Jewish Education at Bet Shira is dedicated to teaching the community's children the traditions and history of their Jewish faith, and enriching the spiritual experience of our adult members during our services and holiday celebrations. 

Our religious school currently has over 20 students aged 4 to 10, with 3 grade levels.  Taught by a dedicated team of parents, the school year begins just after the High Holy Days, and concludes with a Friday night Shabbat Service led by the students in the Summer.  Like everything else in Bet Shira, our teaching opportunities are lay-led, and allow any member to organize a religious service and contribute to content.

This winter has been a time of great improvement and learning for the children of religious school.  They are all making huge strides in their understanding of Hebrew.  They are reading, writing, discussing and even leading blessings.  We are so proud of them.  They also have a ton of fun learning stories from the Torah.  They have learned about Abraham and Sarah, Cain and Abel, and Isaac and Rebecca.  They have a blast acting out the stories for each other, and they have perfected their camel acting. 

We are learning lots of new songs and are now gearing up for our religious school reading marathon.  Each child will read Hebrew at home and log their time, then we will add up times to meet a whole school goal of 6,130 minutes before May.  Cheer them on if you see them!  They are working hard!