Youth Education
Darchei Academy
Grades K - 8 (groups for K-2, 3-5, 6-8)
Sunday mornings, 9:15-10:15am
High school
Sunday evenings, 7:30 - 8:30pm
We are honored to present the Darchei Academy Curriculum, funded in part by a generous gift in memory of Caroline Bloomfeld z"l. We will focus on four pillars of study:
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Chagim: We will explore new material about the holidays each year of the program for students grades K - 5.
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Tanakh Study: Study the key moments of the Torah from the Creation through the building of the First Beit Hamikdash.
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Rabbinic Texts: Learn topics of Jewish law, life, and philosophy through the exploration of rabbinic texts.
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Israel: Explore traditional texts that discuss history, halacha, and philosophical questions related to Israel.
2026
August 23, 30; September 6; October 11, 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22; December 6, 13.
2027
January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7, 21, 28; March 7, 14, 28; April 4, 11, 18; May 2, 9, 16, 23; June 6.
Shabbat Groups
We have three groups every Shabbat for t'filah programming. All groups begin at ~10:30am.
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Tot Shabbat comprises our youngest synagogue goers, and are children from birth through pre-K. Through song, movement, and basic t'filah such as the Shema, we introduce children to a warm relationship to prayer. This group is led by a rotation of parent and grandparent volunteers.
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Early Elementary (K - 2nd grades) and Older Elementary (3rd - 5th grades) t'filah groups meet and daven from siddurim. These groups are structured to enable children to progress through knowledge of prayer through memorization of melodies in t'filah leadership to their peers.
Parents and grandparents support t'filah by encouraging youth to participate in these groups.
We welcome older youth to join us in services.