Monthly Activities
We meet in our Temple Emanu-El Religious School classrooms on Sunday mornings, and grades 3 through 7 also meet on Wednesday afternoons for Hebrew instruction.
Our new Jewish Values-based curriculum meshes well with Temple Emanu-El’s mission; to build a vibrant community through Reform Judaism. We teach our students through the behavior we model. We inspire, engage and cultivate our students’ desire to do good in the world and embrace their Jewish identity.
Students will learn to use Jewish culture, holidays, text, history, and traditions to make responsible decisions and build positive relationships. We will teach your children to read Hebrew, chant prayers, and understand their meaning.
If you have questions about our school please contact our TERS Director, Lisa Marcus at (860) 443-3005 ext. 4. We look forward to another wonderful new school year.
Our Curriculum Focus This Month
Our Faculty
| Kitah Gan | Rachel Sherman |
| Kitah Alef | Elena Crowelll |
| Kitah Bet-Gimmel | Violet Kanfer |
| Kitah Dalet | Susan Cramer |
| Kitah Hay | Renee Weinstein |
| Kitah Vav | Liora Ze’evi (Hebrew) / Jennifer Bloom (Judaics) |
| Kitah Zayin- Sunday | Hazzan Sherry Barnes |
| Kitah Zayin – Wednesday | Rabbi Marc Ekstrand |
| Kitah Chet | Barbara Senges-Murphy |
Kitah Gan
- Sunday Morning Classroom: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Kitah Alef
- Sunday Morning Classroom: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Kitah Bet-Gimmel
- Sunday Morning Classroom: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Preschool
- Ages three and four
- Meets twice a month
For more info, contact our co-directors.
Kitah Gimmel, Dalet, Hay, Vav, Zayin & Chet
- Sunday Classrooms:
Dalet Values-Based Judaics (Self context) & Hebrew: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hay Values-Based Judaics (Peers context) & Hebrew: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Vav Values-Based (Community context) & Hebrew: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Zayin Hebrew Trope & Jewish Ethics: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Chet Being Jewish in the World/Holocaust Unit: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday Zoom 1:1 Hebrew Reading Tutoring:
Gimmel Hebrew Reading: 4 – 5:30 p.m
Dalet Hebrew Reading: 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Hay Hebrew Reading: 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Vav Hebrew Reading: 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Zayin B’Nai Mitzvah Prep Time with Rabbi: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Contact the Religious School Director
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Adult Education