Religious School - Temple Sholom of West Essex

For more information about our
Tuition Free Religious School,
please contact our
Director of Congregational Learning,
Shari Rothstein at educator@sholom.net or 973-239-1321.

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Religious School Handbook
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At Temple Sholom, we are committed to educate our children so that they will :

Have pride in honoring our traditions and teachings of Torah (Torah)
Feel joy in celebrating our holidays (Avodah)
Be responsible as they care for others (Gemilut Chasadim)

Our vision of education embraces:

The whole child through interactive multi-sensory learning
The family in our family programming
The larger community through our mitzvah activities in school and the belief expressed in the school that each child can change the world.
The time demands on families and strives to pursue innovative ways to respond to those challenges.

Our goals are:

For our students to be excited about being Jewish
To offer a Jewish educational experience in which families are partners in the learning process
To allow each child to learn Hebrew at a pace and in a style that reflects his/her needs and abilities
To provide our families opportunities to come together as a community for worship, mitzvot and friendship
To give families the tools to observe and celebrate holidays throughout the Jewish year with joy and confidence and to appreciate and value life cycle events

Highlights of our Kindergarten through Third Grade Program:

Attendance at school one day per week on Tuesdays from 4:00PM – 5:45PM
Integration of arts, crafts and music into the curriculum
Innovative and fun Hebrew curriculum in Third Grade

Highlights of our Fourth through Sixth Grade Program:

Attendance at school one day per week on Wednesdays from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Innovative Hebrew program
Theme based Jewish studies that integrate core Jewish ideas
Attending a number of Friday night Shabbat services, commensurate with grade level. (Fourth graders attend a minimum of four services, fifth graders five services and sixth graders six services)..
This program is designed to maximize options for our families. There are two basic choices a family can make: (a) the basic minimum program requirements or (b) the basic minimum plus additional learning opportunities