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As a result of many requests from families to change the STEP program from Wednesday nights to Sunday, we will be offering STEP on Sundays from 12:30 – 2:15 pm including lunch. The program will provide Jewish education for all of our middle and high school students. If you have any questions regarding STEP or B'Nei Mitzvah Boot Camp please contact:
Registration Information STEP Classes: 7th Grade B’nei Mitzvah Boot Camp The 7th grade Hebrew program, called the B’nei Mitzvah Boot Camp, is offered on Sundays immediately following the 7th/8th Grade STEP class (2:15-3:00pm). Boot Camp is ideal for those 7th graders with Bar/Bat Mitzvah dates occurring in the second half of the school year or those with earlier dates who could benefit from a thorough review of all the required prayers and blessings. (Boot Camp is separate from Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutoring which is the individualized tutoring beginning six months before a student’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah date. Tutoring is scheduled and coordinated through the B’nei Mitzvah Coordinator). 7th and 8th grade (Combined Class) The Middle School STEP program alternates each year between two curriculums. In 2010-2011, the students will use the TV show “My Name Is Earl” to study “The Tao of Earl: Understanding Karma and Commandment in a Jewish Context.” The class will meet roughly twice a month at Temple Sinai in sessions designed to provoke discussion and promote learning. In addition to the in-class components, there will be a monthly Dinner Club component, where students will enjoy a wide array of cultural cuisine and social time together. The class is team taught by Rabbi Levenberg and Suzanne Simkin, with Rabbi Levenberg and Brian Fink running the Dinner Club program. 9th grade Taught by Joel Deitch, the 9th Grade class will focus on Jewish ethical dilemmas and the issues facing Jewish teens today. Through a mix of text-study and in-class discussion and activities, students will be challenged to take a stand on some of the more compelling issues of the day. 10th grade (Confirmation) The 10th grade Confirmation class will spend the year exploring Judaism and Jewish issues, including a particular focus on social justice. Beginning with an opening Shabbaton retreat, the course will prepare students not only for the Confirmation service in May, during which time the students will affirm their Jewish identities, but for the lifetime of Jewish growth ahead. Taught by Rabbi Perry, the class will also have the opportunity to travel together to Washington, D.C. 11th and 12th grade (L’Atid) Our L’atid program this year will be both educational and experiential with Rabbi Segal the class teacher. The L’atid curriculum is going to be “Dinner and a Movie.” It will coincide with the Sinai Adult Education Film Series, but will always begin with dinner at Sinai at 5:45, the movie at 6:30 followed by a brief discussion. |
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