On behalf of the Youth Group Committee, I am pleased to announce that we have hired two new youth group advisors for the coming year.  Peter Asch is our new ToSTY advisor and Amanda Rein will be our advisor for Young Evrem (6th, 7th and 8th grade youth group).

Pete is a 2006 graduate of Rutgers University who is currently working on his Master’s Degree in Archival Science at NYU.  He was an active member of ToSTY and The Boy Scouts in high school.  For his Boy Scouts Eagle Project, he built the outdoor worship area that resides behind the sanctuary.  At Rutgers, he studied History and worked as a Resident Advisor in a freshman dorm for three years.  Pete and our ToSTY Board have put together an ambitious and exciting calendar of events.  They will include programs designed to involve out young people in social action as well as events just for socializing, and as volunteers for various temple events. 

Ally Kanofsky will be our Young Evrem Advisor.   Ally is a graduate of The Atlantic School and is currently a senior at Montclair State University majoring in Women’s Studies.  She is involved with the Center for Equality and Diversity at Montclair State as a peer advocate.  She was active on the ToSTY Board as treasurer and president.  Ally is looking forward to working with our younger temple members.  She has created an exciting program of events that will enable out Young Evrem members to experience their Jewishness while having fun at social events.

On behalf of the Youth Group Committee, I wish to thank them for joining the ranks of our employee’s with roots at our temple.  Their interest in working with our temple youth will allow us to move forward with great programs this year. 

I encourage each and every member of Temple Shalom with a son or daughter of Youth Group age to enroll them.  They will have great experiences that will stay with them forever.  The events and programs offered will imbue them with a healthy sense of Jewish heritage and spirituality while allowing them to connect with other Jewish kids their age in a supervised yet open environment. 

For further information about our Youth Groups, please contact Evan Ross