Hebrew School

CSAIR Marsha Dane Stern Hebrew School 

Our Hebrew School is a welcoming, warm and inclusive community of students and their families. Students meet in-person from 9:00 – 11:30 AM (followed by kiddush with their family and the entire CSAIR community) on Shabbat mornings (grades K-7) and 4:00 – 6:00 PM on Wednesdays (grades 2-7). In addition, students in grades 3-7 meet virtually for 20 minutes each week for individual or small group Hebrew instruction.

Our program stresses caring for our students, families, and community; providing knowledge, skills, and experiences infused with meaning and joy.

In our Hebrew School, learners will:

- Master Hebrew reading fluency
- Confidently participate in prayer services
- Experience the customs and traditions of Jewish holidays
- Explore Jewish texts and core narratives
- Discuss Jewish ideas about God, spirituality and life’s big questions
- Care about and feel connected to the Jewish people and the land, people and nation of Israel
- Apply Jewish wisdom and perspectives to their everyday lives
- Feel part of the chain of Jewish history and empowered to help determine the Jewish future
- Become valued members of a diverse and vibrant synagogue community

We welcome students with special needs and offer inclusion resources including differentiated instruction, in-class support, and private instruction.

In addition, we provide:

- Early Wednesday afternoon drop-off starting at 3 PM
- Events for the entire family such as Shabbat evening and holidays programs

For more information, please call or email Mason Voit, Director of Education and Jewish Family Life, at 718-543-8400 or educationdirector@csair.org.