Focus: Jewish Holidays, Basic Prayers, Hebrew Letters, Mitzvot, Ethics
Goals: Basic familiarity with the Jewish Holidays, Bible Stories, Basic Prayers (Shema, Candles, Wine and Challah) and Jewish Mitzvot and Ethics (feeding the hungry, welcoming strangers, celebrating Shabbat and holidays), kindness to one another, empathy), and exposure to the Alef Bet.
Methodology: Students learn through art projects, classroom discussions, Jewish stories, Torah stories, exploration of Jewish holidays, and participation in the Good Cents program designed to teach them about hunger in our community. Students are taught the Alef Bet through song and letter games.
Text: There is no textbook for this class, however the students are exposed to stories in Jewish books every week.