Celebrate and explore holidays and Jewish values. Their Jewish identities are enhanced through the celebration of holidays and traditions with the addition of home activities with their parents. Bible stories and biblical personalities are explored. The lower school meets once a week on Sunday mornings. The three main themes of the upper school are Torah, Hebrew and Exploring our Roots and Traditions.
Students study the Torah with special attention to Jewish values and ethical choices.
Hebrew preparation focuses primarily on creating competent and knowledgeable readers of the prayerbook and other rituals. The history of the Jews from the Golden Age of Spain, shtetl life in Europe, the history and culture of Israel and contemporary American Jewry is covered as well. The upper school meets twice a week, on Sunday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. There is an additional fee for this program which is not included in the regular school fee. In addition, they will attend the Wednesday evening program.