Curriculum

You must be a member of TBE to enroll your child in Religious or Hebrew School.

· Preschool 3-5th Grade enjoy a short music class each session.

· We have our own holiday curriculum that focuses on different aspects of the Jewish holidays at each grade level.

· Attendance at Hebrew School and Religious School is required for all Bar/Bat Mitzvah candidates. Hebrew is an important skill for all students.

· Lower Grades of Religious SchoolPreschool through Grade 5 of Religious School meets Saturday mornings.

Preschool 3
· Parent & Child monthly program designed to allow the parent & child to experience Judaism with a focus on home holiday observance.

Preschool 4
· Holiday Symbols & Shabbat,
· Jewish Music & Stories

Kindergarten
· Bible Stories (Creation through Moses)
· Holiday Symbols & Celebration
· Jewish music & stories

First Grade
· Consecration
· Introduction to Tzedakah & Mitzvot
· Bible Stories (Moses through Jonah)
· Jewish Holidays

Second Grade
· Introduction to Hebrew Alphabet
· Jewish Symbols and Ritual Objects
· The Synagogue: the Place, the People, the Symbols
· Torah: its Creation, its Parts, its Importance
· Jewish Holidays
· Trip to Shalom Street Jewish Children's Museum

Third Grade
· Israel: Land and People
· Torah: Study Weekly Portion
· Jewish Holidays
· Hebrew School begins with the basic Aleph-Bet, beginning reading, writing & prayers.

Fourth Grade
· Jewish Calendar
· Prophets, Judges, and Kings
· Jewish Holidays
· Hebrew- reading fluency, cursive writing, prayers & some conversational skills

Fifth Grade
· Jewish choices throughout history: Ancient Babylonia through Modern Israel
· Tzedakah (Mitzvah heroes & social action project)
· Jewish Identity
· Hebrew-reading fluency, prayer vocabulary development and understanding, some conversational skills.

Upper Grades

Grades 6-10 of Religious School meet Sunday evenings.

Sixth Grade
· Jewish Life Cycle & Jewish Ethics
· Weekly Torah Portion
· Bar/Bat Mitzvah Parent & Child Education (2 sessions)
· Hebrew- review prayers, lead standard Shabbat services, study Torah service in depth & learn Torah skills

Seventh Grade
· Study of Mitzvot
· Hands-on Social Service and Building Projects
· Hebrew- Wednesday afternoon class focusing on Conversational Hebrew and Pirke Avot (Ethics of Our Fathers) for students who have completed Bar/Bat Mitzvah by 12-31-07
Students with B'nai mitzvah during 7th and 8th grade have B'nai mitzvah tutoring and class during Hebrew School time.

Eighth Grade
· Modern Jewish History, Life in Eastern Europe, Ashkenazic & Sephardic Cultures, Immigration to America & Jewish Life in America
· Trip to "Jewish New York" in the Spring
· Hebrew- Wednesday afternoon class focusing on Conversational Hebrew.

Ninth Grade
· Ethical Dilemmas: A Jewish Perspective
· Holocaust
· Trip to Holocaust Memorial in West Bloomfield
· Israel's Modern History
· Madrichim (Classroom Aide) Training Program (once a month)

Tenth Grade - Confirmation (Taught by Rabbi Levy)
· Spirituality & Kabbalah
· Liturgy & Writing a Service
· Confirmation Dinner and Service

11th-12th Grade Seminars
· Class meets on Sunday, 6 to 7:30 pm
· Contemorary Jewish Culture (first semester)
· Is Harry Potter Jewish? A Seminar on Jewish Movies (second semester)
· Madrichim (classroom aide) opportunities