[HANASHIR:5067] Re: Junior Congregation Service

[Barbara462 <Barbara462...>]

In a message dated 1/25/00 11:24:31 AM Central Standard Time, 
sschanerman(dot)dvh (at) tuhsd(dot)k12(dot)az(dot)us writes:

<< 've never been to a junior congregation service but I'm thinking about
 starting one.  Pros and cons?  Are those services similar to camp
 services?  Do high school kids lead the whole thing?  Does anyone have a
 sample that I could see?
 Susan Schanerman >>

I developed and lead a weekly Junior Congregation.  We use Siddur Sh'ma 
Yisrael (Shoshana Silberman's Youth Siddur --It's conservative)  We combine 
reading and chanting the prayers in HEbrew or English (depending week to 
week)  The kids lead most of it...but in between the prayers we discuss the 
prayers.  Their meaning and our thoughts on them.  We always do a story (or a 
game of some sort connected to the sedra) and then a brief, but very 
interactive Torah service and reading.  The service runs an hour and half 
(give or take)--Lots of singing---chabad tunes; Calrebach, Friedman, etc.  
But also traditional nusach for specific prayers.  But we vary.  Last week 
for B'shellach we did the Prince of Egypt Mi Chamocha!

Barb

Hope this helps.

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