Please welcome our new Youth Program Coordinator, Leila Small.
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Leila Small is thrilled to be the Youth Director at Darkhei Noam. A proud Upper West Sider herself, she is an experienced educator with a commitment to Jewish education and fostering personal growth.
Leila is a former teacher at The Shefa School and a longtime Camp Ramah Nyack counselor and Rosh Edah. She is currently working towards her doctorate in Clinical Child and School Psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, where she is passionate about learning creative and impactful strategies to further support children and families in their child’s social and emotional development.
Leila enjoys creating meaningful and fun experiences for the youth at Darkhei Noam and is dedicated to helping them strengthen their connection to their Judaism and to the Jewish community.
Youth Programming at Darkhei Noam
Toddlers/Preschoolers:
Ages 5 and Up: Youth groups begin at 10am with an hour of games and free play supervised by our Youth Coordinator, Deena Nerwen, and a team of teen madrichim (counselors). At 11am, three separate tefillah groups begin. Kids' Tefillah is for children aged 5-7 and Junior Minyan is geared towards ages 8-11.
In addition to Shabbat programming, childcare and youth programming is provided for all minyan sponsored lunches and dinners.
If you have any questions or want to get involved, please email Leila Small at youth@dnoam.org
Donations of gently used toys and books (for all ages) are greatly appreciated. Please contact us at admin@dnoam.org to coordinate any donations.
SHABBAT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING for children of all ages
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SEUDAH SHELISHIT, HAVDALAH AND CANDLE MAKING DECEMBER 7, 2024
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SUKKOT WITH THE DARKHEI NOAM YOUTH PROGRAM
Darkhei Noam Bnei Mitzvah Cohort
A new Darkhei Noam initiative for youth celebrating their Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the next few months.
The goup meets during Shabbat kiddush at Darkhei Noam.
Click here for more information and/or email Leila Small.