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B'nai Jacob Religious School serves families from all over the Greater New Haven community: Woodbridge, Bethany, Orange, West Haven, East Haven,
Branford, Shelton, Derby, Ansonia and New Haven. We would like to
welcome you and your child! Children attend Religious School on Sunday morning and Wednesday afternoon. Kindergarten through 2nd grades attend Sunday only; 3rd-7th grades attend both days. Our new Kollel program requires children to attend a minimum number of special Shabbat morning child-friendly services at the synagogue. Kollel is engaging and fun.
What is Kollel? Kollel is a new program for 3rd through 6th graders. It will enhance our school’s new curriculum. Kollel, which in Hebrew means “inclusion,” will give students the hands-on experience of participating in Shabbat services as leaders and honorees. It will give them an opportunity to practice what they learn during the week and participate in an adult-like service in a child-friendly, comfortable environment. The service will be led by a young, dynamic and knowledgeable teacher.
Kollel includes:
Reading prayers from the Siddur
Chanting from the Torah
Participation in various honors of the service (such as opening the ark, lifting the Torah, Aliyot)
Discussion on Parashat Ha’Shavuah (The Torah portion of the week)
Current Events in the Jewish world
A sweet treat (to associate with the sweetness of Shabbat)