Early Childhood
Early Childhood
COVID-19 and the Parenting Center
The health and safety of our families is our top priority. Due to COVID-19, our Parenting Center is closed. Please stay tuned for more updates!
Our Parenting Center Programs
The Parenting Center is a warm, safe and inviting room for families to bring their children to play and find community. Here you will find age-appropriate toys in a cozy living room environment. CLICK HERE for our schedule of Parenting Center Programs. Be sure to check our website calendar as times/dates can change. If you want to receive monthly e-mail about activities going on at Beth Emeth for our families with younger children, contact Deb Sokoler.
K’TANIM ~ For Our Families With Little Ones
SUNDAYS at 10:30 AM!
Join our clergy and Education Director, Shara, as we create a community for our families with newborns to pre-school age children. Programming includes the celebration of the Torah and holidays through stories, music, crafts, schmooze, and a nosh! It's NEVER TOO EARLY to join our group!! K'tanim meets for five Sundays from October through April. CLICK HERE for the 2019-20 Dates. Our program is free and open to the community. Questions? Contact Lita. (K'tanim is generously underwritten by Ilene & Chip Stein & Family)
MAZEL TOTS
A drop-in supervised playgroup at The Parenting Center on Sundays from 9:30 AM-Noon, when Religious School is in session. Parents, please join us with your child for bagels and coffee and meet some new friends. Our teacher, Jenn Steuer, along with teen aides, have crafts and toys on hand for infants through pre-school. This program is free and open to the community. CLICK HERE to see upcoming dates on our website's calendar.
Free Babysitting for infants through preschoolers is available during Mazel Tot time in The Parenting Center for parents that are participating in other programming at Beth Emeth. Reservations are required no later than the Wednesday prior. Contact Deb Sokoler (or call 436-9761 x230) to make your reservation.
We hope you can join us! Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler (Mazel Tots is generously underwritten by the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Emeth.)
ARBA for Fours!
Have your little one join our early childhood teacher, Patti Decowski, twice a month where they can learn and play on Sunday mornings with fellow preschoolers. Our Arba students have the opportunity for specials such as music, art, story time drama, and more. Our schedule can be viewed by clicking here to see upcoming dates on our website’s calendar. To inquire or register for the Arba class, contact Lita via email or call at (518) 432-1392.
Tue, April 13 2021
1 Iyar 5781
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday ,
AprApril 13 , 2021
Tuesday, Apr 13th 1:00p to 2:00p
Jews were early adopters of the technology of printing. Encounter the identities of some of these innovators – a small group of Jewish silk weavers in the city of Bologna, including Italian Jews, Ashkenazim, and Sephardi exiles, who produced an eclectic mix of nine books over four years, from 1536 to 1540. This program is free. To register, go to: http://huc.edu/huc-connect/huc-connect-2021 Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - DSokoler@BethEmethAlbany.org -
Tuesday ,
AprApril 13 , 2021
Tuesday, Apr 13th 7:30p to 8:30p
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Wednesday ,
AprApril 14 , 2021
Wednesday, Apr 14th 12:00p to 1:00p
What are the sounds associated with our late winter and spring holidays? Come (re)discover rich traditions of music and texts linked to Yom haShoah, and Yom haAtzmaut? Today, we will be discussing and listening to music of Yom haShoah and Yom haAtzmut. Cantor Kohn will be joined by Al Fedak To join the zoom, copy and paste https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83923271565 If prompted for a password, it is CBE Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - DSokoler@BethEmethAlbany.org -
Wednesday ,
AprApril 14 , 2021
Wednesday, Apr 14th 4:30p to 8:00p
Grades 3 -->6 4:30-6:00 PM; Grade 7 4:00-6:00 PM; Grades 9 & 10 7:00 -8:00 PM. While the Covid pandemic has our religious school program being offered entirely online, the learning fun of the Einhorn Center for Jewish Education is still in full swing! . For more information about our school and registration, check our religious school page at www.BethEmethAlbany.org or contact Lita Carbone at school@bethemethalbany.org or (518) 432-1392. -
Wednesday ,
AprApril 14 , 2021
Wednesday, Apr 14th 6:00p to 6:45p
Questions? Contact Madison or Alison - cbeyouthgroup@gmail.com -
Wednesday ,
AprApril 14 , 2021
Wednesday, Apr 14th 7:00p to 8:00p
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Wednesday ,
AprApril 14 , 2021
Wednesday, Apr 14th 7:00p to 8:00p
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Thursday ,
AprApril 15 , 2021
Thursday, Apr 15th 8:30a to 9:30a
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Thursday ,
AprApril 15 , 2021
Thursday, Apr 15th 3:00p to 4:00p
How will Holocaust history and memory be sustained and transmitted in perpetuity? Learn about the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s impact in preserving the evidence, educating diverse audiences, fighting antisemitism, and preventing genocide. This program is free. To register, go to: http://huc.edu/huc-connect/huc-connect-2021 Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - DSokoler@BethEmethAlbany.or -
Thursday ,
AprApril 15 , 2021
Thursday, Apr 15th 7:00p to 8:00p
Celebrate Israel's 73rd Independence Day hosted by The Jewish Federations of North America, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Hayesod and additional partners. To learn more and to register, copy and paste: https://www.jewishfedny.org/federation-events/global-yom-haatzmaut-celebration Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - DSokoler@BethEmethAlbany.org