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Religious School

Beth Tikvah offers instruction for children from ages 2 ½ with a Parent-Tot class, through post-Confirmation in the eleventh and twelfth grades. Our goal is to instill within our children a love of Judaism through the study of Jewish history, liturgy, Bible, holidays, customs and values, and to inspire our youth to embrace their heritage and lead Jewish lives both inside and outside our Jewish community.

Religious School operates in three sessions that meet each Sunday for 30 weeks. First session (Parent-Tot through second grade) meets from 8:45 AM to 10:45 AM; second session (grades three through six) meets from 11:00 AM to 1:30PM, and includes a half hour of Hebrew instruction; and session three (seventh grade through Confirmation) takes place from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Post-Confirmation meets at a separately arranged time.

Beth Tikvah Religious School Program Goals:
The goals of the Beth Tikvah Religious School program are to develop learners who:

•Are knowledgeable about the history, liturgy, sacred texts, traditions, values and ethics of the Jewish people.

•Celebrate Jewish rituals and traditions in the synagogue and at home.

•Participate in opportunities to explore personal relationships with God.

•Recognize the place of Hebrew as the sacred language of our people and the language of the modern state of Israel.

•Understand and appreciate the historical and contemporary relevance of the land of Israel in our lives.

•Feel obligated to perform acts of social justices, kindness and compassion.

•Recognize the role of the family in Jewish life and Jewish education.

•Value and respect the importance of individual choice for the person, family, and congregation.

•Identify with Reform Judaism and its emphasis on contemporary through and liberal practice.

To enroll your child in Beth Tikvah’s Religious School please download and complete the forms below and send them to our Beth Tivkah office. Beth Tikvah also offers several youth groups for our youth. For more information about our Religious School program, please contact our Director of Education, Sally Stefano at 614-885-6286.

Religious School Committee
Ron Erd, Chair RonErd@sprintmail.com

This committee works closely with the education department staff to guide and oversee the operation of both the Religious and Hebrew School programs, as well as to organize and support special events for students and families.

Long-Range Planning for our future:

The Religious School Committee has begun a long-term planning process. Please join us and participate in brainstorming the long-range future of our education programs at our next meeting on May 1, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. Educating our children is a commandment that we are fulfilling. Over the past few months of experience on this committee, I have been fortunate to receive input from many fellow congregants about how they perceive the important issues facing Jewish education. We are looking at all these issues and establishing priorities for how the educational experience might evolve over the next few years.

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• Religious School/Hebrew Registration Form
• Beth Tikvah Youth Groups:
         BethTY (for youth in 9th-12th grades)
                  Jr. BethTY (for youth in 7th & 8th grades)
                  Jr. Jr. Youth Group (for youth in 3rd through 6th grades)