The CBJ Religious School

B’nai Jacob’s Macy B. Solomon Religious School instills a positive Jewish experience in which students will find support and guidance toward developing their Jewish identity. The school supports a sense of Jewish community and provides opportunities to translate values into actions including tikkum olam (repairing the world) and tzedakah (charitable giving). Students also learn the practical skills and understanding to participate and lead in Jewish home traditions, rituals, life cycle events, synagogue services, and holiday observances.

Curriculum

Kindergarten through second grade. Classes held Sunday mornings 9 am to 12 noon.

Students will be immersed in the teachings of Jewish traditions, values, and customs with hands-on, interactive, and cooperative learning. Students will shape their Jewish identity and begin to establish a sense of Jewish community through interaction with other students, larger community activities, and prayer services.

An introduction to major holidays, biblical stories, and the Hebrew language is included as well as activities supporting tzedakah and tikkun olam. Students will participate in a morning service (Tefillah), where they will be given the opportunity to become familiar with the prayers, their meaning, and the choreography of the service.

Third through 7th grade. Classes held Sunday mornings 9 am to 1 pm.

Students will engage in a cooperative and project-based environment where academic and experiential learning focuses on biblical and modern Jewish history, holiday observances, rituals, lifecycle events, and prayer-based Hebrew language. Older students will also study aspects of World War II and the Holocaust. All students will participate in a morning service (Tefillah), where they will be given the opportunity to become familiar with the prayers, their meaning, and the choreography of the service.

Special programming including holiday celebrations, tzedakah and tikkum olam projects are scheduled for all students throughout the year.

Tuition

$578—kindergarten through 2nd grade
$644—3rd through 7th grade

Our school director, Andrea Zavod, has been a member of the congregation since 1997, served as a teacher for 10 years, has served as the director since 2016, and has had a child graduate from the school program - giving her a valuable perspective on how the school program best fits the needs of the community and its families. Feel free to contact her at director@congbj.org

Registration Form

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Congregation B’nai Jacob
Starr and Manavon Streets
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 933-5550
admin@congbj.org