Objectives

• Familiar with blessings for the home and holidays
• Articulate the importance of blessings and when to use them
• Introduction to Hebrew letters, Hebrew songs, and fingerplays

Hebrew Familiarity

• Motzi, Kiddush (short), Alef-Bet
• Hebrew words for home and everyday life: colors, shapes, items in houses

Holidays

• Shabbat candles, Sh’ma, blessings for food (e.g., apples and honey)
• Familiarity with ritual objects and basic blessings for all holidays

Judaica

• What, how, and why of Mitzvot
• People to People / People to God

Implementation/Notes

• Multisensory curriculum
• T’filah, Hebrew through Movement

Objectives

• Familiar with blessings for the home and holidays
• Introduction to Hebrew letters: consonants and vowels

Hebrew Familiarity

• Motzi, Kiddush (short), Alef-Bet, Hebrew vocabulary

Holidays

• Shabbat, Passover, Four Questions, Shehecheyanu

Judaica

• Ritual objects and basic blessings for all holidays
• Mitzvot and relationship to God/others

Implementation/Notes

• Alef-Bet Yoga, Hebrew through Movement
• T’filah, Memory goals (Sh'ma, Kiddush, etc.)

Objectives

• Identify all letters of the Alef-Bet including final letters
• Blend letters to form basic Hebrew words
• Recognize and recite basic prayers
• Recognize Hatikvah and its meaning

Hebrew Familiarity

• All Aleph-Bet letters and sounds, prayers for holidays
• Bar’chu, Yom Tov candles, lulav and etrog, Chanukah candles

Holidays

• Fall/Winter focus: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Chanukah

Judaica

• Connection to Israel, Parshat HaShavua

Implementation/Notes

• T’filah, multisensory curriculum
• Create Alef-Bet book, Hebrew through Movement
• Memory goals: Sh’ma, candles, Kiddush, Motzi

Objectives

• Deepen prayer reading and recitation
• Master Alef-Bet consonants and vowels
• Learn Hebrew numbers

Hebrew Familiarity

• Hebrew numbers 1-10, vowels, prayer reading
• Adonai S’fatai Tiftach

Holidays

• Purim, Yom HaAtzmaut, Lag B’Omer, Shavuot

Judaica

• Weekly parashah, sacred stories

Implementation/Notes

• Hebrew through Movement, Drama with stories
• Multisensory curriculum, T’filah

Objectives

• Recognize, read, and recite prayers
• Develop connection to the Jewish Community

Hebrew Familiarity

• T'filah
• Decoding of the Aleph Bet (Multi-Syllabic Words)

Judaica

• God Talk & Holidays
• Torah

Implementation/Notes

• Class rotations, creative activities, community building
• School-wide events, T’filah, Hebrew 2x/week

Objectives

• Mastery of Barchu - Mi Chamocha (Self-Paced Course)

Hebrew Familiarity

• Continued prayer fluency
• Understanding of Friday Night Prayers

Judaica

• Prayer meaning, Immigration - Coming to America

Implementation/Notes

• Classroom community, school events, T’filah and Hebrew 2x/week

Objectives

• Read and chant full Shabbat morning service

Hebrew Familiarity

• Fluent and accurate chanting of all prayers

Judaica

• Jewish identity, Torah
• Jewish History

Implementation/Notes

• Creative activities, school events, T’filah 2x/week

Objectives

• Middot (values)

Judaica

• Jewish identity relevant to student lives
• Mitzvah Club

Implementation/Notes

• Community building, school events, T’filah 1x/week
• Connection with DYE (Ahrayut)

Objectives

• Middot (values)
• Hadracha (leadership)

Judaica

• Jewish Identity—relevant to students’ lives
• Leadership opportunities as Madrichim

Implementation

• Creative and engaging activities
• Classroom community building
• School Wide Holiday Events
• T’filah (1x a week)
• Ahrayut – connection with DYE

Objectives

• Middot (values)
• Hadracha (leadership)
• Rabbi engagement
• Becoming a Confirmand

Judaica

• Jewish Identity—relevant to students’ lives
• Leadership opportunities as Madrichim

Implementation

• Creative and engaging activities
• Classroom community building
• School Wide Holiday Events
• T’filah (1x a week)
• Ahrayut – connection with DYE

• Our program is a balance between leadership development, community building and Jewish education with input from students.
• 8–9th grade will have 1 hour of class weekly with a dedicated teacher or guest
• 10th grade (confirmation) will have 1 hour every other week with the Rabbi or guest
• 11–12th grade will have 1 hour monthly with the Rabbi or guest
• We will include at least four social events a year specific to this age group
• All classes will be held on Sunday Morning