In this day and age, the seeds of Jewish learning must be carefully fostered if they are to grow with the child into maturity. We don't take for granted that this will happen, but actively cultivate the potential for joyful and thoughtful spirituality that is every child's birthright.
Strong faith comes through practice.
We teach children to become confident and competent in synagogue prayer and home ritual. Our students come away with a strong grounding in specific prayer skills and religious practices that will stay with them for life. While Hebrew is taught from the start as the language of prayer, key Biblical texts are taught in English translation to fully engage the student in comprehension of the text. Without distorting the context, every reasonable effort is made to bring home the relevance of the Biblical stories to students' lives and personal choices. We emphasize the aspect of Jewish community, that we are connected with one another and the wider world.