Education & Youth
Shalom is beginning its second year of operating a fully integrated Religious
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School program with a strong family education component. The Synagogue has an outstanding Nursery their
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children
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graders.
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invite
parents
and
grandparents,
together
with
classes for kindergartners through 12th
g randchildren, to make Jewish learning a lifelong endeavor.
Adat Shalom Religious School
The Adat Shalom Youth & Education program
is designed to open the pathway to Jewish
education for the youth of our congregation. At Adat Shalom we aim to make education an
enterprise of joy, pride and accomplishment. We hope to engage the hearts and minds of our
children, to help them sense the continuity of Jewish tradition, the richness and creativity of
Jewish learning, and the possibilities of an active, commited Jewish life today and tomorrow.
We have an excellent staff of teachers dedicated to instilling a love of our tradition in our stu-
dents. Our educational program is divided into four sections plus Nosh 'n Drash:
In Kindergarten and Aleph (First Grade), we seek to build a foundation of
Primary Department:
concrete Jewish experiences upon which learning in later years can be built. Our introduction
into the world of Jewish learning is attractive, warm, and rich in experiences and meaningful
content. Our aim is to instill a love for things Jewish and to nourish the child's own natural
sources of curiosity and his/her desire to know who he/she is, where he/she belongs, and from
where he/she came. Children attend for two hours on Sunday mornings.
Our Mechina (preparation) program provides a transition
Mechina Program (Second Grade):
from informal, affective learning on Sundays only to a more academic curriculum two days a
week. An emphasis is placed on lec ning to read Hebrew and to the mitzvot connected to the
celebration of holidays. Students are also introduced to the weekly study of Torah.
In grades Gimel through Zayin (Third through Seventh), our academic
Elementary Department:
program is designed for three days a week - either Sunday/Monday/Wednesday or
r a more in-
Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday. In the Elementary Department students are prepared f
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depth discovery of Jewish life. Our curriculum focuses on the study of ,
Tefillah/Siddur, Holidays/Customs/ Laws, Social Studies, and Social Action.
Gesher, which means bridge, provides the transition from our Religious
Gesher (Eighth Grade):
School program to our Nosh 'n Drash program. Gesher meets on Monday afternoons from 4:15
of
- 6:15 p.m. The program provides a sensitive environment for hard-hitting, honest discussion
issues relevant to adolescents while providing opportunities to socialize with friends.
Nosh 6 n Drash
This social/educational program for 9th-12th graders
es place on meet i day
t a k restudents
ti evenings, beginning with a dinner/social ho at 6 p.m.,
malty with Clergy and staff. Leading figures from the Jewish community are frequently
enroll
invited to speak. During the formal education period from 7 to 9 p.m., stu dents
fill specific
in two classes, one required and one elective. Those in 10th grade or older, who ful
tructors com-
requirements are eligible for Confirmation. Our Clergy and other experienced ins
prise the Nosh 'n Drash faculty.
Family Education
,
Family Education is an integral part of our educational program
at Adat Shalom. Special programs are designed to bring the
family directly into the learning process with their children, creat-
ing a partnership between school and home. The following pro-
grams are planned for the coming year:
Religious School Orientation / Super Sukkot Salut e:
Sunda y, September 11
Monday, October 3
Nosh 'n Drash Opening Program
Religious School / Men's Club Tallit 'n Tefillin Program
Sunday, October 16, December 11, February 26
Social Action/ Yad B'Yad Tzedakah Day October 30
Sunday, November 13
Daled Lilmod B'yachad (4th grade)
Gimel - Hay (3rd - 5th grades) Shabbat Dinner
Friday, November 18
Monday, November 21
Nosh 'n Drash Parent-Teen Program
Sunday, December 18
Hay Lilmod B'yachad (5th grade)
Gan - Bet (Kindergarten - Second Grade) Tu Bishevat Program
Sunday, January 15
Vov - Zayin (Sixth & Seventh grades) Shabbat Dinner
Friday, January 20
MJAC/JEFF AIDS Program for Ninth Graders
Mondays, January 23 & 30
Gimel - Hay (3rd - 5th grades) Purim Family Education Program
Sunday, March 12
Monday, March 27
Nosh 'n Drash Parent-Teen Program
Gan - Bet (Kindergarten - Second grades)
Sunday, April 9
Shabbat Dinner March 31 & Passover Program
Family Shabbat Services
A unique opportunity for families with youngsters
under the age of 13 to celebrate Shabbat together
The Family Shabbat Service is designed especially for families
to enhance Shabbat morning worship. The service will begin
at 11 a.m. in the Joseph D. Shiffman Chapel on the following
Shabbatot:
October 22, December 17, January 28, April 29, May 20