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Education Director:
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408-264-1229
Shalom!
We are delighted that you are considering Congregation Sinai’s Religious School for your child’s Judaic
education.
Our program offers your family a warm, nurturing environment where your child can thrive and grow:
We have a project based curriculum to engage students at all levels and interests. Students learn
Hebrew reading skills in an individualized setting to meet their needs.
We strive to give children and families the tools and experiences that will help them to live a Jewish
life. We endeavor to impart a love for Judaism and for Eretz Yisrael, engagement with God, and a
commitment to mitzvot (good deeds) and tikkun olam (making the world a better place).
Shabbat is central to Judaism. We have children’s services once a month, November through May.
Shabbat Lamishpacha (Shabbat for Families) includes Torah for tots for our pre-K children and their
parents, Jr. Congregation for Kindergarten through fifth grades, and Participation Shabbat for sixth
grade students.
At Congregation Sinai, we form a partnership between parents, students, and the Religious School.
We look forward to embarking on this journey together.
Enclosed, please find the Registration Form as well as the Fee Schedule Form. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me.
B'Shalom,
Jackie F. Cohen
Education Director
Calendar for 5770 (2009-2010) School Year
The calendar for the current school year can be found here .
Forms for 5770 (2009-2010) School Year
Information and registration forms for the upcoming school year may be downloaded and printed from
here. Completed forms may be faxed to 408-294-1324.
Google Group for Religious School Parents
Please sign up for the SinaiRS Google Group. Go to http://groups.google.com/group/sinaischool and click
on " Apply for group membership".
Hebrew High
Hebrew High information can be found here .
Religious School Mission Statement
Congregation Sinai Religious School
partners with the Sinai community to create an environment that is
conducive to learning and understanding Judaism within the framework
of the Conservative Movement.
We strive to give children and families
the tools and experiences that will help them to live a Jewish life.
We endeavor to impart a love for Judaism and for Eretz Yisrael,
engagement with God, and a commitment
to mitzvot and tikkun olam.
Teacher Profiles
Teacher Profiles can be found TBD .
Religious School Goals
To develop an
appreciation of Judaism and a sense of pride in being Jewish by
providing a positive,
experiential atmosphere for learning prayers,
history, and holidays using art forms, music, cooking,
and other
projects.
To engage with
God, Torah, and mitzvot within the framework of the Conservative
Movement and
to incorporate them into our lives in a meaningful way.
To develop of
sense of Jewish responsibility towards all people throughout the
world through
tzedakah (charity) and gemilut chasadim (acts of
loving-kindness).
To develop an
appreciation and identification with Klal Yisrael and to foster a
sense of community
with Jews in Israel and around the world.
To develop
synagogue competence, including understanding the structure and
meaning of Jewish
prayer and the ability to participate in
congregational services.
To develop basic
Hebrew reading and writing skills.
Shalom
HEBREW
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Level
1:
Learn
the Hebrew Letters: Bet, tav, shin, mem, lamed, caf, hey, reish,
chaf, vet, dalet
Vowels:
Patach,
kamatz, schva, chataf-patach
Level
2:
Learn
the Hebrew Letters: Alef, vav, kuf, tzadi, ayin, nun, nun sofit,
chet, yud, mem sofit, tet
Vowels:
Chirik
and chirik with yud, Cholam and cholam with vav
Level
3:
Learn
Hebrew Letters: Pay, samech, fey, tzaki sofit, sin, gimmel, zayin,
chaf sofit, fey/pey sofit
Vowels:
Segol,
chataf-segol, tzereh and tzereh with yud, shuruk, qubuz
Level
4:
Fluent
reading of Shabbat blessings, Havdallah prayers, Food blessings
Level
5:
Fluent
Reading of Barchu, Sh’ma/V’ahavata, Mi Chamocha, Kaddish
Level
6:
Fluent
Reading of: Torah Service Prayers: Ein Chamocha, Ark Opening, Torah
Blessing, Ashrei
Level
7
Fluent
Reading of: Haftarah blessings, Birkat shalom, ein keloheinu, adon
olam, aleinu
Level
8:
Fluent
Reading of: Opening Amidah Prayers: Avot v’Imahot, G’vurot,
K’dusha, Birkat Hamazon
Upon
completion of all 8 levels, students will begin to study with the
rabbi. Sundays they will study how to lead the shacharit service and
Tuesdays they will study Torah trope.
Shalom
Judaica
Curriculum Overview
Shalom
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Grade
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Torah
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Textbook
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Judaica
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Textbook
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Projects
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Prayer Focus (English
Translations)
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1st-2nd
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Genesis: Flood to Tower of
Babel (year one), Abraham and Sarah (year 2)
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I Can Learn Torah 1 (year
1), I Can Learn Torah Vol. 2 (year 2): Torah Aura
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Chagim/
Judaism at home
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BJL Beginnings: Torah Aura
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Challah, Sh’ma
Pillowcases, Tzedakah Boxes, Havdallah candles, b’samim
bags,Kiddush cups
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Bracha formula, Modeh Ani,
Bedtime Sh’ma, Havdallah prayers
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3rd
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Exodus: Moses to Joshua
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Bible People Book 2: Behrman
House
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Israel:
Geography, culture, food
Jewish Values:
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Passport
to Israel: Torah Aura
Jewish Values from Alef to
Tav: Torah Aura
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Create Map of Israel, Cook
Israeli food, Mosaic of old city, create Red Sea for Pesach, omer
calendar
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Blessings for food, wine,
N’tilat yedaim, Shabbat brachot, ein keloheinu/adon olam
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4th
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Prophets
and
Writings
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Explorer’s
Bible
Volume
2:
Behrman
House
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Life
Cycle:
Brit
Milah to
Death,
God
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The
Circle of Jewish Life: Torah Aura
I
Have Some Questions About God: Torah Aura
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Mock Wedding, Visit Mikvah
at JCC, visit cemetery, make wimpel
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Barchu,
Sh’ma, V’ahavta,
Mi
Khamokha
Ashrei
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5th/6th
grade
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Torah
Commentary/Parashat HaShavua,
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Chumash,
Parashat Cards, Instant Lessons:, What is Mishnah, What is a
Rashi,
Torah Toons I: Torah Aura
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Midrash
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Instant
Lessons-What is Midrash, Stories We Live By,
Make
a Midrash Out of Me:
Torah Aura
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Elijah’s cup, Torah
Factory (chabad), write their own midrash
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5th
grade:
Beginning
of Torah Service, Ark Opening, Taking Torah Out, Torah
Blessings, Returning Ark,
6th
Grade: Haftarah Blessings, Ashrei, Birkat Shalom, Birkat Ha’mazon,
Aleinu
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7th grade
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Gemilut
Chesed Environmentalism
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Kids
Guide to Service Projects: Torah Aura
Let the Earth Teach you
Torah
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Hot Topics
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The
Holocaust: A
History of Courage and Resistance:
Behrman House
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Service
Learning Projects off-campus set by students
Visit Contemporary Jewish
Museum, Amidah Cards
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Amidah, Avot v’imahot,
g’vurot, k’dushah, Kaddish,
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