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Religious School Curriculum Overview
Pre-K
Pre-Kindergarten is an introduction to Religious School. Students learn about Jewish symbols and holidays through art, music, and drama.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten provides an overview of the Jewish holidays, Jewish ritual objects, the elements and people in the synagogue. A special focus will be placed on tzedakah (righteous giving) and gemilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness).
First Grade
First Grade uses a series of booklets called Let's Explore Being Jewish. With these booklets, our students experience the full range of Jewish life, including: the cycle of holidays, how a Torah is written, why the eternal light never goes out, why we have a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah, the different sounds a shofar makes, what synagogues around the world look like, what is inside a mezuzah. The first grade also focuses on the Shabbat experience.
Second Grade
Second Grade explores the Jewish Life Cycle and God. Through various programs, the students participate in "mock" ceremonies and ritual observances. Additionally, the second graders have a collective naming ceremony during a Shabbat service this year! Throughout the year, the class will focus on expressions of God in this world, and how we interact with God, define God, and struggle with God.
Third Grade
Third Grade studies Torah stories and Bible heroes. In this context, the students will also explore ideas of God and humanity, and the interaction between them.
Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade begins a journey into the land of Israel, to learn about the people, places, and experiences that have shaped our Jewish homeland.
Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade is the start of an intensive history series. Students study the early rabbinic period through the Middle Ages, with an emphasis on Diaspora Jewish living.
Sixth Grade
Sixth Grade examines American Jewish history. In this framework, students also do some research into their own personal family history.
Seventh Grade
Seventh Grade journeys toward understanding the power of living a life of mitzvot (commandments). Students will take a look at the commandments conceptually, the question of what it means to be "commanded," and the challenge of adding the observance commandments to our secular lives.
Eighth Grade
Eighth Grade will focus on modern day ethical dilemmas, highlighting Jewish decision-making based on biblical and rabbinic texts.
Ninth Grade
Ninth Grade will study the Ten Commandments, with a focus on application to modern Jewish living.
Tenth Grade - Confimation
Tenth Grade is a special experience created by a teaching team headed by Ronnie Steine and Rabbi Flip. The class curriculum will focus on Torah and Jewish literature. Outside the classroom, the students will participate in a trip to New York, as well as a weekend at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati.
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