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ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

1-1/2 Hood Road, Derry, NH  03038

WELCOME RETURNING AND NEW ETZ HAYIM STUDENTS!

Please visit www.etzhayim.org/learn for registration forms.

 🍦OPEN HOUSE🍦

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM - An Ice Cream Social Open House will be held where students and parents will meet our teachers and review the curriculum.  Sessions begin Tuesday, September 2 at 6:00 PM.

We offer the following programs:

SUNDAY FAMILY CAMP (Ages 4-6) - Begins Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 10:00 AM to Noon. Join us for apple picking!  The fun continues typically the 2nd Sunday of each month (visit our calendar for specific dates).  This program is free, and no membership is required.

Our Sunday Camp Teacher uses a mix of music, crafts and games to introduce students to the Jewish calendar, prayer, Torah and Hebrew.

YOUTH EDUCATION - Our Youth Education program meets every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., beginning September 2, 2025 for students ages 7 to 18 in grades 2+.  

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, Dalet, B’Nai Mitzvah and Confirmation (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 in preparation for becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

To register, please visit https://www.etzhayim.org/learn.

Our educational program is supported in part by a grant from the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire.