We are very excited to announce that Rabbi Lev Baesh and Singer/songwriter, Sue Horowitz, will again be joining the B'nai Or community to lead our Multigenerational Shabbat Morning Services throughout the year. These spirited and inspirational services are open to "kids" of all ages. See the Schedule of Services below for dates and times.

FEP NEWS: B'nai Or's CHUG (club) for Kids Ages 10-13 is BACK!

Under the leadership of Joshua Olivier-Mason, this year's CHUG group will be busy growing, learning and having FUN through various activities, events and projects. Josh has been teaching and coaching students of various ages for the past twelve years. He is currently a PhD candidate in English at Boston College, where he also teaches courses in the English department. Before moving to Boston in 2006, he taught high school English and Composition for four years at an independent school in Westchester County, NY. Josh has also worked as an instructional assistant and counselor at the CTY (Center for Talented Youth) at Johns Hopkins, a six-week academic summer camp for students grades 5-10. He and his wife, Anique, have been members of B'nai Or since 2007. Their son, Isaac, was born in 2010. See below for a message from Josh.

Schedule of Services (all AGES welcome) and Other FEP Events

Thursday, September 29, 10:30 AM. Rosh Hashanah Multigenerational Service led by Rabbi Lev Baesh and Singer/Songwriter, Sue Horowitz. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Center, 162 Goddard St., Brookline. EVERYONE WELCOME!

Saturday, October 8, 10:30 AM. Yom Kippur Multigenerational Service led by Rabbi Lev Baesh and Singer/Songwriter, Sue Horowitz. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Center, 162 Goddard St., Brookline. EVERYONE WELCOME!

Saturday, October 15, 9:30 AM. FIRST CHUG (club) Event for Kids ages 10-13. (see below for information).

Saturday, November 5, 11:00 AM. Multigenerational Service led by Rabbi Lev Baesh and Singer/Songwriter, Sue Horowitz. Peck Room, Andover Newton Theological School, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre.

Saturday, January 14, 11:00 AM. Multigenerational Service led by Rabbi Lev Baesh and Singer/Songwriter, Sue Horowitz. Peck Room, Andover Newton Theological School, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre.

Saturday, March 31, 11:00 AM. Multigenerational Service led by Rabbi Lev Baesh and Singer/Songwriter, Sue Horowitz. Peck Room, Andover Newton Theological School, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre.

Message from Josh:
Dear Parents,
I am very excited to be serving as the leader of Bnai Or’s Chug, the youth club for kids ages 10-13. We are currently in the process of planning a number of fun and service-oriented events, organized around the Jewish holidays and each touching upon the Chug’s theme this year: Renewal.

For our first event of the year, which coincides with the harvest holiday of Sukkot, we will be working with the Food Project, a Boston-based nonprofit that works with teens and volunteers to farm 37 acres in eastern Massachusetts; the vegetables they grow are distributed through CSAs, Farmer’s Markets and to hunger relief organizations throughout the area. In 3-hour program led by The Food Project staff, we will have an opportunity to:

This first event will be: Saturday, October 15, from 9:30 to 12:30 AM. I will have more information on this and other events over the next few weeks.
Looking forward to a fun and fulfilling year.

Josh Olivier-Mason