Kulanu: 8th – 12th Grade: Priority Goal: Temple B’nai Torah wishes to engage our community in making Judaism relevant to our daily lives. Kulanu: Teen Engagement for All of Us will allow our teens to grow: as individuals. as part of the Temple B’nai Torah Community. as participants in the larger Jewish world. Electives […]
FAMILY EDUCATION We realize that what parents and children DO TOGETHER is what makes the greatest and most enduring impact on the affective and cognitive level. The importance of parents and children learning and practicing their Judaism together is so great that we now include Family Education as part of our curriculum for everyone.
CURRICULUM : 7 During 7th grade at TBT, students will study the meaning and context of the prayers they recite as part of the B’nai Mitzvah service. Through this interesting Hebrew curriculum, students will not only continue their study of biblical Hebrew, but also gain a deeper understanding of how and why we pray. Students […]
CURRICULUM : GRADES 4-6 These three grades span the important years from nine to eleven years old when student educational activity acquires more formal aspects. It is a time of rapid growth and change, where eagerness to learn and a willingness to undertake projects occur. Careful planning and effective teaching are essential to make these […]
CURRICULUM : K-3 Our curriculum for the primary years is built on the basis of concrete Jewish experience, relevant to a child’s life, instilling a love for Judaism and an aim to nourish the child’s own natural sources of curiosity. Every family in grades K – 6 will participate in family education. KINDERGARTEN / GRADE […]
Curriculum for entire school – K thru High School graduation Primary Department Intermediate Department Grade 7 Kulanu Specials TBT GRADUATES 5-5-17 Mazel tov to all!
Susanna E. Heiman Religious School – Mission Statement The mission of the Susanna E. Heiman Religious School is to nurture, educate, and motivate our children to become active lifelong members of the Jewish community. Our course of study encompasses Jewish ethics, culture, history, Israel, and Hebrew. Our students will participate in various aspects of our […]
Cantor Rica Timman is delighted to join the TBT family! Prior to this post she enjoyed sixteen years of distinguished service to Temple Beth El in Closter, New Jersey and twelve years of service to Temple Emanu-El in Lynbrook, New York. In this exciting transition year leading toward the merger with Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow, […]
Welcome to Brotherhood Breakfast . . . Congregation Breakfast by Brotherhood The Next Best Thing to Breakfast-in-Bed! Brotherhood will once again prepare a delicious breakfast on most Sunday mornings when Religious School is in session. Check the calendar below. Coffee (decaf too!), eggs, bagels, assorted omelets […]
Tishah B’Av means “Ninth of Av” and refers to a Jewish day of fasting and mourning.
Excerpted from The Jewish Home by Daniel B. Syme. URJ Press
Traditionally Tishah B’Av is the darkest of all days, a time set aside for mourning the destruction of both ancient Temples in Jerusalem. As on Yom Kippur, the fast extends until the following sundown. In
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