HEBREW SCHOOL

Hebrew School registration for the 2008-2009 school year has begun! Please note that payment is due in full for online registrants at the time of registration.
To register online, please click HERE.
To download an application to complete and submit by mail, please click here. Hebrew School registration will close on August 15, 2008. Avoid the late fee by registering before July 15, 2008.

Our Vision

We believe Judaism is an ongoing search for meaning, and that this search begins in childhood. We believe Jewish identity begins to develop early and that the family and the synagogue must work together to nourish it. We believe the best way to convey the joy and beauty of being Jewish is to provide new and creative ways for children to explore Judaism at each stage of their development.

The Hebrew School strives to create a rich, vibrant learning environment in which we can nourish our children's growing Jewish identities, create a community of peers that is part of the larger community at BJ and the global Jewish community, and build the skills that children will need to be participatory members of their community. The Hebrew School is a place where our children can learn new skills and ideas, struggle with questions of theology, meaning, and connection at an age-appropriate level, and test what they have learned through prayer, discussion, and interaction with BJ's clergy and staff. Family synagogue participation in services, Hebrew School events, and social action projects will further enrich children's Jewish education.  

To contact Ivy Schreiber, Director of the Religious School and Interim Director of Education (Youth & Family), click HERE.

Reach for Shabbat: Family Shabbat Enrichment at Hebrew School

To add even more richness and depth to each family’s Jewish experience through BJ’s Hebrew School program, we have created the Reach for Shabbat (RFS) program, an exciting optional new program where Dalet and Hey students and their families can forge profound and lasting connections with each other. Last year’s RFS pilot program highlighted the ways that family programming, such as this, can deepen relationships among families, with teachers, and with BJ. These connections bring a sense of community to the classroom and serve to deepen the learning that is possible at Hebrew School.

The RFS program consists of the following elements:

• Participating students will take an active leadership role in 3 scheduled Shabbat activities (Saturday services & Havdallah) during the school year.
• Students and their parents will prepare and present a short teaching about Shabbat based on materials to be distributed to participating families via email at the beginning of the school year.
• Parents will have the opportunity to learn as adults with BJ’s educators and rabbis while their children participate in community-building programming with their classroom teachers on three Shabbatot throughout the school year.

To enroll in the RFS program, please download, print and complete the Learning Covenant and return it to BJ.

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Information for Current Parents

• Read the Welcome Back Letter (.pdf)
• Read the BJHS 2008-2009 Family Handbook (.pdf)
• Review the BJHS 2008-2009 Important List of Dates (.pdf)
• For the Hebrew curriculum, click here.
• For the Judaics curriculum click here.
• For information on financial aid, please click here.
• To learn more about how we support children with learning disabilities in the Hebrew School, click here.
• To log on to the password-protected parent site for current Hebrew School parents, please click here. Your username and password can be found in the welcome back letter sent by mail on August 27.

Information for Prospective Parents

• To get answers to frequently asked questions about the Hebrew School, click here.
• To learn more about how we support children with learning disabilities in the Hebrew School, click here.
• To reach Ivy Schreiber, Religious School Director and Interim Director of Education, email ischreiber@bj.org.

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BJHS Class Schedule

B'nai Jeshurun's Hebrew School meets at the Heschel School at 270 W. 89th St., between Broadway and West End Avenue. The Fall 2008 session begins on Monday, September 17. BJHS office staff can be reached at (212) 873-4548 during school hours. At all other times, including during summer recess, please contact us at the BJ office. Please note that children in Gan, Aleph, and Bet attend school once a week. Students in Gimmel, Dalet, Hey and Vav attend both Mondays and Thursdays. Students in Zayin attend on Thursdays only.

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