Religious School Curriculum
Kindergarten
First Grade
Hebrew
Identify all letters
Write all letters
Prayer & Song
Recite the blessings over candles, bread and wine
Blessings for Chanukah candles, Osey Shalom
Passover songs
Holidays
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year, apples and honey
Yom Kippur: Acknowledging mistakes with an apology, tzedakah
Sukkot: Four species, welcoming guests
Chanukah: Dreidl (and letters), Candles (counting), Maccabees
Tu B'Shvat: blessing over fruit and vegetables
Purim: Story characters
Pesach: Story of Exodus, ten plagues
Jewish Studies
Bible Stories
Creation (review)
Adam and Eve / Cain and Abel
Noah and the Ark
The Tower of Babel
Abraham, Sarah, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebecca
Jacob and Esau
Jacob and his dreams
Yosef and his brothers
Israel
The Jewish State
Compare and contrast the Israeli and American flags
Second Grade
Hebrew
Read Hebrew words with the Kamatz vowel (Ha sound)
Prayer & Song
Mi Chamocha
Blessings for Chanukah candles, Osey Shalom
Recite the blessings over candles, bread and wine
Chanukah, Purim, Tu B'shvat and Passover songs
Holidays
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year, apples and honey, Jewish calendar
Yom Kippur: Acknowledging mistakes with an apology, tzedakah, Shabbat Shabbatot, Kol Nidre
Sukkot: Four species, welcoming guests
Chanukah: Dreidl (and letters), Candles (counting), Maccabees, freedom of religion
Tu B'Shvat: blessing over fruit and vegetables
Purim: Story characters
Pesach: Story of Exodus, ten plagues, Four Questions, elements of Hagadah
Jewish Studies
Bible Stories
Creation (review)
Adam and Eve / Cain and Abel
Noah and the Ark
The Tower of Babel
Abraham, Sarah, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebecca
Jacob and Esau
Jacob and his dreams
Yosef and his brothers
Moses
King David
Israel
Israel is a country where Jews live, built on Jewish laws, customs and celebrations
Hebrew
Recognize letters
Copy Hebrew name
Prayer & Song
Blessings over candles, bread and wine
Chanukah and Purim songs
Holidays
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year, apples and honey
Yom Kippur: Acknowledging mistakes with an apology
Sukkot: Four species
Chanukah: Dreidl (and letters), Candles (counting)
Tu B'Shvat: blessing over fruit and vegetables
Purim: Story characters
Pesach: Story of Exodus
Jewish Studies
Bible Stories
Creation (review)
Adam and Eve / Cain and Abel
Noah and the Ark
The Tower of Babel
Abraham, Sarah, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebecca
Jacob and Esau
Israel
Israel, the Jewish state, the Israeli flag
Third Grade
Hebrew
Identify all Hebrew letters and vowels
Read Hebrew words
Prayer & Song
Blessings over food, candles, bread and wine
Mi Chamocha
Shema
Oseh Shalom
Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Tu B'shvat, and Passover songs
Holidays
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year, apples and honey, acts of kindness, Jewish calendar
Yom Kippur: Acknowledging mistakes with an apology, tzedakah, Shabbat Shabbatot, Kol Nidre
Sukkot: Four species, welcoming guests, a "Kosher" Sukkah
Simchat Torah: Conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, beginning a new cycle
Chanukah: Dreidl (and letters), Candles (counting), Maccabees, freedom of religion
Tu B'Shvat: blessing over fruit and vegetables
Purim: Story characters
Pesach: Story of Exodus, ten plagues, Four Questions, elements of Hagadah
Jewish Studies
Mitzvot
Introduction to Mitzvah
Tzedakah
Derech Eretz
Shabbat
Bal Tashchit
Bikkur Cholim
Hachnasat Orchim
Kibud Zkenim
Lashon Hara
