Prayers/Davening
Throughout the year in Hebrew School students will master different prayers sung in the traditional Hebrew tunes with the help of a Siddur/Prayer Book. Some famous tunes are Modeh Ani, Mah Tovu, Adon Olam, Shema, Ein Kelokainu, Aleinu, Shabbat & Holiday Prayers. Classical Jewish and Hebrew Songs will be sung throughout the day as well.
Holiday Learning
Students will prepare and learn the customs and meaning of the Jewish Holidays through crafts, songs, and holiday workshops! This year, your child will proudly explain the how and why as they observe and lead your home in the various holiday observances.
Aleph Champ/Hebrew Reading Program
The Aleph Champ program is based on the motivational philosophy of Martial Arts. Children work their way up this 10-step reading program, beginning as a 'white reader' and ending as a 'black reader' earning medals and prizes along the way. This program provides excitement and inspiration leading the child into a winning cycle of learning until they eventually become a master reader! Reviewing at home during the week is key to success in this program! Read more about Aleph Champ here.
Judaic Knowledge Program
Every year our Judaic Knowledge program focuses on a different subject.
This year, the subject title is Israel Quest. Students embark on an adventure of a lifetime, exploring our history as Am Yisrael Chai! Discover our humble beginnings in Israel with Prophets and Kings as well as our perseverance through good times and bad in the millennia which followed.
(In other years, the Judaic Knowledge Program includes: Everyday Jewish customs, the Biblical history of the Jewish people and the ethical values of Judaism.)
Israel Quest
There is a vital and immediate need to engage Jewish children with a deep connection and pride for Israel and its central role in the Jewish past, present, and future. Israel Quest unlocks our heritage in the Holy Land Students in our Hebrew School of the Arts will learn and relive the journey of the Jewish People in the Land of Israel, from the time the Jews entered the land led by prophets and kings, until the destruction of the Holy Temples. The story doesn't end there. Discover the secret to our eternal survival with tools that were established to keep Judaism thriving in the Diaspora, keeping our nation alive, and with it our connection to our eternal heritage - Eretz Yisrael! Using educational tools such as VR, topography, theater, crafts, STEAM, and filmmaking, this experience is bound to capture the attention of each student.