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Religious School - Hebrew School & Jewish Education - Manalapan, NJ

Temple Shaari Emeth’s Religious School - Hebrew School & Jewish Education

 

Who We Are

Our Religious School is part of Temple Shaari Emeth, a Reform Jewish synagogue where all are welcome. In our one-day-per-week Hebrew School, we prepare our students for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah and for Confirmation, but a Jewish education is much more than that. We provide the support of a full Jewish community. We instill Jewish values and we provide the preparation for lifelong learning, to ensure a Jewish future. To register your child, please contact the Director of Religious Education, Melissa Pescatore by email or call the Religious School office: 732-462-4245.

  • <span class="slider_description">2nd graders and their parents enjoyed learning about and recreating the Sanctuary during their Shoebox Sanctuary program</span>
  • <span class="slider_description">Our 2nd graders put the finishing touches on their edible sukkot for Sukkot!</span>
  • <span class="slider_description">3rd Grade students receive a special blessing from the Rabbi and Cantor during the 3rd Grade Naming Ceremony in January.</span>
  • <span class="slider_description">Mrs. Waldorf and Mrs. Wycoff’s 3rd grade students participate in multi-sensory station activities, like Alef-Bet Yoga and Play-Doh, to practice their Hebrew letters.</span>
  • <span class="slider_description">Could learning about Israel get any more fun? 4th graders try out some mud from the Dead Sea as they learn about our Jewish homeland.</span>
  • <span class="slider_description">Could learning about Israel get any more fun? 4th graders try out some mud from the Dead Sea as they learn about our Jewish homeland.</span>
  • <span class="slider_description">Whether at the MLK Memorial or just hanging out in the hotel, our 10th Grade Confirmation Class had an amazing time during the RAC Trip in Washington, D.C.</span>
  • <span class="slider_description">Our madrichim are learning by assisting our teachers</span>

 

Family Learning Programs

Family Learning programs, in which parents and children learn and grow together, are an important part of our curriculum. They are an integral part of the Religious School program for grades K-6. For instance, there is a special third grade naming program in which students learn about their Hebrew names and how to write them using the Hebrew alphabet while discovering more about the people for whom they were named. Our sixth grade program is an opportunity for families to learn together about the meaning of Bar and Bat Mitzvah. Pumpkins, Pancakes and Prayer is one of our Sukkot programs, which offers a Shabbat morning pancake breakfast followed by a creative learner's minyan (prayer group of ten or more Jewish adults). We offer a number of other Family Learning events throughout the year, including a model family seder and other creative and fun opportunities for families to learn together at Temple Shaari Emeth.

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