Living a Jewish Life
Living a Jewish Life (LJL) is our Sunday 1st-5th grade program designed to help our students understand their Jewish background and acquire the tools to, indeed, live a Jewish life. We meet twice a month, usually the first and third Sundays (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), for three afternoon hours of active and varied learning---and of course snack time!
Living a Jewish Life is an innovative educational program designed to help our students understand Jewish history, heritage and traditions and acquire the tools necessary to lead a Jewish life. Students in all grades will have the ability to learn a variety of Jewish themes throughout the year. The first part of the year is devoted to Jewish history, heritage and biblical figures. The second set of classes is spent studying customs and traditions, and the last piece of the year allows students to connect to their own idea of Judaism, and discover how they can further bring Jewish values and concepts into their lives. The classes are intended to be rich in content, experienced-based, interdisciplinary, and collaborative. This curriculum explores major Jewish concepts, traditions and ideas using their senses, the environment, dramatic play, creative/artistic activities, bibliodrama, and the world around them.
We have an annual “Dinner with the Rabbi”, and each class has the opportunity to lead a piece of Friday night services during the year with Rabbi Tirzah! Both of these opportunities allow our families to get to know one another on a more social level and give our school a chance to be highlighted at Friday night services and our students to get to know the CNK community as a whole.
Families may also choose to attend Bayit Katan, our family education program, at a discounted rate if their child is in this program.
Be sure to check the LJL calendar for details about these and other events.
For more information contact Jodi Basch, (303) 325-7835 or jodi@neveikodesh.org
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. --Jewish Proverb