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 Union Temple is pleased to announce its affiliation with the PJ Library! See how families with children from 6 months to 8 years can get a free Jewish content book or CD each month.
Click here to sign up!
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Call us to register now for 2011-12.
1-718-638-7600 or write us at uniontempleeducator@gmail.com Daniel Kirzane Religious School Educator
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.
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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.
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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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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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The new year has gotten off to a fabulous start at the Union Temple Religious School! Our First Fridays services continue to be well-attended, our teachers continue to cultivate lasting relationships and enduring understandings, and our students become ever more comfortable with our shared tradition and with one another. Many thanks to the parents and staff who have contributed to our wonderful progress so far.
I would like to take the opportunity this month especially to thank the Religious School Committee, under the co-leadership of Faye White-Willinger and Mark Silverstein. Over the past few months, we have begun a program of serious introspection and self-evaluation in order to see what we love about the Religious School and how we can best focus on that in the years to come. We are in the early stages of developing a revised curriculum for the Religious School, which will consider the areas of knowledge, action, belief, and belonging that we hope to develop in our students. I welcome any feedback that you may be able to share – as a parent, an educator, or an invested congregant.
Again, many thanks to the hardworking lay leaders and community educators who are part of our team. The school couldn’t run without you! I wish you many blessings in the new year.
Livracha,
-Daniel Kirzane, Educator
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Temple Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 11-5pm. Friday 11-4pm Sunday 9-12pm
Administration
Daniel Kirzane, Rabbi Intern/Educator uniontempleeducator@ gmail.com
Dr. Linda Henry Goodman, Rabbi Rabbigoodman@uniontemple.org
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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