Lo Tachmod
Lo Tignov
Tza'ar Ba'alay Chayim
Israel
Israeli culture
Hatikvah
Fourth Grade
Hebrew
Read Hebrew fluently
Prayer & Song
Blessings over food, candles, bread and wine
Mi Chamocha
Shema
Oseh Shalom
Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Tu B'shvat, and Passover songs
V'ahavta, blessing before and after Torah reading, blessing for the Havdalah spices
Holidays
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year, apples and honey, acts of kindness, Jewish calendar
Yom Kippur: Acknowledging mistakes with an apology, tzedakah, Shabbat Shabbatot, Kol Nidre
Sukkot: Four species, welcoming guests, a "Kosher" Sukkah
Simchat Torah: Conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, beginning a new cycle
Chanukah: Dreidl (and letters), Candles (counting), Maccabees, freedom of religion
Tu B'Shvat: blessing over fruit and vegetables
Purim: Story characters
Pesach: Story of Exodus, ten plagues, Four Questions, elements of Hagadah
Yom Hahatzmahut
Jewish Studies
Mitzvot
Introduction to Mitzvah
Tzedakah
Derech Eretz
Shabbat
Bal Tashchit
Bikkur Cholim
Hachnasat Orchim
Kibud Zkenim
Lashon Hara
Lo Tachmod
Lo Tignov
Tza'ar Ba'alay Chayim
Mezuzah
The Shema
Israel
Israel's neighbors
Study the people of Israel
Fifth Grade
Hebrew
Read Hebrew fluently
Prayer & Song
Blessings over food, candles, bread and wine
Mi Chamocha
Shema
Oseh Shalom
Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Tu B'shvat, and Passover songs
V'ahavta, blessing before and after Torah reading, blessing for the Havdalah spices
Kiddush
Holidays
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year, apples and honey, acts of kindness, Jewish calendar
Yom Kippur: Acknowledging mistakes with an apology, tzedakah, Shabbat Shabbatot, Kol Nidre
Sukkot: Four species, welcoming guests, a "Kosher" Sukkah
Simchat Torah: Conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, beginning a new cycle
Chanukah: Dreidl (and letters), Candles (counting), Maccabees, freedom of religion
Tu B'Shvat: blessing over fruit and vegetables
Purim: Story characters
Pesach: Story of Exodus, ten plagues, Four Questions, elements of Hagadah
Yom Hahatzmahut
Jewish Studies
Jewish Life Cycle
Introduction to Life Cycle
Brit Milah
Baby Naming
Bar / Bat MItzvah
Wedding
Israel
Defining Zionism
Understanding Israel as a Democracy
Sixth Grade
Hebrew
Read Hebrew fluently
Prayer & Song
Blessings over food, candles, bread and wine
Mi Chamocha
Shema
Oseh Shalom
Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Tu B'shvat, and Passover songs
V'ahavta, blessing before and after Torah reading, blessing for the Havdalah spices
Kiddush
L'dor Vador
Morning Blessings
Baruch She'amar
Avot & G'vurot
Holidays
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year, apples and honey, acts of kindness, Jewish calendar
Yom Kippur: Acknowledging mistakes with an apology, tzedakah, Shabbat Shabbatot, Kol Nidre
Sukkot: Four species, welcoming guests, a "Kosher" Sukkah
Simchat Torah: Conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, beginning a new cycle
Chanukah: Dreidl (and letters), Candles (counting), Maccabees, freedom of religion
Tu B'Shvat: blessing over fruit and vegetables
Purim: Story characters
Pesach: Story of Exodus, ten plagues, Four Questions, elements of Hagadah
Yom Hahatzmahut
Jewish Studies
Torah Portions
Bereishit
Noach
Lech Lecha
Vayeira
Chayei Sarah
Shmot
Beshalach
Kedoshim
Bamidbar
Devarim
Shoftim
V'zot HaBracha
Israel
Major figures in Israel's early history, including Theodore Herzl, Golda Meir, David Ben Gurion, and Yitzhak Rabin
Compare and contrast daily life in Israel with that of America