The Pre-K program will be held concurrent with Religious School – one Sunday a month from 9:00AM – 12:00PM. Each session will focus on the Jewish holiday or observance that it’s closest to on the calendar. The classroom experience will be planned around songs, stories, activities and crafts, taught by one of our former Preschool teachers, Macey Schwartz. Our clergy will also interact with the Pre-K Religious School class through teaching prayers and leading song circles. THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND. 

Spring 2023 dates and topics:

• January 8 – Shabbat and Havdalah
• February 5 – Tu B’shvat
• February 26 – Purim 
• April 2 – Passover
• May 14 – Israel Day

Kindergarten – Third grades will meet on Sunday mornings, 9:00 – 11:30 am. We will continue to utilize the ShalomLearning curriculum with the addition of Hebrew language education. Sunday mornings will also have a community worship service and enrichments including music, art and our new Windows to the World Maker Space.

LINK TO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR K-3.

Fourth – Sixth grades will meet on Sunday mornings, 9:00 – 11:30 am. We will continue to utilize the ShalomLearning curriculum with the addition of Hebrew language education; Hebrew instruction will ALSO be available on Sunday mornings after Religious School, from 11:45am – 12:30pm. Sunday mornings will also include a community worship service along with music.

Students in 6th Grade will begin their Bar/Bat Mitzvah education with family programming, called Yachad. These sessions will begin in the Spring of 2023 (and conclude in the Fall when they return to Religious School), led by Rabbi Jordy Callman. 

LINK TO SCHEDULE FOR GRADES 4-5.

LINK TO SCHEDULE FOR GRADE 6.

In the year leading up to Bar/Bat Mitzvah, we have a special program for students in their B’nei Mitzvah time. The program aspects are as follows:

• Yachad – B’nei Mitzvah Family Education: Families will have their final two sessions with Rabbi Callman that focus on the lifecycle event of becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. (2) Sunday mornings, 10:30 – 11:30am.
• ShalomLearning: There will be regular Sunday sessions, 9:00 – 11:30am that will focus on the value B’tzelem Elohim, created in God’s image. The unit explores how we can honor the image of God in ourselves, recognize it in others and how this concept affects the way we behave in the world.
• Shabbat mornings: It is important for families to become comfortable with the Shabbat morning worship service at Temple Sinai. Families will be presented with dates and will choose which ones they would like to attend. Following the service, there will be a short question and answer session. Saturday mornings, 10:30am – 12:30pm.

LINK TO SCHEDULE FOR 7TH GRADE

Temple Sinai Teen Academy programming will teach teens how Judaism can be a part of their everyday lives and that Judaism can be connected to their teen and adult lives in various ways.  We teach teens the importance of Jewish pride, exemplifying value, honor and respect for oneself, each other, their community and beyond. 

The programming will be rooted in the three key areas:

1. Jewish education – exploring Jewish history, religion and culture, studying Israel through various lenses
2. Social action – giving back to our Denver Jewish community, affecting change amongst Jewish teens
3. Peer-to-peer social engagement – creating a special circle of Jewish friends and understanding the importance of safe and trusted friendships as a teen

LINK TO SCHEDULE FOR 8TH AND 9TH GRADES (TEEN ACADEMY)

The Confirmation class is not only the concluding year of Religious School, it also is one of the most meaningful Jewish experiences for our students. Confirmation is a time to reinforce and celebrate wonderful friendships and to make new friends. It is a time to explore, discuss, debate, and share our feelings about Judaism and the world. The class will be led by Aaron Mendelsberg along with Rabbi Rick Rheins and Rabbi Jordy Callman. Field trips and special guest speakers will help make this year’s class truly unique and exciting. The class will meet approximately three times a month with a combination of dates during the week and on Sundays.

LINK TO SCHEDULE FOR 10TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS