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Curriculum
Curriculum
This year, Sundays will be in-person, Mondays and Thursdays will feature full-length virtual classes. To find a schedule that works for your child, please email Kayla Reisman.
On-line Resources
This website created by our own Morah Wilma Poyser is full of resources used by our teachers and students alike. Here you can find Annay Milim literally clouds of Hebrew words that teachers and staff will be using during the year. You can also find the project about Hope that the 2019/2020 Grade 4/5 students created last year that Morah Wilma put in video form.
“Snap Shot” of Mercaz Aliyah Curriculum by Grade
Kindergarten: Gesher
Teacher: Judi Cohen
Judaics Highlights: Shabbat, Havdalah, Jewish Singing, Jewish Holidays and Values Hebrew Highlights: Israel Geography, Hebrew Aleph-Bet, Hebrew Through Movement
Special Events: Shabbat Ritual Workshop and Shema Pillowcase Workshop with Ben Einsidler, Shabbat Educator
Grade 1/2: Kitah Aleph/Bet
Teacher: Rina Holtzman
Judaics Highlights: Shabbat, Havdalah, Jewish Calendar, Jewish Holidays Around the World
Hebrew Highlights: Hebrew Aleph-Bet, the Hatikvah, Conversational Hebrew Basics and Key Vocabulary
Special Events: Siddur Ceremony with Rabbi Perkins and Cantor Gloth
Grade 3: Kitah Gimel
Teachers: Elli-Ann Oskar, Wilma Poyser
Judaics Highlights: Shabbat Prayers (Friday Night and Saturday Morning), Bible Stories, Jewish Holidays, Family Roots Project
Hebrew Highlights: Hebrew Reading, Writing and Conversation, History of Establishment of the State of Israel
Special Events: Siddur Ceremony with Rabbi Perkins and Cantor Gloth, Friday Night Service and Dinner
Grade 4/5: Kitah Dalet/Hey
Teachers: Wilma Poyser, Elli-Ann Oskar
Judaics Highlights: Friday Night and Saturday Morning Shabbat Services, Bible stories, Jewish American History and Peoplehood, and Jewish Holidays
Hebrew Highlights: Hebrew Reading, Writing and Conversation, the establishment of the State of Israel
Special Events: Friday Night Service and Dinner and Saturday Morning Shabbat Service
Grade 6: Kitah Vov
Trope/Thresholds Teacher: Cantor Jamie Gloth
Trope Highlights: Students prepare for their B’nei Mitzvahs by learning Trope and becoming familiar with the books of the Torah, Neviim (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writing)
Threshold Highlights: Life cycle events (birth, bnei mitzvah, conversion, marriage/divorce, death) and Life of a Jew Project
Special Events: Bar and Bat Mitzvah Institute and Shabbat Dinner
Advanced Hebrew Teacher: Rina Holtzman
Advanced Hebrew Highlights: Conversational Hebrew and Israel in the News
Holocaust Teacher: Wilma Poyser
Holocaust Class Highlights: Jewish identity, group hate, and the impact of the Holocaust today
Mitzvah Class Teacher: Eitan Bloostein
Mitzvah Class Highlights: What is a mitzvah, positive and negative, ritual and ethical mitzvot, and a group Mitzvah project
Grade 7: Kitah Zayin
Jewish Heroes and Values Teachers: Eitan Bloostein and Julia Spiegel
Jewish Heroes and Values Highlights: Learning about famous Jewish figures
What is Jewish Prayer Teachers: Eitan Bloostein and Julia Spiegel
Advanced Hebrew Highlights: Conversational Hebrew and Israel in the News
Holocaust Teacher: Wilma Poyser
Holocaust Class Highlights: Jewish identity, group hate, and the impact of the Holocaust today
Advanced Hebrew Teacher: Rina Holtzman
Advanced Hebrew Highlights: Conversational Hebrew and Israel in the News
Jews Around the World Teacher: Julia Spiegel
Jews Around the World Highlights: Jewish world history, Jews around the world today
Project: pick another country and study their Jewish culture
Friday, March 5 2021
21 Adar 5781
Upcoming Events
Recurring Zoom Programs
Weekday Morning Minyan
Daf Yomi with Rabbi PerkinsMonday mornings at 8:00 amClick Here to join us for our weekly study session.
Weekday Evening Minyan
Monday - Thursday evenings at 7:30 pmClick Here to Daven with us on Zoom. http://zoom.us/j/292538091Parashat Ha-Shavua: Reflecting on the Weekly Torah PortionFriday mornings at 11:00 amClick here to join us on Zoom.Kabbalat ShabbatFriday evenings at 6:15 pm
Click Here to welcome in Shabbat with us.
Shabbat Morning Services
Saturdays at 9:15 am
Click Here to join us for Shabbat services.
To watch the service via Livestream please click here: https://venue.streamspot.com/7ec3811c