Religious School

Mitchell Turk, Principal				Jason Klein, Rabbi


		     Youth Education
New for 2003 at RCBE

In the Beginning
A time & place for young Children and their parents to socialize and explore Jewish art, music, and culture.

(11-17 months)	     Fourteen Thursdays starting Sept 11     10 AM. -11 AM.
(18-25 months)	     Fourteen Thursdays starting Sept 11     11:15 AM. - 12:30 P.M.

$275 for synagogue members / $375 for non-members
Registration deadline is August 3l, 2OO0.


Tot Holiday Workshop
This new workshop is a companion program to our Tot Shabbat Service. The once a month
two-hour curriculum focuses on the Jewish holidays. Parents and children work together
with Judy Schneider exploring songs, customs, and family rituals that will enhance holiday
celebration.
(Ages 3,4, and 5)			      2nd Tuesday of the month	   4:15 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.
			    or the following Thursday if calendar dictates.

$100 for synagogue members / $200 for non-members

RCBE Religious School
Our Religious School curriculum will provide students with a comprehensive background in
Jewish history, holidays and language so that, as adults, they will make informed decisions
concerning their own Jewish lives. This will occur in a manner so that each student and his
or her family may achieve a fuffihling and evolving level of familiarity and involvement

We will strive to develop students who understand that Judaism is a continually evolving
religious civilization. We will foster identification with the community. Our curriculum will
reflect our long history of music, art, culture, literature, and tradition, and will include
respect of the environment

Our aim is to create an egalitarian, innovative, and nurturing atmosphere, which will
ultimately inspire our students to live according to Jewish values.1



Religious School Schedule

Aleph (1st Grade)	       Tuesday		4:15 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.

Bet (2nd Grade) 	       Thursday 		4:15 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.

Gimel, Dalet, Hey, and Vav     Tuesday and Thursday  4:15 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.
(3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades)

Zayin (7th Grade)	       Tuesday		4:15 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.
			       Thursday 	6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M.

Beit Noar (8th - 12th Grades)  Tuesday		6:15 P.M. - 7:45 P.M




Fami1y Shabbat Dinner and service
			       1st Friday of the Month	6:30 P.M.


Youth Shabbat Service:	       2nd Saturday of the Month 10:00 AM. -11:00 AM
Nitzanim		(Ages3-7)      Judy Schneider
Junior Congregation	(Ages 8-12)    Mitchell Turk


Special Programs - Ongoing:
Music		      Each class will explore a wide variety of Jewish music once a week

Our clubs perform for special synagogue and religious school
events over the course of the school year.
Starting in 6~ grade, our students learn how to read Torah,
Haftorah, and recite the blessings and prayers that are part of a
Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony.
Students complete Mitzvot from monthly Mitzvah Corp sheet
Members are announced at Family Shabbat Services.
Clubs - Drama, Music, etc.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class
Mitzvah Corp

Special Programs - Annual:
Chanukah Program and Maccabiah
Tu B'Shevat Seder
Purim Carnival
Model Seder
Yom Haatzmaut Virtual Israel
Yom HaShoah Program
Lag B'Omer BBQ


Family Education:
Aleph-Hey
       2-2 hour sessions for each class over the course of the year
	covering family home and synagogue rituals

Vav Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Hour        2-1 hour sessions over the course of the Spring
Zayin Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family llour	2-1 hour sessions over the course of the Fall

It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of the truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never exchange for anything else. --- Albert Schweitzer

Rev'd 2/26/2004