THE HARRY SANDLER EDUCATIONAL CENTER

with funding from the L Lou Schloss Memorial Fund

Mike Schloss - Education Director

Our Education Program is free! 

Thanks to the generous support of the Sandler and Schloss Families, we have established The Harry Sandler Educational Center and The L. Lou Schloss Memorial Education Fund to bring all of our educational programs under one umbrella of learning, to foster the Jewish education of our children, “v’shinantam L’vanecha” ("and you shall teach your children”) and expand access to learning by removing financial barriers.  Our programs are tailored for every member of the family and for every level of knowledge and are free to our members.

OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Irina Rubenshteyn - Religious School Director

hsadmin[at]etzhayim.org

(See registration forms and links to important documents below)

SUNDAY FAMILY CAMP (Ages 4-6) - Sunday Camp meets one Sunday per month for two hours.  Our Sunday Camp Teacher uses a mix of music, crafts and games to introduce students to the Jewish calendar, prayer, Torah and Hebrew. Click here for more information about our classes. No synagogue membership is required for this program.  

YOUTH EDUCATION - Our Youth Education program meets weekly for students ages 7 to 18 in grades 2+.  Click here for more information about our classes. Synagogue membership is required for this program.

Kitah Aleph (Grade 2) and Kitah Bet (Grade 3): 

These classes enable students to learn the basics of Hebrew letter recognition and decoding in order to begin to learn to read.   Students will also learn about holiday observance, Tzedakah and Jewish living.

Kita Gimel and Kitah Dalet (Grades 4 and up):  

Students start with building Hebrew reading skills, working up to leading prayer for our older students, as well as learning Jewish ethics, history and Judaica.  Liturgical and Judaic knowledge and skills are taught in preparation for becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah - The B’nai Mitzvah program prepares students to take their place as adults within the Jewish Community.  Click here for more information about this program.

Confirmation - These classes focus on advanced Jewish education.  Click here for more information about post Bar/Bat Mitzvah learning.

ADULT LEARNING

Stephen Soreff, MD - Adult Learning Director

soreffs15[at]aol.com

Adult Education - These monthly presentations are part of Etz Hayim Synagogue’s Adult Continuing Education Program, Hot Topics and Cool Contemporary Stuff.  Click here for this year's line up of programming. 

Registration Form (fillable) Religious Education Handbook (Update Pending)

Registration Form (printable)   Bar/Bat Mitzvah Guidebook (Update Pending)

Release of Liability Form