"Do not say: `When I shall have leisure I shall study,' for you may never have leisure." Avot 2:5

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OUR LEARNING COMMUNITIES

 

At Congregation Etz Chaim we value education and provide numerous opportunities for learning at all ages.

 

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL:  When members of our congregation have children, we provide monthly religious school to help them learn about their faith, traditions, history, music, language, and Torah. Past Sunday school groups have done in-depth, hands-on learning about 12 Jewish holidays, performed skits to coincide with the week's Torah portion, learned a little Israeli dance, discovered how the lunar calendar works, and more. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​HEBREW FOR CHILDREN:  Students spend at least an hour before or after religious school—depending on their level--learning Hebrew with Carol Davis using the URJ Mitkadem curriculum.   More intensive study begins a year prior to Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                       Congregation Etz Chaim is proud to provide Bar

                                                   and Bat Mitzvah preparation for children of all ages!

                                                   Here, Chas Jolly is reading from the Torah as he

                                                   becomes a Bar Mitzvah!

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ADULT EDUCATION, combined with cooking, music and interactive programming, happens each month at the Chavurah House when Rabbi Lotker comes to town from Southern California or meets us via Zoom. Topics vary widely. Our latest was what the movie Fiddler on the Roof can teach us about Judaism!  

 

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CHAI MITZVAH, a nationally recognized adult program to deepen our relationships with Judaism, meets monthly to discuss a Jewish topic, share knowledge, and encourage deeper engagement with ritual, spiritual, philosophical, and social action aspects of Judaism.  We redefine Jewish learning in a warm environment outside the classroom!

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TORAH STUDY meets on select Saturday mornings to address the week’s parashah . . . and anything we can find to connect to it!  A great way to make Shabbat special.

 

 

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Come learn with us!