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General Information About Religious School
The overarching goal of the religious school is to help our students in their formation of a positive Jewish identity that is rooted in core Jewish values and beliefs. We want them to see Judaism as fundamental to their lives, both as moral decision makers and as Jews who celebrate the beauty of life. Through a combination of both classroom instruction and experiential learning, our hope is that we will communicate this basic principle to our students and that they embrace the idea that Jewish education is a lifelong pursuit.
One of the principles of our program is the idea that we have a curriculum that revisits and reinforces core areas throughout a student’s Jewish education here. Therefore, students may learn Torah in every grade but as they progress, the content of the material and the approach in which it is taught matures and deepens along with them.
This article from our Dec. 2009 Temple Newsletter provides an excellent introduction to Machon Micah, our brand new approach to Jewish education and learning. "Machon Micah (Hebrew for “Micah Institute”) has expanded formal Jewish learning to encompass the entire temple community. 'Temple Micah is Machon Micah,' Rabbi Zemel said. 'The whole idea is to create a congregation-wide Institute for Jewish Living.'