Beth Israel Religious School
Congregation
Beth Israel is pleased to offer an extensive program for
all children, from toddlers through high school.
Programs:
Programs:
| Toddler Play Group | |
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| Religious School | ||
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Classes are generally held on Sundays and Thursdays. Check the calendar for current dates and schedule
Toddler Play Group
Our Toddler Play Group, led by Sharon
Cores, typically meets one Sunday per month, and is
designed to introduce Judaism, including Jewish
holidays and other areas of Jewish life, to the
youngest in the community. Available to both members
and non-members alike, we offer a structured (but
FUN!) program where parents can begin to provide their
toddlers a social experience within a religious
context, and allows them to meet other parents with
similar interests.
Religious School
The Students from Pre-Kindergarten
through Grade 6 attend our Religious School. (Our 7th
Graders and beyond attend our Midrasha program.) The
program offers an engaging curriculum where each year
builds on central themes of Hebrew, Synagogue Skills
(i.e. prayers, Trope), Israel, Jewish Holidays,
Mitzvot, and other Jewish themes.
Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and first graders attend each Sunday morning, where they are introduced to the Jewish Holidays, Hebrew letters, and more. Our second through fourth graders meet two days a week and learn common prayers, more about the history and culture of Israel, stories from the Bible, and more about learning Jewish values.
This learning continues for our fifth and sixth grade students, who also learn both Haftarah and Torah Trope, and learn more in depth about Jewish life cycle events and the holidays.
Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and first graders attend each Sunday morning, where they are introduced to the Jewish Holidays, Hebrew letters, and more. Our second through fourth graders meet two days a week and learn common prayers, more about the history and culture of Israel, stories from the Bible, and more about learning Jewish values.
This learning continues for our fifth and sixth grade students, who also learn both Haftarah and Torah Trope, and learn more in depth about Jewish life cycle events and the holidays.
Midrasha
The goal of our Midrasha program is to
engage our oldest students in a meaningful,
age-appropriate education program that will allow them
to explore what it means to be Jewish in America, in
the past and in their lives today. Breaking away from
the traditional classroom format, this program is
designed to be more experiential in nature and has in
the past included field trips to the Touro synagogue
(the oldest synagogue in America, located in Newport,
RI), cooking competitions, and more, in an attempt to
make our students connect and remain connected with
Judaism.
