Hebrew School

UPCOMING HEBREW SCHOOL EVENTS

Opening Day Family Event
Sunday, September 22 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

Interested in learning more about our Hebrew School?
Schedule a time to speak with Mason Voit, Director of Education and Jewish Family Life

Kids Shofar Blowing Workshop
Sunday, September 22 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids in grades K-7 are invited to RSVP for the CSAIR Pre-Rosh Hashanah Shofar Blowing Workshop on Sunday, September 22nd 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Bring your own shofar (you can purchase one from the Sisterhood Gift shop) or borrow one of ours. Participants will learn how to blow a shofar and be prepared for the CSAIR traditional "Mass Blast" at the end of Rosh Hashanah services. 

To register for the event click here.

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.