Program Overview
Programs for 1st -7th grade
Nevei Kodesh Membership not required
Living a Jewish Life is our thematically based learning community for first through 5th grade, meeting twice monthly on Sunday afternoons. We provide foundational Hebrew for younger students and explore Torah stories, Midrash, and biblical characters through discussion, bibliodrama, experiential activities, Judaic arts, cooking, music, field trips, and parent learning groups. We hold school community Shabbat observance and dinners with the supportive guidance and leadership of Rabbi Tirzah Firestone.
For more information contact Jodi Basch at (303) 325-7835 or email her at jodi@neveikodesh.org
Hebrew
Havurot is our Hebrew language program
for children in grades 3 through 6. It offers intimate,
home-based weekly tutorials for groups of 4 or 5 compatible students.
Building on basic reading skills acquired in Living a Jewish Life,
the program takes each child at his/her own rate through the prayers
and songs of holiday and Shabbat morning services. Children who participate
in the full program, LJL, Hebrew Havurot and Crossing the River,
should find themselves well prepared for the day of their Bat Mitzvah
or Bar Mitzvah celebration. Because of the small size of the groups,
teachers are also able to give "customized" attention to
children with less extensive backgrounds.
For more information contact Jodi Basch at (303) 325-7835
or email her at jodi@neveikodesh.org
Crossing the River is our 2 year middle school program designed to empower older children as they encounter life transitions and cross the bridge into young adulthood and prepare for B’nai Mitzvah. 6th grade concentrates on Jewish traditions and tikkun olam (healing the world), while 7th grade focuses on Torah debate. For more information contact Jodi Basch at (303) 325-7835 or email her at jodi@neveikodesh.org
Bayit Katan is is a monthly program for children ages 7-11 and their parents. It meets Sundays, 3:30-5:30 followed by a dairy/vegetarian potluck dinner. Rabbi Tirzah Firestone and Morah Yehudis Fishman will co-teach this vibrant, new program. Children and adults will be split, with each instructor rotating between groups. Adults will get an in-depth look at the Kabbalah of the month, including holidays and Jewish spiritual practices to enrich our lives. Children will receive a monthly look at Jewish stories, holidays, words and parables of enchantment. Together, this an opportunity for everyone to form warm and meaningful bonds with other families. For more information contact Jodi Basch at (303) 325-7835 or email her at jodi@neveikodesh.org
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. --Jewish Proverb