Our Programs
Nitzanim
Nitzanim is our program for 4-year-olds. Nitzanim meet on Sunday mornings monthly from 9:30-10:30. The program is designed to share the fun of Sunday school with those of us too young to be in our K-7 program.
Sunday school
Grades K-5 meet weekly on Sundays 9:30 – 12:00.
Grades 6-7 meet twice a week, Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 AND Wednesday 4:00 – 5:45.
On a typical Sunday we have two sessions – Hebrew and Judaica. Between those two sessions, the entire school meets in the social hall for snack, a short recess, and music time. We learn new songs from prayers, and Jewish camp music in Hebrew and English. Sometimes, we learn Israeli dancing or do a drama workshop. Following the second session, we come back together and spend this time with parents for the end of the day community prayer, tefillah, led by the school children.
B’nai Mitzvah* Wednesdays
Wednesday classes are meant to allow students more focused learning as they near their bar/bat mitzvah. The Wednesday afternoon class is taught by our education director and rabbi, Eliana Jacobowitz. Classes focus on learning the Shabbat morning liturgy, and on forming our personal sense of Jewish identity.
Our Wednesday program does not replace private tutoring in preparation for Bar/Bat Mitzvah but rather complements it. Students, when signing up for this course, please mark the full year in your calendar - please note this particularly if it extends beyond your bar/bat mitzvah date.
* B’nai – Heb. Children of; plural of Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Communal practices
- All students wear some sort of hat, kippah, or head covering during school hours, the choice of which is up to the student, as long it is respectful. We wear this to remind us that we are coming into a sacred space, and it reminds us to be our best selves while we are under the synagogue roof.
- Parents join their kids at the synagogue at 11:45 for a 15-minute fun family service at the end of Hebrew School.
- Families are strongly encouraged to come to the monthly shorter Shabbat services (dates listed on School Calendar page as well as on the TBB calendar page), followed by lunch, and is designed for families and those with shorter attention spans.
Nitzanim is our program for 4-year-olds. Nitzanim meet on Sunday mornings monthly from 9:30-10:30. The program is designed to share the fun of Sunday school with those of us too young to be in our K-7 program.
Sunday school
Grades K-5 meet weekly on Sundays 9:30 – 12:00.
Grades 6-7 meet twice a week, Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 AND Wednesday 4:00 – 5:45.
On a typical Sunday we have two sessions – Hebrew and Judaica. Between those two sessions, the entire school meets in the social hall for snack, a short recess, and music time. We learn new songs from prayers, and Jewish camp music in Hebrew and English. Sometimes, we learn Israeli dancing or do a drama workshop. Following the second session, we come back together and spend this time with parents for the end of the day community prayer, tefillah, led by the school children.
B’nai Mitzvah* Wednesdays
Wednesday classes are meant to allow students more focused learning as they near their bar/bat mitzvah. The Wednesday afternoon class is taught by our education director and rabbi, Eliana Jacobowitz. Classes focus on learning the Shabbat morning liturgy, and on forming our personal sense of Jewish identity.
Our Wednesday program does not replace private tutoring in preparation for Bar/Bat Mitzvah but rather complements it. Students, when signing up for this course, please mark the full year in your calendar - please note this particularly if it extends beyond your bar/bat mitzvah date.
* B’nai – Heb. Children of; plural of Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Communal practices
- All students wear some sort of hat, kippah, or head covering during school hours, the choice of which is up to the student, as long it is respectful. We wear this to remind us that we are coming into a sacred space, and it reminds us to be our best selves while we are under the synagogue roof.
- Parents join their kids at the synagogue at 11:45 for a 15-minute fun family service at the end of Hebrew School.
- Families are strongly encouraged to come to the monthly shorter Shabbat services (dates listed on School Calendar page as well as on the TBB calendar page), followed by lunch, and is designed for families and those with shorter attention spans.