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
• 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 own unique tallit and learn to tie tzitzit in time for their B'nai Mitzvah
• A fall weekend retreat

  Grade 9: Our weekly program!

• Trip to Montreal
• 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

are just some of the highlights of this program focused on living Jewishly as a young adult

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). Showing commitment to Torah is demonstrated by attendance at the Monday study sessions with the Rabbi and other staff. Attendance at a required number of services, as well as preparing and leading the Confirmation service on Erev Shavuot shows commitment to Avodah. In addition, students choose an area of interest for regular community service. The year includes a weekend trip to New York City with Rabbi Weiss in April. Pizza Dinner every Monday, except when we're off-site.

Mondays,
6:00pm to 8:00pm


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FIRST DAY
Beit Noar
October 2




 

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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,
4:45pm to 6:45pm

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FIRST DAY
Beit Ivrit
October 3