Temple Solel Temple Youth
TSTY is Temple Solel's youth group for 9th -12th graders. Most meetings are held on Sunday afternoons throughout the school year for social, educational and religious programs under the supervision of our TSTY Advisor. TSTY is an affiliate of the Southwest Region of the North American Federation of Temple Youth, which offers Solel's young people an opportunity to participate in regional and national conclaves, retreats and camping programs.
Calling all Temple Solel high school students: Get ready for an awesome year of TSTY events! Shira Lavinsky, our TSTY advisor is a recent ASU grad and a high school teacher of students with special needs. Shira and the TSTY Board have lots of activities planned including leadership programs, community service programs, religious programs as well as programs where everyone can just get together and hang out. Email Shira at slavinsky@raker-templesolel.org to find out about how you can join TSTY and to get involved!
Kochavim
TSTY Kochavim is for our 4th - 6th graders and meets for special events and activities. Kochavim's advisors are Heather Miller and Jarred Elias. Plans are being made for some really exciting programs. Look for information on them when Religious School begins.
Giborim
TSTY Giborim is for our 7th & 8th graders and meets after school on Sundays and Wednesdays for special events and just to hang out sometimes! Heather Miller and Jarred Elias, the advisors to the 7th and 8th grade youth group here at Temple Solel, are looking forward for August to get here so he can begin meeting with Giborim! In the works are some amazing and fun activities that are aimed at engaging and challenging everyone who participates. Look for information about upcoming events in fliers and on the website.
About our Advisors:
Heather Miller is a junior majoring in communication and theatre at ASU. Heather is involved in the ASU Jewish community as a member of the Hillel student board, a former Hillel Teaching Scholar, and a founding member of the Hillel Players theatre troupe. Heather is a community activist and advocate, and she can be seen performing on stage in theatre for social change or volunteering for the Girl Scout movement locally and internationally. Heather looks forward to teaching in the Religious School and being the youth group advisor this year. She hopes to see all of her former and future students having a great time at all of the youth group activities. Heather is a graduate of the Hillel Teaching Scholars program at the ASU Hillel.
Jarred Elias is Temple Solel’s new youth group advisor for Kochavim (grades 4-6) and Giborim (grades 7 and 8). Jarred was born in South Africa and has traveled across the world to join us at Temple Solel. He is a recent graduate of Arizona State University, where he was president of Sigma Alpha Mu Jewish fraternity. He was actively involved in the Jewish community and spent countless hours advocating for Israel. In his free time he enjoys traveling to Israel, South Africa and wherever else a plane may take him. Jarred is excited and ready for the upcoming school year.