Chanukah Party Our annual Chanukah Party was a huge success on Monday night at Schenley Ice Rink! Members had a blast making Chanukah cards, crafting edible dreidels, meeting Elsa and Anna from Frozen, and of course, ice skating! We gathered to light the menorah, and FOTT members enjoyed a special ball drop to ring in the new year. Ice skating with… Read More

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY I’m going to deviate a bit from this week’s Parsha (Mikeitz) to talk about Chanukah, specifically—and I believe I’ve talked about this before—Shabbos and Chanukah together as we prepare for it tonight. We will be lighting Chanukah candles immediately followed by Shabbat candles, then tomorrow night, after Shabbos, we will be reciting Havdala and… Read More

FOTT Performs Improv The FOTT group took a shot at improv comedy on Sunday night. Our friends at Arcade Comedy Theatre led us in fun improv games: during “Dr. Know-It-All,” three members were tasked with answering questions from the audience one word at a time. Then, during “Storybook Ending,” members posed as different set props while a scene unfolded in… Read More

This week’s Parsha (Vayeishev) continues the drama between Joseph and his brothers. Joseph was his father’s favorite which instilled jealousy among his brothers (shocker), culminating in their desire to kill, then ultimately scheme to fake his death and sell him to slavery in Egypt. We learn how they plotted to kill him until Reuben, the oldest of the brothers, convinces… Read More

Teen Challah Bake Teens from The Friendship Circle, The Beacon, The Second Floor at the JCC, BBYO, and NCSY gathered last Thursday night for our annual Teen Challah Bake event! Teens enjoyed playing get-to-know-you bingo and getting their hands dirty making the dough. Don’t worry – we wore aprons! Everyone made two challot with their favorite toppings and enjoyed spending time with… Read More