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Kitah Aleph (Introduction to Hebrew)
Clementine Aboaf

Students in third grade will continue building on prayer on Hebrew skills, with the ultimate goal of learning to lead a Friday evening and Shabbat morning service by B’nai Mitzvah age.  Before entering third grade, students will already know how to read Hebrew.  In third grade they will work on reading fluently and comfortably.  Students will build on their Hebrew prayer knowledge base immensely this year.

Kitah Bet (Beginning Hebrew)
Erica Mayer

Students will begin to understand the meaning behind the prayers they are learning, as well as the basic structure of Hebrew grammar, including finding the root of a word to determine the meaning.  Students will be comfortable leading a selection of Hebrew prayers.  Students will be able to pick out vocabulary words they know to determine the gist of the meaning in either a prayer or passage of Torah.

Kitah Gimmel (Continuing Hebrew)
MeMe Aguila

Fifth grade students are well on their way toward preparing for B’nai Mitzvah.  During this important year students will vastly increase their knowledge of Hebrew prayers in both the Shabbat morning and Shabbat evening service.  Students will interact with the weekly Torah portion and begin the transition toward leading a Shabbat morning and Shabbat evening service.

Kitah Dalet (Advanced Hebrew)
Zach Arnstein

In sixth grade students will refine their Hebrew prayer skills and complete their knowledge of prayers and trope, in preparation for B’nai Mitzvah.  Students will explore Jewish lifecycle customs in more depth.  Students will begin learning how to study sacred texts in preparation for understanding and interpreting their B’nai Mitzvah portions.

Kitah Hay (Bar/Bat Mitzvah Year)
Cantorial Soloist Marjorie Hochberg

Students are primarily preparing to become a B’nai Mitzvah this year, although the curriculum is designed to be relevant and engaging for post B’nai Mitzvah students as well.  Students will study the Holocaust and explore the Mitzvot (Commandments) of Pidyon Sh’vuyim (Redeeming the Captives) and Teshuvah.

Kitah Vav 
Rabbi Jason Holtz

The 8^th grade year marks the beginning of life-long Jewish education, carrying into high school and adult life.  Students will focus on weekly Tzedakah and Tikkun Olam (Repair the World) projects as well as using Jewish values in making decisions and facing challenges.