Hebrew school

The Hebrew School serves students in 3rd through 7th Grades. All grades, except for 7th grade, meet on Sunday mornings during the school year from 9:00am to 12 noon and an additional two days during the week, usually Mondays and Wednesdays OR Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:45pm. The schedule for seventh grade students includes one-on-one Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring and Wednesday Night High School. This 5 year program teaches students Hebrew reading skills and comprehension as well as prayer competency that will completely prepare the student for his/her Bar/Bat Mitzvah along with studies in holidays, history, Israel and Torah.

The Intensive Hebrew students in 3rd and 4th grades will engage in Hebrew speaking, reading and writing through a wide variety of activities, including music, movement, games conversation and active play. The curriculum will be thematically based and include an exploration of t'fillah, tanakh, and holidays. Students in the Intensive Hebrew track will be expected to recognize, blend and decode all Hebrew letters and vowels. Classes will be held Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 4:15-5:45pm and on Sunday mornings will join together with their grade level classmates. They may opt to enroll in the Saturday morning Shabbat program for 3rd-5th grades in place of Sunday classes.