We endeavor to foster a sense of 'Klal Israel,' Jewish community, by accepting that there are many ways for Jews to express their Jewishness. We aim to instill pride in being Jewish, to put Jewish principles into morally responsible practices, and to develop within each student the capacity for spiritual growth within a Jewish context.
Bible stories begin in kindergarten.
Our youngest children learn about the heroes and heroines found in the Torah. In the lower school, the Bible as sacred text is introduced from Genesis through the early books of the Prophets. Middle school students delve more deeply into Biblical stories by analyzing commentaries that complement the text. Jewish history focuses on how Jews in the world live today as well as on how they survived in the past. There is a natural integration between the general and Judaic studies.