Our Hebrew school is a partnership between the School for Creative Judaism and The New Shul. SCJ @ TNS brings together the best of what our communities have to offer. Using the arts, social and political questions, and the deep well of stories and wisdom our faith offers, we empower young people to explore, redefine and embrace the Jewish tradition. B Mitzvah preparation plays a central piece in the program, with a path that begins in fifth grade and leads students through a process of deepening their relationship with Hebrew, Torah, and history, until the self-defining celebration at age 13.

The Year of the Peacemakers is a year-long educational project for students ages 5-17 which introduces students to the life stories and main ideas of 10 Jewish peacemakers from the Torah to today. Through these diverse characters, students will learn to see how issues of equity and inclusion have forever been central to our faith, and that the tradition itself has often acted as the activating force behind people's actions for justice. A series of interactive classes at the core of the program is enhanced by monthly communal gatherings, special events, meetings with Jewish activists for justice and conversations with elders about the interaction of justice and Judaism in their lifetimes.

For more information, please contact rabbimisha@newshul.org

Opening day at the Hebrew school