Religious School
THIS WEEK, January 23-29
UPTOWN HEBREW SCHOOL
Uptown Hebrew is in session January 25
4:00 -5:30 pm
Reserve the date: Purim Celebration with Dinner – March 7 @ 5:30 pm following Uptown Hebrew.
Details to come.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Religious School is in session January 29, for Kindergarten through 8th Grade
9:00 – 11:30 am
Coming Up
- TuB’Shevat Seder, Friday, Feb. 3rd is the MOST delicious meal at the synagogue all year. And Gabe Goldman, Scholar in residence will be our guest for the weekend. Friday’s program will be an object based lesson on natural items. If you have any cool items indigenous to Louisiana, pleas bring them along. Sign up for dinner by calling Arlean at the office: 895-4843. Adults $18; Kids under 13 eat free.
- Saturday, February 4th spend some time outdoors with Gabe as he leads us through an appreciation of what is awesome about our environment, seeing it all through Jewish eyes. Spend Havdalah together as Gabe makes fire from rubbing sticks. Reply to the EVITE for Saturday’s program.
- Do you have an ice cream maker that can be borrowed on Sunday, February 5th for a special TuB’Shevat program? Taking up room in your cabinets anyway? Let Eileen know (895-4843). Send it on over to be put to good use, we’ll send it back in perfect shape.
Click on the picture below for full Gabe Goldman Weekend flier.
ONGOING
Religious School Documents
* Complete Calendar, 2011-2012
* Uptown Hebrew Calendar, 2011-2012
* Key Dates – summary for entire year on one page
* Parent Manual, 2011-2012
Links to other Religious School pages
* Curriculum for 2011-2012
* Teacher Resources
* Click HERE for the Religious School & Uptown Hebrew Registration Page
Our Educational Philosophy
“You will teach [the Torah] diligently to your children.”
This is the scriptural inspiration for our school. But learning is not just the acquisition of knowledge it is a process of personal growth and development. When Jewish learning goes hand in hand with participation in Synagogue life, it strengthens faith in God, love of Torah, connection to Israel, and identification with all Jewish people. Judaism contains answers to the challenges and questions confronting us daily. For more details click here. If there is any way we can help you, please don’t hesitate to call: 895-4843.
General Resources for Judaism
Has your child ever asked a question about Judaism that you would have liked some help answering? Are you interested in finding out about Jacobs Camp? Do you want to brush up on your Hebrew? Below are some sites you might find interesting.
My Jewish Learning
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/aboutus/abindex.shtml
MyJewishLearning.com is the leading transdenominational website of Jewish information and education. The site offers thousands of articles on all aspects of Judaism and Jewish life and is geared toward adults of all ages and backgrounds, from novice learners, who may be exploring Judaism for the first time, to experienced learners who are looking to delve deeper into specific topic areas.
Judaism 101
http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm
Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs. The goal of this site is to make freely available a wide variety of basic, general information about Judaism, written from a traditional perspective in plain English.
Union for Reform Judaism
http://urj.org/learning/forparents/
Parents are their children’s most powerful Jewish teachers. When you learn with your children, you are a model for lifelong Jewish learning. The resources here are designed to help you learn as adults and as a family.
Judaism and Jewish resources
http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html
The Internet is rich with Jewish resources. This page shows you the gates to these resources, so that you may go in and explore.
Henry S. Jacobs Camp
http://jacobs.urjcamps.org/
The URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp offers a variety of summer options for children ages 4 and up. The sessions provide all campers with the best of everything camp has to offer.
