Youth Education ยป Kol Shabbat
Our Kol Shabbat program integrates students from the Weekday Afternoon Religious School and students enrolled in our local Jewish Day Schools. The Saturday morning program includes classes on the weekly Torah portion, Torah trope, and Introduction to Rabbinic Texts/ Jewish Ethics. Our lively Junior Congregation is led by Rabbi Matzkin with help from teen Madrichim and cameos by Rabbi Booth and Rabbi Graff. It is exciting for our students to help lead the prayers as they learn them. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend Junior Congregation with
their children then stay for our wonderful weekly community kiddush lunch.
Rabbi Sarah Graff has graciously recorded many of the melodies we use in Junior Congregation. We encourage you to listen to these tracks with your children so you can grow as a family in your understanding of the Shabbat Morning Service. These melodies are available for you on the Learn the Service page.
Kol Shabbat Schedule for 2011-12
3rd-7th Grades:
9:15-9:55am: "Sha'ah Ivrit" Hebrew Hour
10:00-11:05am: Junior Congregation
11:20am-12:20pm: Kol Shabbat Classes
12:20pm: Community Kiddush Lunch
K-2nd Grades:
9:15-9:45am: "Sha'ah Ivrit" Hebrew Hour
10:15-11:00am: Parsha Class
11:15am-12:00pm: Family Service
12:05: lead Ein Keloheinu, return to Small Sanctuary for kiddush
12:20pm: Community Kiddush Lunch
Kol Shabbat Classes:
K-2nd Grade:
Parasha Study with Sally Goodis. Young scholars join in a creative, interactive lesson on the weekly Torah portion.
3rd-4th grades
Tefillah Study with Rabbi Matzkin and the Madrichim. Students study the meaning of prayers and gain prayer leading skills with teen study partners, followed by exciting camp-style games and activities to build group spirit and reinforce the big ideas of the prayers.
5th-6th grades
1) Torah Trope with Jeff Schwarz. Learn this important skill and gain the confidence to chant Torah in Junior Congregation. This is a great first step towards B'nai Mitzvah preparation.
2) Parsha Partners with Aviv Monarch. A look at the layers of meaning in the weekly Torah portion through source texts, props and chevruta (study partner) learning. Adult participants study in chevruta with children (but not with their own!)
Note: 5th and 6th grade students will be placed in one class each year.
7th grade
Introduction to Rabbinic Texts with Carol Booth. Learn how the ancient rabbis shaped our modern religion and struggled with the same ethical issues we do. Lively discussions, skits, and contemporary case studies are some of the ways students are introduced to the Mishnah, Talmud, and rabbinic commentaries.
Note: The 7th grade class will attend morning services following their Mishnah class in the main sanctuary on days when their classmates become B'nai Mitzvah.
To register for the 2011-12 school year, click here.
For more information about our Religious School Program, contact the Director of Lifelong Learning Rabbi Laurie Matzkin, or her assistant Ariana Schroder.
