Education
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
2011/2012 School Year
Religious School Goals
Sunday School
Hebrew Instruction
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Training
Registration Information
Religious School Registration Form (PDF)
Religious School Dates
TBT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL GOALS
Temple Beth Tikvah strives to encourage curiosity, compassion and creativity among students of all ages. Our curriculum includes study of holidays, customs, ceremonies, theology and prayer, ethics and values, Hebrew and Torah, Jewish history and Israel. We are proud to have more than 30 children participating in our educational programs consisting of classroom education, mitzvah projects, weekly Hebrew courses and much more.
Our goals include helping students to:
Develop a strong Jewish identity
Apply Jewish ethics and thought to their own lives
Recite prayers with comprehension
Learn the rituals and meaning of Shabbat, holidays and festivals
Read Hebrew and value it as the language that binds the Jewish people together through generations
Actively participate in community mitzvah projects and embrace the meaning of tzedakah
Learn about Israel's history, geography, and modern life
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Our Sunday School meets
twice a month from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church in downtown Bend.
We offer classes for todders/preschoolers through grade 6. Classes are taught using the
Chai Curriculum developed by the Union for Reform Judaism. Jewish religion, tradition, culture, history, and some Hebrew are integrated into each class in an age-appropriate way. The
Chai program focuses classroom learning on three primary values that have lifetime meaning for all Jews:
Torah,
Avodah (the work we do to find sacred connections to God, community and self), and
G’milut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness).
For children ages 2-4, there is a Parent/Grandparent and Me class. Each session includes singing, a holiday-based or seasonal art, and “Shabbat,” including blessings, candlelighting, challah, and juice.
At the early grades (K, 1, 2) classes include singing, stories, Judaic craft projects, and learning about the different Jewish holidays. Students will learn how they can help to make the world a better place by performing acts of
g’milut chasadim.
At the upper grades (3, 4, 5, and 6) students will study lessons from the Torah, and how they translate into their daily lives. They will practice prayer, focusing on meaning and strengthening their connection to the Jewish people and to Israel. As young Jews, they will see how they have a responsibility to perform acts of
g'milut chasadim for the people they encounter in their daily lives.
Click here to see the Sunday School dates for the 2011/2012 school year.
HEBREW INSTRUCTION
Our Hebrew Classes meet weekly on Mondays at Dudley's Bookstore, 135 NW Minnesota in Downtown Bend from 4:30-5:45 pm. Our curriculum involves a variety of teaching materials and focuses on basic reading, comprehension and writing.
Temple Beth Tikvah offers two Hebrew classes for students in 2nd grade and above: basic and intermediate.
Click here to see the Hebrew School dates for the 2011/2012 school year.
BAR/BAT MITZVAH TRAINING
Becoming a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah is an occasion of great joy. Rabbi Ettman looks forward to meeting with our families to plan their special Shabbat service and provide guidance throughout the year leading up to the bar/bat mitzvah. Working with Rabbi Ettman, students in our Bar and Bat Mitzvah preparation program participate in Judaic and Hebrew studies. Classes focus on learning prayers and building a connection to Jewish life. Students also attend our weekly Hebrew classes to further their understanding of the language, and help to lead school-wide tefilah prayers as they get ready for their Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. In addition, the students attend religious school.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
To enroll in TBT Religious School, families must be TBT members. Tuition includes books and materials.
Sunday School tuition
Each child: $150
Hebrew Instruction tuition
Each child: $200
To register for our Religious School, please fill out the Religious School Registration Form and Membership Application (if not a current member) and send it to Temple Beth Tikvah, P.O. Box 7472, Bend, OR 97708 with your enrollment check.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DATES
Sunday School will meet twice/month, from 4:00-6:00 on the following dates:
September 18
October 2
October 16
October 30
November 13
December 4
January 8
January 22
February 5
February 26
March 11
March 18
April 8
April 22
May 6
May 20
June 3
Hebrew School will meet every Monday, 4:30-5:45, September 12 – June 4
with the exception of school holidays, which will be announced.
