Looking Ahead to Fall In this upcoming academic year, we will follow the wisdom of Proverbs to “educate each child according to their own needs,” and invite each family to find the path that feels meaningful for their student. In the religious school and teen program we will offer both in-person and online options so families can choose to be fully onsite, fully remote, or a bit of each.
Religious School For our preschool through 7th grade learners we can’t wait to be back together onsite or online. This year we are excited to launch interest-based tracks to ensure that each child finds a path to learning that is best for them. Our new tracks include: TI Scholars, Studio Art Lab, Wilderness School, TI Actors, and TI Moves – Learning Judaism Through Movement and Sports. The Justice League is also ready for more excellent social justice programming. Our 5th through 7th graders will gather for justice action and education on their path towards their BMitzvah, and, this year we are officially launching the Junior Justice League for 2nd through 4th graders and their families. This year, Tali Puterman will be taking a step back from the religious school to focus on
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our congregation’s Racial Equity work so we are excited to announce that Rabbi Slipakoff and Fallon Rubin will be joined by our new Justice League Educator Ari Zimmet, our JL teachers Jayce Koester and Lara Haft, and our Junior Justice League educator Leonie Cohen.
No matter your child’s path, we will surely build together a school that is meaningful, joyful and, of course, lots of fun. Interested in learning more about our religious school programs at Temple Israel? Contact Roberta Axeloons, Director of Elementary Education at raxeloons@tisrael.org or 617-566-3960 to learn more!
Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
