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The Beth Shalom Congregation Religious School community will educate and inspire our students through exceptional learning opportunities. Our Religious School aims to cultivate life-long Jewish identification, community participation, and Hebrew and Judaic knowledge in a loving, caring, nurturing, and fun learning environment that includes spiritual, ethical, and social experiences.
Student learning, growth and achievement are our top priorities. To accomplish these we envision:
- A true partnership that includes parents, students, staff, clergy, religious school board members, and the community
- A well-equipped, trained and qualified staff that puts students first, exhibits strong leadership, has a passion for teaching and learning, and is committed to the success of every student
- A curriculum based on research and best practices that allows students to demonstrate knowledge through a variety of activities
OUR GOALS
Language: Students will be able to:
- read scripture texts
- read and lead prayers
- read script and print Modern Hebrew
- understand simple Modern Hebrew
- understand, basic prayer themes
- write simple Hebrew sentences
Prayer: Students will:
- Appreciate prayer as a resource for spiritual expression, connecting to G- d and bonding with the Jewish community in America, abroad and in Israel
- Learn to see prayer as a record of our people’s history, a repository of Jewish values, Hebrew poetic imagination, and a language for the individual to express his or her place in the world
Services: Students will be able to participate comfortably in Shabbat evening and morning services, holiday services, and to summarize the major themes of the Shabbat prayers.
Bible: Students will be able to outline the major narrative episodes of the Hebrew Bible and relate them to modern life and religion and living ethically based lifestyle
Observance and rituals: Students will be able to describe the principal observances and celebrations of the Jewish year and Jewish life-cycle events and to carry out the home rituals associated with them
Literature: Students will have an overview of the major styles of Jewish literature (Bible, Talmud, codes, commentary, prayer, poetry), and a basic knowledge of content (Bible characters, traditional Jewish law, etc.)
Culture: Students will have a repertoire of Jewish songs, dances, and creative arts experiences in order to participate in the full range of Jewish cultural achievement and communal life
Values: Students will understand how to use Jewish resources to make moral and ethical decisions
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