Registration is now open for the 2025-26 school year!
About our classes and offerings this year:
Classes (August 2025 - May 2026):
Sundays (all students): 3 - 5:30 pm
- 3 - 4 pm: Classroom stations and teacher instruction
- 4 - 4:20 pm: Snack/Recess/Games
- 4:20 - 4:45 pm: Hebrew instruction - on a case-by-case basis, students will be placed in their respective ability levels
- 4:45 - 5:30 pm: Family-Student Culture Celebrations - parent/guardian participation! Includes project-based learning activities led by Crossing the River (CTR) students
Tuesdays (4th grade and up): 4:30 - 6:30 pm
- Deep dive into Hebrew, Tefilot (prayers), B'nai Mitzvah prep, and culture
- More complex and long-term projects and studies
- Hands-on projects including cooking and multimedia art!
Teen Madrichim Program: Open to all post-B'nai Mitzvot teenagers who are members of Nevei Kodesh.
- Paid opportunity!
- Madrichim support teachers and guide our students on their educational journeys
Holidays, Shabbats, and other Programming:
Holidays (with family-friendly programming and participation):
- Rosh Hashanah - Erev Rosh Hashanah service and Second-Day Tashlich/Shofar service
- Yom Kippur - Yom Kippur family programming
- High Holy Day childcare (open to all children ages 2 - 13)
- Sukkot - decorating and potluck/gathering
- Simchat Torah Celebration
- Hanukkah celebration
- Purim Celebration - including theatrical Purim Spiel!
- Passover Seder
Family-Friendly Shabbat Morning Services (all are highly encouraged to attend!)
- Experiential and participatory song, dance, prayer, and bibliodramas!
New this year! Teen Programming for post B'nai Mitzvot Students
- Collaboration with other local Synagogues
- Regular gatherings and Spring event
- More information coming soon!
New this year! Family gatherings (Shabbats & Holidays)
- More information coming soon!
New this year! Crossing the River retreat (Winter/Spring)
- Led by teacher Aviva Grossberg
- More information coming soon!
Classes by age groups:
K’tanim "Little Ones" Class (Sundays 3 pm)
Led by Nicole Hubbard
K'tanim is an opportunity for families with children aged 0 to 4 years to come together for the first hour of religious school to experience Judaism through song, dance, and art.
K'tanim is a wonderful opportunity for families of young children to come together, get to know each other, and connect with the Kindergarten and 1st grade class as well.
Most of our families and children choose to stay the entire two and a half hours, though we understand if that is too long for your little one!
Kindergarten - 1st Grade Class (Sundays 3 - 5:30 pm)
Led by Nicole Hubbard
Our kindergartners and 1st graders learn about Jewish values (Mitzvot), holidays, Shabbat, and the Hebrew Aleph Bet (alphabet) through an experiential program focused on song, movement, and repetition. Students will work on their Aleph Bet skills each week, and by the time they are ready to move on to the 2nd grade class, they will know all of their Hebrew letters.
2nd - 3rd Grade Class (Sundays 3 - 5:30 pm)
Led by Melissa Goldman
The 2nd and 3rd grade class focuses on Torah stories, Gemilut Hasadim (acts of loving-kindness), Jewish holidays, and Hebrew.
Arts and biblio-drama will be an important component of their learning adventure!
This combined class is on a two-year cycle. Last school year ('22-23) began with Torah stories from the Five Books of Moses; this school year picks up with stories from the books of the prophets.
4th - 5th Grade Class (Sundays and Tuesdays)
Sundays 3 - 5:30 pm
Led by Kat Hubbard
The 4th-5th grade curriculum on Sundays will focus on Jewish History (Our Place in the World, Jewish Identity, How did we get here?); Hebrew and prayers. We also learn about the Jewish life cycle, Jewish rituals, and perspectives of being human.
Tuesdays 4:30 - 6 pm
Led by Kat Hubbard and Lael Har
In addition to Sundays on site at Nevei Kodesh, 4th graders and up meet on Tuesday afternoons for additional enrichment. These class days offer students a deeper dive into Hebrew, T'filot (prayers), B'nai Mitzvah prep, and culture.
These classes allow for more complex and long-term projects and studies.
We often find ourselves in the kitchen, cooking a delicious dish, or working on a multi-media art project!
Crossing the River (CTR): The B'nai Mitzvah Journey (Sundays and Tuesdays)
Our long-beloved, in-depth B'nai Mitzvah program, "Crossing the River" (colloquially known as CTR), was inspired by Rabbi Burt Jacobson's curriculum. This two-year CTR program is designed for students preparing for their B'nai Mitzvot (usually ages 11 - 15)
We approach the B'nai Mitzvah learning as a process of discovery and transformation. Students are encouraged to explore their sense of themselves and their core values, as well as to deepen their Jewish knowledge and experience in all Four Worlds (Assiyah/physical; Yetzirah/emotional; Briyah/intellectual; Atzilut/spiritual).
Our program empowers Bar/Bet/Bat Mitzvah students to voice what they want their 'Jewishness' to mean. We help them uncover how to authentically manifest traditions and spirituality in their lives.
We are here to serve as teachers and guides, as we accompany families through this new terrain. Sometimes we find calm waters, and other times things can get choppy, as we cross the river into adulthood.
Students of all genders, sexualities, and backgrounds are welcome to join us, regardless of where they are on their journey discovering Judaism.
Sundays 3 - 5:30 pm
Led by Aviva Grossberg
We will be exploring and deepening our relationship to Torah and Mitzvot, as well as completing our learning about the Jewish Holiday Cycle, the Jewish Life Cycle, and an overview of Jewish History.
Tuesdays 4:30 - 6 pm
Led by Kat Hubbard and Lael Har
In addition to Sundays on site at Nevei Kodesh, the 4th-7th graders meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30pm to 6pm for additional enrichment. See above for more information.