Religious School

The majority of members of B'nai Tikvah embrace the Reconstructionist view that the mitzvot of the Torah are observed because they add to people's lives a sense of meaning, belonging and identity with the Jewish people.

In keeping with this outlook, our Religious School seeks to:

• instill a love of Jewish tradition/observance,
• encourage knowledge and use of the Hebrew language,
• foster a will to live Jewishly,
• present a view of God which motivates ethical living,
• contribute to the development of a sustaining, spiritual faith consistent with a belief in the goodness of the universe,
• nurture an understanding in the children that Torah and Jewish teachings can help them creatively meet the problems and challenges of life, and
• cultivate an appreciation for the diversity that exists within Judaism, and a recognition that Judaism has continually evolved from biblical days to the present.

Our congregation accepts matrilineal descent as well as patrilineal descent - a child is Jewish when either parent is Jewish and the child is raised a Jew.

Contact Rabbi Donna Adler at educationdirector@bnai-tikvah.org if you are interested in learning more about our Religious School.