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The mission of our synagogue school is to help students see the connection between Jewish knowledge and Jewish living. We believe that Torah should be taught and lived. School experiences should help students grapple with, and answer the question: “How do I align my knowledge and my actions?” We believe that strengthening and building strong ties to our Jewish community can facilitate a unique kind of learning where Limud (study of Torah) and Maaseh (living according to Torah) are organically connected. As students begin to identify their Jewish community as a guiding and meaningful source in their lives, they can better accept the norms of action and behavior as defined by the community. Our faculty is committed to learning, planning and living together as a community in order to challenge each other in search for answers to what best promotes and builds community. We hope to inspire our students and families in promoting Jewish learning and living as they become part of their lives beyond our school. We are blessed with many inspiring and committed teachers who are involved with our school. They include our clergy: Rabbi Tucker, Rabbi Zuckerman, and Cantor Mendelson, our professional teaching staff (many of whom are veteran teachers), trained teens who study and work with the younger students and our parents. Through this partnership between all parents and professional we hope to live the teaching from Deuteronomy, “V’shinantam L’vaneckhah” (“and you shall teaching it to your children”). Our school is committed to educating all children.

Recognizing that not all students can learn the way we teach, we teach in ways that special students can learn. For this purpose we offer learning in small groups, one-on-one, enrichment Hebrew language program and self-contained classrooms for special needs students. These programs are coordinated by a Special Education Coordinator. We strive to provide a course of study that begins in the classroom and extend to the synagogue, the community and to students’ homes. Our course of study includes Hebrew, Torah study, Jewish history and values, and holiday celebrations. School wide events such as Rosh Hodesh celebrations, art, music, Torah Trop workshops, Hesed programs, etc. provide experiences, which deepen the classroom learning, and help ensure the connection between learning and living Jewishly. We take pride in the partnership between the school and the parent body, which is represented by committed board members and an active PTA. The board and the PTA provide guidance and support to our school.