SRFY (formerly called SCOTY) is for high school students, grades 9-12 and is open to all Jewish youth in Santa Cruz County. Our youth group is enthusiastic about having new members. We want to share what has become a central and essential part of our lives.  It only costs $35 to join, and you can get your membership form (PDF) right here.

Besides putting on a variety of events throughout the year, we participate in events offered by the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), where we participate with Jewish teens from all over the US.

Join the SRFY MySpace group to connect with other SRFY members and learn about upcoming events! http://groups.myspace.com/scoty

Contact the youth advisor, Alice Pennes, at apennes@tbeaptos.org or (831) 479-3444, x204

Upcoming Events

SRFY Spaghetti Fundraiser
Wednesday, December 5, 5:45-7:00
The youth group’s first fundraiser of the year! Your support helps our youth groupers year round! $10 a plate, kids under ten $5.

SRFY Hanukah Party
Saturday, December 8, 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Come enjoy games, fun, and food while hanging out with other bay area youth groups. Please bring $5 and under white elephant gift to exchange with your friends. The cost is $5 with a Social Action donation (more info to come on what this item will be!) and $7 with out the Social Action donation.

SRFY (and SCOTY) in the News

Event blends cultures, faiths: kites, peace unite kids at religious youth summit. May 1, 2005, Santa Cruz Sentinel

Past Events

January 26-28—Annual ski trip. SRFY headed up to Tahoe for a long weekend of skiing and snowboarding and fun in the snow. Open to 7th-12th graders.

January 2007—Youth group gets a new name. The senior youth group changed its name from SCOTY to SRFY (pronounced "surfy").

Wednesday, December 20, 6:00–7:00 pm—SCOTY Ristorante. The youth group served a pasta dinner in the Temple social hall in the time between Temple School and Hebrew High. The dinner and the raffle, which ended at the event, raised $2000 for scholarships to the NFTY convention in Philadelphia in February 2007.

December 16, 2006—Chanukah party with latkes, sufganyot, and dreidel.

December 8-10, 2006—SCOTY went to NFTY's Fall Inter. About 20 TBE teens attended a fun weekend at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, where they met and befriended many other Jewish teens from Northern California, Nevada, and Hawaii.

November 11-12, 2006—Bonfire @ Seabright Beach and sleepover at TBE. Youth groups from San Jose (SHAGY) and the South Bay (PARTY) joined us for a night of s'mores, singing, and a great time.

October 27-29, 2006—SCOTY went to NFTY's CMC, a fun leadership-themed weekend with all of the NFTY-CWR region, which includes Northern California and Hawaii. Held at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa.

October 22, 2006—International cooking event. We cooked 5 different dishes from around the world and then ate our delicious food together.

June 30, 2006—Senior send-off Shabbat. A dinner was held for graduating seniors and their family, followed by a Shabbat service in their honor.

June 4, 2006—Beach day/bonfire/barbeque. About 20 members met at Twin Lakes Beach, for this last SCOTY event of the year. The waves were awesome, people played on the beach, the food was great, and we elected our new Board of Directors for the upcoming year.

April 26, 2006—Beit Café. The youth group sold pasta, salad, drinks, garlic bread, and other goodies in the Temple social hall in the time between Temple School and Hebrew High. A karaoke machine allowed the participants to provide the entertainment. Proceeds will help send our youth to the NFTY convention next year in Philadelphia.

May 5, 2006—SCOTY creative Shabbat service. The youth group designed and led the Friday night service.

March 12, 2006—Purim carnival. SCOTY members were out in force and in costume to put on the annual Purim carnival for kids of all ages. The staffed the games, gave out prizes, and sold food. Parents helped with raffle and ticket sales. This year's carnival made more gelt for SCOTY than ever before!

February 17, 2006—Pizza/movie night. About 20 teens crowded into the youth lounge for a little Shabbat fun.

January 27-29, 2006—Ski trip. Youth group members joined teens from Davis for two full days of skiing, a Havdallah service, hot tubs, ice skating, and programming at night. They traveled by luxury bus and stayed at the beautiful condos at North Star, which are just minutes away from the lifts.

December 18, 2005—Chanukah party. About 25 teens from Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, and Monterey enjoyed good food, fun, and games.

November 5, 2005—Cooking event. About 20 SCOTYites teamed up in the TBE kitchen to make 5 different international dishes and enjoy a youth-led Havdallah service.

October 30, 2005—Bigger and better scavenger hunt in downtown Santa Cruz. Twelve SCOTY members came and traded for some amazing things, including a bagel baking pan, a new pair of shoes, a poster, and some old records, to name a few.

September 24, 2005—Freshman kidnap. In the predawn hours, eight 9th graders were kidnapped by older SCOTY members and taken in their pajamas to breakfast at Denny's and a SCOTY orientation at Grant Street Park.

Sept 16 to 18, 2005—SCOTY camping trip at Sunset Beach. About 16 teens attended this event. The teens participated in a beach cleanup and then did warrior yoga on the beach. Everybody had a great time hanging out.