Youth Programs

For Young Children & Families

Bring your young children up to age 4 for our innovative program Wiggles & Giggles. We’ll explore our Jewish world through play, stories, music and movement. FREE & Open to the community. Click image above for upcoming dates.

Join us on select Fridays to celebrate a Shabbat with a kid-friendly dinner at 5:00 pm, kid’s service, crafts and other activities, such as story time. FREE event. Click image above for upcoming dates.

For more information & to RSVP, please contact Alyson Morrissey at 757-425-6295 or alyson@ohefsholom.org.

For Teens
JOSTY 6-8, OSTY 9-12

OSTY (Ohef Sholom Temple Youth Group) is for students in grades 9–12, and JOSTY (Junior OSTY) is for grades 6–8. Together, these youth groups offer meaningful opportunities to connect, grow, and have fun in a welcoming Jewish community.

Members take part in a mix of community service projects, social events, holiday celebrations, and regional or national gatherings. Whether it’s volunteering, sharing Shabbat together, or just enjoying a night out with friends, there’s something for everyone.

Along the way, participants build leadership skills, form lasting friendships, and create memories they’ll carry with them for years to come.

OSTY is affiliated with NFTY, the Reform Jewish Youth Movement of the Union for Reform Judaism.

Members

Junior Ohef Sholom Temple Youth (JOSTY) is for 6th-8th graders while Ohef Sholom Temple Youth (OSTY) is for 9th-12th graders.

Teen Lounge

OST’s second floor has comfy couches, tables to work, a Wii, big-screen TV and a mini-fridge. It’s a safe space to hang out, work on homework, talk between classes and host events.

Events

OSTY and JOSTY has held events such as Friendsgiving, Lock-ins, Purim Carnival, making lunches for the OST Soup Kitchen, collecting food for the needy, celebrating Israeli culture and each other.

Cost

No one has to pay to be a member of OSTY or JOSTY. All 6th-12th graders are welcome at events.

OSTY ADVISORS

Hannah Cooper and Hunter Thomas

*If interested in serving, get in touch with us!

Have questions? For more information email us: osty@ohefsholom.org