Polsky Religious School PreK through 10th Grade

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PreK meets once a month The children make Jewish holiday crafts, sing Hebrew songs and prayers, and form friendships through play both in the classroom and on the nursery school playground.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade meets on Sunday Mornings The children are introduced to prayers, Hebrew letters, holiday celebrations, and Torah stories. They spend time with Jewish friends and learn how to be a mensch.
Grades 3 – 7 meet on both Sunday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. The students gain more advanced Hebrew skills, practice leading prayers, take a closer look at the Jewish holidays and the Torah, and enjoy spending time with Jewish friends.
Pre-B’nei Mitzvah Program for 5th and 6th Graders Details HERE
7th Grade Hebrew Ulpan meets on Wednesdays and Sundays Students are enrolled in a Hebrew Ulpan course that is taught by local Hebrew speakers. The class enjoys practicing Hebrew dialogs, learning the words to songs from Israel, and reading Hebrew literature.
8th Grade Post B’nei Mitzvah enrichment meets on Sunday mornings. Start time is 8:45 am for breakfast followed by tefillot (prayers in the new sanctuary). Each 8th grader will be assigned a lower school class to mentor during the service.

10:00 am-11:00 am JCCL. Jewish Culture, Customs, and Life (cooking with Danielle Antes, Torah study with Rabbi Kaplan and Rabbi Glickman, art, music, mitzvah projects, understanding prayers, pre-Madrichim training, and Israel today will be offered in a rotation for the whole group)

11:00 am to 11:15 am. Break

11:10 am to 12:00 pm. Jewish Studies (Comparative Religion) with Dawn Gale.

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