These are the JEWL class offerings for the Second Semester of 2023-24, beginning February 4th, 2024.
Sign-ups are live! Please emailtalmudtorah@tbieugene.org to request the link to the JEWL Sign-Up Genius form.
Please note the grade level range and day of the week for each class. All students in grades 2-7 are enrolled in the full Talmud Torah program and are encouraged to take multiple JEWL classes each semester, one on Sundays and one on Wednesdays. All the JEWL class topics are intended to offer important elements of Jewish education, so we encourage you to stretch your comfort zone and learn something new.
Mitzvah Mayhem
w/Aliza Benor
Sundays 12:30-1:15 pm
grades 2-5
Explore a new mitzvah (good deed) each week, paired with mitzvah challenges to implement in your everyday life. Win mensch prizes, learn about Jewish values, and participate in regular acts of kindness!
Jewish Art Through the Ages
w/Rabbi Yisraela Tubman
grades 4-7
Sundays 12:30-1:15pm
Jewish artists have tended to take on elements of the societies in which the artists lived. We will explore Jewish art and artists of several time periods and€¯locations. We will particularly look for how Jewish themes have been presented, sometimes secretly hidden in the art.
Life in the Shtetl
w/Rob Stein
Wednesdays 5:10-5:55pm
grades 2-5
Students will view segments of “Fiddler on the Roof,” learn about the daily life of Jews in Eastern Europe through writing a fictional ‘diary,’ viewing short videos and learning Yiddish expressions and traditions that our ancestors followed. We will also discuss how the story of €Fiddler€ connects to our current everyday lives, and we will learn and sing some of the songs. We will also learn about the variety of Jewish denominations, how they differ, and how Reconstructing Judaism fits in. Guest speaker(s) may be a possibility.
Jewish Heroes
w/Aliza Benor
Wednesdays 5:10-5:55pm
grades 4-7
Learn about important Jewish historical figures through creative projects.€¯ From Rashi to Hannah Szenes, and many people in between.
