Gezah
Gezah
Gezah (Trunk)
Grades 2 & 3
What do we hope our children and their families will gain from the Religious School experience? How will it influence our community, both now and in the future? Our Eitz Chaim Sunday Program will offer our Gezah (Tree Trunk) students in grades 2 and 3 the information and skills to realize Reform Jewish ideals and values in their daily lives. Our curriculum will enable our students’ entree into the continuing study of Jewish texts, history, holidays, life cycle, culture, and values. Engaging our children and families through virtual experiential learning is a fundamental tenet of our Eitz Chaim philosophy. Our learners will be involved in a curriculum emphasizing GOD, TORAH, G’MILUT HASADIM, ISRAEL, and HEBREW and empowering them to embrace Judaism lovingly.
The school year will be divided into trimesters of eight weeks, and each trimester will be framed by a big topic of God & Spirituality, Torah, or Am Yisrael. Children will be grouped in classes with a team of Jewish Learning Guides (teachers) and Madrichim (teen aides). Students and Parents will also participate in family education programs, Shabbat Rishon Services, and other special occasions during the year.
We are committed to Jewish learning that is relevant, inspirational, and transformative. Our school aims to provide our students and their families with the tools to meaningfully participate in the Jewish community, with pride in their Jewish heritage, and with the awareness that their actions will shape the future of the Jewish people.
Successful Jewish learning environments are built upon a culture of excellence where teachers share their expertise and wisdom and students take responsibility for their learning and success. We expect our staff to provide the sense of caring and concern that enables our students to support one another and challenge themselves to grow as individuals. We model the thoughtfulness and mutual respect we seek to promote in our students.
Gezah Sunday Class Sessions
Grades 2 & 3 - 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Gezah (Trunk) Special Events
Family Education Morning
November 12, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Shabbat Rishon Family Dinner & Service!
April 5, 2024, at 5:45 PM
Hebrew Through Movement
Shalom and welcome to עִבְרִית בִּתְנוּעָה, or “Hebrew through Movement,” a language acquisition strategy in which students learn Hebrew by hearing and responding to Hebrew commands. Hebrew through Movement is an adaptation of James J. Asher’s Total Physical Response (TPR). Hebrew Through Movement is being used in Jewish congregations, day schools, camps, early childhood programs and other settings. HTM does not teach communicative Hebrew, but students can easily move on to other Hebrew forms (as early childhood and day school colleagues will attest). And camps just have a lot of fun!
Hebrew Through Movement introduces Hebrew in a playful and meaningful way, creating a positive first link between children and Hebrew. Hebrew Through Movement (HTM) is supported by the latest brain research on learning, providing an aural foundation for Hebrew that opens the door to more facile Hebrew decoding and reading.
We hope you will enjoy using this program and will be pleased with how happily and productively your children learn.
Thu, April 18 2024
10 Nisan 5784
Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
AprApril 14 , 2024NO SCHOOL - VACATION
Sunday, Apr 14th (All day)
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Saturday ,
AprApril 20 , 2024B'nai Mitzvah Service
Shabbat, Apr 20th 10:15a to 12:15p
We celebrate the coming of age of a young person on or after their thirteenth birthday. A minimum of four years of Jewish education is required, although we work individually with children with special needs to ensure that all children can celebrate this important life cycle moment. The ceremony marks the arrival at the ‘age of mitzvot’ – the age at which an individual in the Jewish community has learned how to live according to Jewish ethics and principles and is given greater responsibility for continuing their learning and practice. Join us on the Temple Livestream https://www.cbnaishalom.org/livestream.html -
Sunday ,
AprApril 21 , 2024NO SCHOOL - VACATION
Sunday, Apr 21st (All day)
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Tuesday ,
AprApril 23 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 23rd 12:00a
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Tuesday ,
AprApril 23 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 23rd 6:00p to 9:00p
All are welcome to our community Seder. The meal will be kosher-style with no chametz. Our Seder ritual will be joyful, interactive, and engaging for youth and adults. -
Saturday ,
AprApril 27 , 2024
Shabbat, Apr 27th 4:00p to 7:00p
Bring your quiet crafts (such as knitting, origami, embroidery, etc.) and come hang out with the CBS Nerds in the Beit Midrash from 4-7pm on April 27, ending with Havdalah. We'll also have some coloring books on hand for those who don't have portable crafts. Please don't bring things that make a lot of mess or noise. Under 18s welcome with their adults. Open to everyone. No RSVP needed. Note: because this event is during Passover, we ask that you do not bring food. -
Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024NO SCHOOL - VACATION
Sunday, Apr 28th (All day)
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Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 28th 5:00p to 5:45p
All are invited to come and create a minyan for each other as we remember our loved ones who have died in this brief memorial service and the opportunity to connect with others. -
Monday ,
AprApril 29 , 2024
Monday, Apr 29th 7:00p to 8:30p
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Tuesday ,
AprApril 30 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 30th 7:30p to 9:00p
Program dates: December 5, January 9, Feb 6, Mar 5, April 30 and May 28. All of these dates will be 7:30-9pm After a wonderful opening program with scholar Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, Spiritual Journey Group will focus on the teachings of Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman Shapira with excerpts from 'Conscious Community: A Guide to Inner Work.' Those of you who bought a book in advance of the Shabbat program with Rabbi Cohen-Kiener should bring their copy of the book. Those whose orders we took or confirmed at the program will receive their books on December 5th. You need not have attended the opening session to attend other sessions this year. All are welcome. If you did not pre-order a book, please purchase from an online seller, either new or second hand, to have your own copy for this year's series. A small no. of copies of excerpts will be available for the first couple of sessions for those who need. There is a free version of the textavailable online but the translation is quite varied from the one we are using. Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman Shapira was the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto. One of the last Hasidic masters of Europe, his manuscripts were buried and later rediscovered. He sought ways to bring spirituality and mindfulness practices into daily life and awareness, bringing together spiritual seekers to do this work in community.