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Clergy Funds
• Rabbi Aaron Starr Discretionary Fund
• Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen Discretionary Fund
• Hazzan David Propis Discretionary Fund
• Assistant Cantor Leonard Gutman Discretionary Fund
• Rabbi Irwin Groner (z’l) Publication Fund
• Cantor Chaim Najman Music Fund
Synagogue Funds
• Cultural Connection Fund
• Education Fund
• General Fund
• Green and Sustainability Fund
• High Holiday Services Fund
• Morning Minyan Fund
• Shabbat Kiddush/Lunch Funds
• Men’s Club
• Sisterhood Funds
• Goldie Adler Bimah Flower Fund
• General Fund
• JTS Torah Fund
Special Purpose Funds
• Samuel S. Aaron Library Fund
• Goldie & Rabbi Morris Adler Scholarship Fund
• The Morris & Beverly Baker Jewish Living Fund
• The Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation Israel College Studies Fund
• Nita Barak Memorial Fine Arts Fund
• Morris & Marion Baron Scholarship Fund
• Ann & Leonard P. Baruch Tzedakah Fund
• Rose & Milton Bernstein Scholarship Fund
• Richard & Phyllis Bleznak Scholarship Fund
• Herman Brodsky Memorial Fund
• Richard & Kathleen Brown Education Resource Fund
• Phyllis Borin Film & Video Library Fund
• Bernard & Judith Cantor Distinguished Educators Award Fund
• Anna Caplan Library Fund
• Bernard Chase Scholarship Fund
• Fannie & Meyer Cooper Hearing Impaired Fund
• Daniel & Syd Cullen Fund
• Sandra M. David Memorial Programming Fund
• Harvey Alan Deutch Memorial Fund for Special Education
• Rose & Philip Dubrinsky Religious School Fund
• Reubin & Yetta Dubrinsky Education Fund
• Dr. Joseph & Naomi Eder Children’s Fund
• Janice Charach Epstein Memorial Fund
• Dr. Ira Falk College Scholarship Fund
• Clarissa Fineman Education Fund
• Betty Fishman Fund
• Eugene & Helen Goodman and Harry & Chana Waldman Seudah Shelishit Fund
• Mae & Milton Goodman Israel Family Mission Fund
• Abe & Jack C. Gordon Fund
• Debbie Groner Jewish Academy Book Fund
• Samuel & Lillian Hechtman Education Fund
• Hermelin Family Education Fund
• Rabbi Hershman Library Fund
• Sonia & I. Murray Jacobs Memorial Fund
• Harriet Jackson Religious School Scholarship Fund
• Morris & Hannah Karbal Scholarship Fund
• Abe & Bea Katzman Camp Ramah Fund
• Sidney Katzman Memorial Purim Fund
• Babs & Herb Kaufman Listen-in Fund
• Ira Kaufman Scholarshiip Fund
• Esther Ethel & Benjamin Kert Memorial Transportation Fund
• Rita Keywell Shabbat Lunch Fund
• Dennis Klar Memorial Fund
• Dr. David Kliger & Ceil Kliger Ruda Scholarship Fund
• Edith & Isadore Kolodney Religious School Schoarshiip Fund
• Erwin & Bess Kornwise Seniors Program Fund
• Samuel Kovan Memorial Fund
• Harold & Belle Kukes Memorial Fund
• Harry & Sarah Laker Concert Fund
• Sophie & Ben Lefkowitz Scholarship Fund
• Samuel M. & Lillian Keidan Levin Archive Fund
• Lorelei & Carl Lipnik Camp Ramah Fund
• Rose Edith & Bertha Lipsitz Fund
• Alan E. Lukoff Fund
• Keith Anson Mall Scholarship Fund
• Tillie Martin Memorial High School Youth Group Fund
• Joseph & Gloria Matthews Seniors Assistance Fund
• Irwin & Lillian Mecker Memorial Fund
• Rose Meskin Memorial Fund
• Miller-Jackson Education Fund
• Nathan & Rose Milstein Scholarship Fund
• Lois & Harry Nelson Family Fund
• Barbara & Mickey Nemer Library Fund
• Ilene Nemer Memorial Fund
• Celia Orley Scholarship Fund
• Jolana Olster Memorial Fund
• Sylvia & Sol Panush Collection
• Louis & Gail Parr Memorial Fund
• George C. and Anne Parzen Choir Fund
• Janet Pont Mitzvah Fund
• Albert & Sophie Roggin Camp Ramah Fund
• Cantor Sidney Rube Memorial Fund
• Andrea Lynn Rubenstein Outstanding Leadership Award Fund
• Irving & Faye Saffer Scholarship Fund
• Leah & Hyman Safran Library Fund
• Laela Miller Saulson Memorial Scholarship Fund
• William Saulson Pavilion Fund
• Donald Schiller Memorial Fund
• Schor Minyan Fund
• Segal-Jaffe Memorial Discretionary Support Fund
• Shaye Fund for Camp Ramah & Summers in Israel Scholarship
• Max Shaye Technology Fund
• Belle & Meyer Shugerman Scholarship Fund
• Belle & Maurice Siden Scholarship Fund
• Blanche, Daniel & Robert L. Siegel Computer Fund
• Isadore & & Evelyn Silverman Fund
• Morton A. Smith Memorial Fund for Youth
• Nathan D. Soberman Memorial Fund
• Marilyn Soverinsky Youth Activities Fund
• Harold & Vera Stern Shabbat Transportation Fund
• Roxanne Stromer Scholarship Fund
• Beatrice & A. Albert Sugar Educational Fund
• Dr. Alexander Ullmann Educational Memorial Fund
• Gertrude Ungar Memorial Fund
• Anya & Samuel Victor Fund
• Mel & Helene Wallace Youth Retreat Fund
• Gershon (z’l) & Jeannie Weiner Tzedakah Fund
• Peter & Clara Weisberg Concert Fund
• Jeffrey Weisberg Memorial Writing Awards Fund
• Harvey & Lucille Weisberg Special Purpose Fund
• Shirley Wine Memorial Fund
• Sidney & Melba Winer Creative Arts Fund for Children
• Isadore & Beryl Winkelman Foundation Youth Fund
• Ann Zuckman Special Needs Fund
Our curriculum is written for our school by our Rabbis and Director of Youth and Family Learning. Each grade level has specific goals and learning targets that encompass the following areas:
Learning and practicing Jewish rituals, holidays, and ethical actions, emphasizing how these observances connect individuals to Jewish tradition and community.
Fostering a connection to Israel by exploring its geography, history, and significance as the Jewish homeland.
Centering on learning and understanding Torah stories, characters, and teachings, and applying their lessons to daily life.
Emphasizing the importance of ethical behavior, acts of kindness (Gemilut Chasadim), and fulfilling obligations like Tzedakah (charity).
Exploring the meaning and practice of prayer, teaching students how to communicate with God and understand the significance of different prayers.
Focusing on learning the Hebrew alphabet, vocabulary, and basic reading skills to engage with Jewish texts and prayers.
Each grade level explores these themes through engaging and age-appropriate lessons. Teachers use a variety of teaching methods and resources, including the Chai Curriculum.
We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of professional Jewish educators. Our teachers receive weekly planning time, during which they use our curriculum and learning goals to craft engaging lesson plans. They benefit from regular coaching and feedback from our Director of Youth and Family Learning and participate in ongoing professional development throughout the year. Our educators are passionate about their students and committed to their growth and success.