Temple Emanu-El Religious School strives to provide students with meaningful and positive experiences that promote a passion for lifelong Jewish learning and living.

Judaic study in our religious school develops and strengthens our students’ core Jewish knowledge. Students learn about God, Torah, Israel, Jewish holidays, mitzvot (commandments), Jewish history and values. Religious School time includes Community Building, Tefillah, Hebrew.

Class sessions include community building time through mini brain breaks for interaction, and movement, snack, drink, and shmooze time. These are intentional times for fostering friendships and building community in the classroom.

Learning about Israel across the grades, through the lens of Israelis their age, builds a connection and bond between our students and the land and people of Israel.

Tefillah (prayer participation) is a time for students to become familiar with our liturgy and to develop a personal and communal prayer practice, understanding that prayer connects us with God, with other Jews, and with ourselves.

Our goal for Hebrew learning is to help develop our students’ capability to participate in Jewish prayer services anywhere as part of Klal Yisrael – world Jewish community.

Temple Emanu-El seeks to nurture and involve our youth in synagogue life. We create a warm and welcoming environment where our young people can thrive socially, intellectually, and spiritually. We offer a variety of programs, for families with young children to families with teens in High School. Our educational goal is to create a positive sense of Jewish identity and provide a foundation for religious learning experiences for all of our students that they will carry with them throughout life.