PHOTO GALLERY: 'Schmear and Schmooze' at Temple Emanu-El
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Jessica Salmond
| 4:00 a.m. September 7, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: 'Schmear and Schmooze' at Temple Emanu-El
Families attending the religious school at Temple Emanu-El mingled and met with class teachers Sunday at the orientation.
Raquel Vieira, 13 months, watched as her mom, Jaime, and her brother Benjamin chatted with teachers and other parents.
Mora Shosh Nadel, the Resource teacher, and Mora Lesley Lempel, the 6th grade teacher, met students and parents at the Temple's religious school orientation. Lempel also teaches a cooking class that shows students Jewish recipes from around the world.
Families and teachers snacked on bagels and fruit after Temple Emanu-El's religious school orientation Sunday.
Mia LaPorta, 7, plays with Raquel Vieira, 13 months, during the Temple's "Schmear and Schmooze" Sunday.
Director of Education, Sabrina Silverberg, and Rabbi Elaine Glickman mingled with families and teachers at the orientation.
Ben Baram, 10, adds some butter to his bagel after the Temple's religious class orientation Sunday.
Simone Velez, 5, left, hangs out with Emma Witherspoon, 4, and her siblings, Robert, 10, Madison, 8, and Alexandra, 8.
Garet Pearson, 9, prefers his bagels without butter or cream cheese.
Natalie Mount (left), 12, her sister Abbie, 10, and her mom Marni met Abbie's 5th grade religious class teacher, "Mora" Paula Berkowitz. "She's a very good teacher, and she made everything fun," said Natalie, who was in Berkowitz's class before.
Ella Diamond, 6, and her grandmother Paula Savitz pick out snacks.
Students and parents lined up for bagels, cookies and fruit after the religious school orientation during the Temple's "Schmear and Schmooze."
Temple Emanu-El's rabbis, Brenner and Elaine Glickman, met with parents and children during the temple's religious school orientation event Sunday.
