About twice a month, parents are invited to participate in adult classes that parallel their child's curriculum. Occasionally, parents and children join together for a combined program. In addition, several times during the school year, parents of sixth graders join their children for a morning of family education linked to the sixth grade curriculum. The family programs expand upon key issues in a creative and experiential way. The goal of the Hebrew program is to build fluency in reading Hebrew.
Students learn to read and understand the prayers and prayer book, and to write Hebrew script.
A Siyyum Ha-Sefer celebration marking the completion of the first Hebrew primer, is an annual highlight of the Aleph Hebrew class. Parents are invited to participate in this milestone as each student is presented with a copy of the Reform prayerbook, Gates of Prayer. Although parents are encouraged to enroll their children in the three-day program, it is recognized that some families may find it difficult to do so. These families may opt to send their children only to the Sunday Judaic studies class which does not include Hebrew. For children with special needs, we offer a Gesher class for additional supportduring Hebrew school.