Speaking and conversational abilities improve as the teacher uses more Hebrew in the classroom. More time is spent in Saturday morning services to familiarize the children with the service. Students lead prayers as they master them and participate in children's services. This section of the Gimel curriculum examines Jewish families through the generations recognizing the changes in family structure in different communities. Much time and attention have been spent adapting the Bureau's family history project to serve the diverse family arrangements here at Sha'ar Zahav.
Students study Jewish history through learning about Jewish heroes.