Classes by age
Pre-K
Ages 3 to 4
Songs, stories and the Aleph Bet through play. Their first Shabbat party is a highlight of the year.
Kindergarten
Age 5
Letters and sounds, the holidays as they come, and simple blessings they bring home.
Grades 1 to 2
Ages 6 to 7
Reading begins. Weekly Torah stories, mitzvah projects and the first prayers from the siddur.
Grades 3 to 5
Ages 8 to 10
Confident reading, Jewish history, Israel, and why we do what we do.
Grades 6 to 7
Ages 11 to 13
Getting ready for Bar and Bat Mitzvah: their Torah portion, tefillin or Shabbat candles, and big questions.
What they learn
Hebrew
Reading and writing, and feeling at home in the siddur.
Torah
The week’s portion, with lessons for daily life.
Israel
The land, the people and our connection to both.
Jewish history
Where we come from, told as stories they’ll retell.
Holidays and Shabbat
Living the Jewish year, hands-on.
Jewish values
Kindness, honesty and giving, and the mitzvot behind them.
Aleph Champ reading
Children learn to read Hebrew at their own speed. Like belts in karate, each level has its own color, and every child moves up when they’re ready, so no one is held back or left behind.