Religious School Curriculum 5784
Our curricular focuses shift each year to ensure that each student receives a well-rounded Jewish education in combined classes to accommodate our community. We mark Jewish time together as a community and celebrate each holiday with projects that allow students to deepen their knowledge of Jewish traditions each year.
Pre-K -Students will explore Jewish holidays, daily rituals, and Shabbat.
Kindergarten– Students will study Torah Stories, and Jewish holidays.
Grades 1 and 2 – Students will do a study of Genesis & Exodus.
Grades 3 and 4 – Students will do a study of Jewish values, Torah's family tree, and the holidays.
Grades 5/6/7 - Students will do a year of Jewish service learning, where they learn the Jewish values of repairing the world, Tikkun Olam.
Grade 7 - Students will deepen their knowledge of Israel and the Holocaust.
Grades 8/9/11/12 - Students will investigate the Jewish History of Winston-Salem with the support of Dr. Adam Friedman, professor of Social Studies Education at Wake Forest University or students will study Jewish storytelling and Great Jewish Debates.
Grades 10/11/12 - Students will be in the Confirmation Class this year. They will investigate how Jewish teachings are important and relevant in today's world -- applying Jewish values to real life with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker. Students who have already taken Confirmation are encouraged to register for one of the classes listed above.
Hebrew Curriculum 5784
Our curricular focuses shift each year to ensure that each student receives a well-rounded Jewish education in combined classes to accommodate our community. We mark Jewish time together as a community and celebrate each holiday with projects that allow students to deepen their knowledge of Jewish traditions each year.
Pre-K -Students will explore Jewish holidays, daily rituals, and Shabbat.
Kindergarten– Students will study Torah Stories, and Jewish holidays.
Grades 1 and 2 – Students will do a study of Genesis & Exodus.
Grades 3 and 4 – Students will do a study of Jewish values, Torah's family tree, and the holidays.
Grades 5/6/7 - Students will do a year of Jewish service learning, where they learn the Jewish values of repairing the world, Tikkun Olam.
Grade 7 - Students will deepen their knowledge of Israel and the Holocaust.
Grades 8/9/11/12 - Students will investigate the Jewish History of Winston-Salem with the support of Dr. Adam Friedman, professor of Social Studies Education at Wake Forest University or students will study Jewish storytelling and Great Jewish Debates.
Grades 10/11/12 - Students will be in the Confirmation Class this year. They will investigate how Jewish teachings are important and relevant in today's world -- applying Jewish values to real life with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker. Students who have already taken Confirmation are encouraged to register for one of the classes listed above.