COVID-19 Education Updates
Accessing our "Virtual Religious School Classroom"
All online Religious School classes will be held in one of two Virtual Religious School Classrooms. See the class schedule below, mark your calendars, and when it is time for your class to begin, visit the zoom link in our Religious School emails to enter the B'nai Torah Religious School Classrooms!
Maymester
We are offering a Maymester for Hebrew and Sunday sessions with modified schedules. There is no additional cost or registration required for Maymester. The Maymester classes will meet on Zoom on Sunday, May 17 and Sunday, May 31. We will not meet on Sunday, May 10 due to Mother's Day or Sunday, May 24 due to Memorial Day. Please see past Religious School emails to access the Zoom links and passwords.
Maymester Class Schedule:
K-2nd Grade
- 9:00-9:30 AM - Kindergarten
- 9:45-10:15 AM - 1st Grade
- 10:30-11:00 AM - 2nd Grade
3rd-7th Grade
- 9:00-9:40 AM - 3rd and 4th Grade
- 9:50-10:30 AM - 5th and 6th Grade
- 10:40-11:20 AM - 7th Grade
Hebrew sessions during Maymester will be held as follows. 3rd grade Hebrew will be offered on Wednesdays only at 5:30 PM (May 6, 13, 20 and 27). 4th-7th grade one-on-one Hebrew sign-up links will be emailed weekly.
Virtual Services: We encourage you to participate in virtual minyan, Shabbat services, or Havdalah as a family while you are home. Click here for more information about virtual services.
Virtual Religious School Resource Center
Here are some fun family activities that you can participate in together at home!
K-2nd Grade:
- Visit the PJ Library website for stories, songs and fun activities.
- Cook special Jewish dishes as a family. Click to see full recipes for shakshuka, apple latkes and sweet noodle kugel!
- Click here to have fun translating in the ancient Egyptian language of Hieroglyphics
- Practice baking "Israeli Cheesecake" for Shavuot - Click here.
- Have fun practicing the Aleph Bet with an Israeli tune the kids will love - Click here.
- Move and dance to this Jewish pop song with DJ Raphi - Click here.
- Practice your Hebrew - Click here.
- Practice singing Hatikvah - Click here.
- Make some candy - Click here.
- Practice your Hebrew - Click here.
- Make yourself a Summer Treasure Box - Click here.
3rd-7th Grade:
- Learn about family stories through heirlooms!
- Cook special Jewish dishes as a family. Click to see full recipes for shakshuka, apple latkes and sweet noodle kugel!
- Click here to take a virtual tour of The MET's Egyptian Room
- Have fun with Israeli Hebrew slang - Click here.
- Play Israel trivia Kahoot games - Click here.
- Move and dance to this Jewish pop song with DJ Raphi - Click here.
- Explore the vibrant ethnic backgrounds of Jews living in Israel - Click here.
- Practice singing Hatikvah - Click here.
- Make some candy - Click here.
- Learn about the holiday of Lag B'Omer - Click here.
- Enjoy making delicious rugalach - Click here.