Religious School

Welcome to our exciting Religious School programs and the opportunities for learning and growth we provide for your children and family!

Our mission is to develop a sense of Jewish identity and to build a welcoming and supportive Jewish community for our students.

We will impart the essence of their Jewish heritage to our children and establish a path for their future independent observance of Jewish life.

We offer an exceptional Jewish education for students from Preschool through 7th Grade.
Our small classes enhance the experiential learning environment.
We offer age-appropriate lessons that meet our diverse community needs including interfaith families and Jews by choice.
We emphasize Torah study and prayer, Jewish history and values, Jewish holidays and rituals, and life cycle events.
Our experiential activities include Jewish and Israeli cooking, music and arts, community involvement and charity projects, scavenger hunts, and much more!

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Sunday School
We will continue to be back in person in the fall, with guidelines to keep our children and teachers safe based on CDC, WA State, and the COVID Task Force recommendations.

What will Religious School look like for 5783 and the 2022-23 school year?
- Our Sunday schedule is going to look similar to how it was previously: K’hilah (community assembly), Judaic studies (Jewish values, traditions, and history) then Hebrew.
For more information, contact us at office@templebethor.org

Snow Days
In the event of a canceled religious school session, religious school teachers will call students’ homes.
Hebrew Learning
2022 Update: Hebrew classes will be back in person

Students learn to read Hebrew and enjoy a sense of accomplishment as they progress through a series of well-organized, stimulating, and self-paced ramot (levels). We encourage students to begin their Hebrew studies in the 3rd grade.

Hebrew 1
- Read and write all Hebrew letters
Hebrew 2
- Blending letter sounds
- Able to read simple prayers
Hebrew 3
- Demonstrate ability to sight read prayers in the Siddur (prayer book)
- Learn in a language lab setting utilizing whole language concepts
B’nei Mitzvah
- Progress from reading to leading a Shabbat service
- Develop a deeper understanding of the Shabbat service including service order, rituals and meaning of prayers
Our teachers are resources and facilitators for their students’ self-paced Hebrew learning. Each teacher assesses individual student progress in order to determine the specific help they require to move on to the next level.
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Curriculum and Resources

Contact us at office@templebethor.org for more information about our religious school programs.