Religious Education

Beit Midrash

Junior Kindergarten through Grade 6

Sundays,
9:30am to 12:30pm

• Experiencing Hebrew begins in Kindergarten with our Hebrew Through Movement program
• Cooking Jewishly program with a professional baker
• Community T'filah (prayers) with Rabbi Weiss and Cantor Littman in a visual and musical setting
• Music: Joyous and fun weekly song sessions
• Madrichim Teen program: Students in Grades 7+ assist in our classrooms, lead lessons and create special all-school events, and earn valuable high school community service hours
• ShinShinim: Each year, we welcome an Israeli teen to become part of our Temple family, to bring Israel to our students and congregation
• Lilmod B'Yachad: Learning Together family programming

Beit Noar

Grades 7 – 10

• Grades 7-8: a year of Mitzvah and Menchlichkeit exploring Judaism through creative experiences, our shared Jewish History and Jewish holidays throughout the year.  We will explore the answers to "What are our responsibilities to our world?"  
• Hebrew learning doesn't end at Beit Ivrit! Grade 7s hone their prayer reading skills, and Grade 8s are introduced to conversational Hebrew
• Tallit Project: workshop for our Grade 7 class and their parents, where each student will create their unique tallit and learn to tie tzitzit in time for their B'nai Mitzvah
• Mikvah Educational program. 
• A fall weekend retreat to Lake St. George.
• Dinner is served every Monday except when we are off-site.

  Grade 9: Our weekly program!

• L'taken Experience - Trip to Ottawa and learning to advocate for our community.
• Learning with leaders in our community
• Cantor Littman's "Resilience of the Soul" program monthly
  And ...
• Jewish Movie Night
• Cooking with Marnee
• guest speakers and field trips
• Mikvah Educational program. 
• Dinner is served every Monday except when we are off-site.

These are just a few highlights of this program, which focuses on finding strength and joy in Judaism. 

Confirmation

The Grade 10 year is the year of Confirmation – the year during which Jewish teens confirm their commitment to Torah (study), Avodah (prayer), and G’milut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness). Commitment to Torah is demonstrated by attendance at the Monday study sessions with the Rabbi and other staff. Attendance at the required number of services, as well as preparing and leading the Confirmation service on Erev Shavuot, demonstrates commitment to Avodah. Additionally, students select an area of interest to participate in regular community service. The year includes a weekend trip to New York City with Rabbi Weiss in April.  Dinner is served every Monday, except when we're off-site.

Mondays,
6:00pm to 8:00pm





FIRST DAY
Beit Noar
September 16




 

Beit Ivrit

Grades 3 – 6 Modern Hebrew and prayer skills

• Individualized reading program to allow each student to learn at a pace that works best for them
• Weekly Reflective T'filah to learn about the order and meaning of the prayer service, while engaging in prayer during our T'filah sessions
• Welcome to Modern Hebrew to introduce vocabulary and cursive writing, through short stories, poetry and written activities
• Hebrew beyond Reading: filled with different paths and activities to experience the joy and challenge of learning our Hebrew language
• Grade 6 B'nai Mitzvah preparation to learn the life-long skill of chanting trope with Cantor Littman

Tuesdays,
5:30pm to 7:15pm

FIRST DAY
Beit Ivrit
September 17