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A Weekly Program at the Union Temple Religious School A new weekly kinder kef class will begin this fall for pre- k and kindergarten age children ( ages 4-5) . The class will meet every Sunday morning. If you are interested in registering please contact the office or Ann Landowne at ann.landowne@hotmail.com for further information.  Johanna “Joie” Golomb will teach our kinder kef program. Joie is a graduate of Emerson College where she received her teaching certification and an award in Theatre Education. MORE on Joie 
For more information call our office at 718-638-7600 or write us at uniontemple@uniontemple.org
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Union Temple's Religious School offers children in grades 1-7 a comprehensive program of Hebrew and Judaica in a nurturing and creative environment. We follow the tenets of Reform Judaism and are sensitive to the diverse lifestyles of our surrounding community.
We offer:
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A student choir led by our Cantor
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah training of the highest caliber
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with our Rabbi and Cantor .
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Confirmation program of day & overnight trips
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to places of Jewish interest.
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Family Education days.
The expanded offerings include:
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A student choir, conducted by our Cantor, to teach the songs and prayers of our tradition while creating a fun environment for its members. The choir sings at occasional services of the congregation.
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah training of the highest caliber with our Rabbi and Cantor.
Confirmation program for students in grades 8 & 9, featuring day and overnight trips to places of Jewish interest.
Family Education days, giving our parents the opportunity to learn along with their children.
Call us to register now for 2009-10.
1-718-638-7600 or write us at uniontemple@uniontemple.org
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It is recommended that your child begin Religious School as early as possible to develop a strong foundation but a minimum of two years of Religious School enrollment is required prior to your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah year. Preparation for the service is arranged individually with Rabbi Goodman. On occasion additional tutoring may be recommended.
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 Congratulations to Bat Mitzvah Max Bricker and his Family!
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It is hard to believe that Purim is over and spring is around the corner. We will be celebrating the first Seder on March 29, the 15 of Nissan, this year. Although the Hebrew dates are always the same, the 14 of Adar for Purim, the 15 of Nissan for Passover, the dates move around a bit on our civil calendar. We can be preparing our Seder in March, like this year, or later in April during a leap year, like next year, when the Seder will be celebrated on April 19. Leap years in the Jewish calendar are based on a nineteen-year cycle. The lunar and solar calendars are resynchronized by the addition of an extra month (Adar I) in the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th and 19th year of the cycle. Next year 5771 is the 14th year of the leap year cycle and will contain an extra month of Adar. Purim will be celebrated in Adar II, the regular Adar. These adjustments of the calendar are necessary to keep our Jewish holidays in sync with both the sun and the moon. In contrast our civil calendar is coordinated with the movements of the sun and the Hijri, or Islamic calendar, is a completely lunar calendar and holidays move throughout the calendar from year to year without correlation to the seasons.
With all this talk of calendars, I’ll give you some dates to add to your personal calendars. This Friday night, March 5, is Shabbat Across America and March 21 we will be anticipating Passover in the Religious School with a special Passover program at 11AM.
-Ann Landowne, Religious School Director & Rabbinical Intern
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THE TALMUD TEACHES: “These are the obligations without measure, whose reward, too, is without measure:
to honor father and mother;
to perform acts of love and kindness;
to attend the house of study daily;
to welcome the stranger;
to visit the sick;
to rejoice with bride and groom;
to console the bereaved;
to pray with sincerity;
to make peace when there is strife.
AND THE STUDY OF TORAH IS EQUAL TO THEM ALL, BECAUSE IT LEADS TO THEM ALL.”
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At the Union Temple Religious School every student and their family is welcomed into our kehilla kedosha, our temple community. Our school serves the diverse neighborhoods of Brooklyn and warmly welcomes all families to join us. Our Religious School program encourages active Jewish learning. Through classroom participation, t’fillah (prayer services) and Shabbat and Holiday family programs we strive to create Jewish learning experiences that will empower our students and their families to live meaningful Jewish lives together.
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This program is open to post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students. Rabbi Goodman and the students will take several day trips within New York City, and one overnight within reasonable traveling distance. The trips will contain Jewish and American content, plus “down” time , in order to provide a combination of affective and cognitive experiences for the participants. There will also be periodic meetings at the temple for preparation for and/or follow-up from the trips. After two years, students are confirmed in keeping with the time-honored tradition of Reform Judaism.
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