
 * What are some of the great things NFTY has been doing?
 * What are some of the barriers our congregational youth groups are facing?
 * What can Bet be doing for the educators as the NFTY representative?
 * Sandy Robbins/NATE:** The NATE/RAC Kallah will focus on the theme of Advocacy. There will be sessions on how to be an advocate in your congregation. The Kallah will take place in Washington DC the end of January.
 * Leslie Weiss/CFJE:** Leslie handed out the schedule of upcoming events and meetings. The CFJE would like suggestions for topics to be presented in the School Opening Institiute for 2010. You may contact her at the CFJE with any suggestions.
 * BJE/Linda Sonin:** Linda gave out the shedule of all upcoming events at the BJE for January 2010. Lunch Bytes will be 1/28/10. If you have not done so, please send yopur faculty roster to Alan@BJEChicago.org so the BJE can e-mail your entire faculty for up coming events and any updates.
 * Chicagoland Jewish High School/Rachel Spiro:** Rachel is recruiting students for the school. The school has adapted to all Jewish traditions and now has 129 stdents, 9th through 12 grades.


 * Good & Welfare: //--//** Rabbi Judy Spricehandler is on the road to recovery after surgery. Jerry Lidsky (Anne) is also recovery from surgery.

Topics ans speakers TBA
 * Next Meeting:** February 17, 2010 Or Shalom 21 Hawthorn Parkway Vernon Hills at 9:45AM