First Period Required Course for all 8th Grade students

introduction to religion and culture
Rabbi Drorah Setel

history alive: jews in the news
Marta Braiterman

pre-Confirmation Class: Temple Beth Am, Temple Beth zion and temple sinai
Susan Goldberg Pardo

Confirmation Classes - 10th Grade Required
Temple Beth Tzedek - Staff

Temple Beth Zion - Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld, Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman

Temple Sinai - Rabbi Alexander Lazarus-Klein

Temple Beth Am - Rabbi Irwin Tanenbaum

david project
Rivke Berkowitz

Ivrit Mugberet
Orna McNamara

Hebrew Workshop
Orna McNamara

anti-semitism in film
Bonnie Levine

binyan leadership track                      
David Gordon, Jiill Ginsburg, Allison Lacher

packing for college
David Gordon

the week that will be: insights to the weekly torah portion
Rabbi Irwin Tanenbaum

not by bread alone (Deuteronomy 8.3)
Nurit Fischer

Who wrote the bible?
Rabbi Alexander Lazarus-Klein

jewish bio-ethics
Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman

the jewish graphic novel
Cathy Shuman Miller

six steps to becoming a jewish role model
(grades 9, 10, 11, 12 ONLY)
Susan Goldberg Pardo

Ask the rabbi
Rabbi Allan Farkas

teen topicse
Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman

jewish artists in the 20th century
Cathy Shuman Miller

buff shir: The Buffalo Song Leading Institute
Susan Goldberg Pardo

ask the rabbi
 Rabbi Allan Farkas

the loom of israel
Rabbi Alexander Lazarus-Klein

For a full description of classes, please refer to the High School of Jewish Studies Catalog

 

 

 

 

 
 

First Year

The Purposes of Jewish Living
The ultimate purposes of Judaism and essential Jewish theological concepts and ideas as they unfold in the Torah, the Talmud and other sacred texts. Students are given the tools to understand the "functional terminology" of American Jewish life by analyzing the meanings and richness of many commonly-used expressions, thus uniting practices with reasons.

The Rhythms of Jewish Living
An introduction to the ideas, beliefs and practices that define and shape Jewish living. Students will explore central ideas which mold the patterns of daily, weekly, monthly and yearly cycles, along with life-cycle events.

Second Year

The Dramas of Jewish Living Through the Ages
A chronological study and analysis of rich historical texts through which insight is gained into the central dramas of Jewish life. Included in these historical texts are formal accounts of the events that occurred, legal documents, rabbinic response, letter and poetry

The Ethics of Jewish Living Through the Ages
A text-centered approach to the study of Jewish ethical principals. Ethical issues which emerge as a result of interpersonal relationships, sexuality, aging, death, family and the community will be explored through materials from the Torah, Talmud, response literature and other commentaries, both classical and modern.
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
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