Religious School
Religious School
Shalom! Welcome and welcome back to Congregation Ner Shalom’s Religious School! We are so excited to learn with you!
This is sure to be a year unlike any other, but we are committed to keeping up with your family’s desire for Jewish education, community, and values!
Ner Shalom continues to partner with the Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL), based in Jackson, MS. We believe this partnership and curriculum ensures our religious school continues to be always fun and engaging, as well as provides thorough and consistent education. Through this partnership, we are provided programs and resources - including digitized lesson plans for all our classroom needs this year - along with synagogues varying sizes and denominations throughout the South. The ISJL is dedicated to promoting, celebrating, and educating about Judaism. Rabbi Lizz attends their conferences every June and we get a visit from a specialized education fellow twice during the school year. We are so excited to welcome our fellow into our physical space this October!
One thing we love about this curriculum is that the Hebrew lessons and Judaic Studies lessons are more integrated. To get the most out of our time, it is imperative that students arrive promptly at 9:30 so that class can start on time. We have made a great investment in this curriculum and want to use it to the fullest! Additionally, in order to keep up week-to-week, students will be expected to practice reading Hebrew throughout the week, approximately 5 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week. Parents will need to sign off on “Take 5” sheets to ensure students are taking their studies seriously.
We at the religious school would also like to inform and remind families that students should arrive in class having already eaten breakfast. Our Sisterhood Bagel Bar will still not be in operation this year.
Make sure to keep up to date on our calendars! We encourage participation in every part of communal life at Ner Shalom, so plan to attend designated Shabbat services in addition to Sunday mornings, and let Rabbi Lizz or your teacher know when your family will not be present for a religious school class or event.
Shalom and a Sweet School Year!
Religious School Documentation
- Registration Form
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Send forms to:
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P.O. Box 2085
Woodbridge, VA 22195-2085 Or a scanned version can be sent to: rabbi@nershalomva.org
Wed, June 29 2022
30 Sivan 5782
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday ,
JunJune 29 , 2022
Wednesday, Jun 29th 10:30a to 12:00p
We will meet to discuss our next book on June 29, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. on Zoom. The Book is The Rabbi's Wife, The Bishop's Wife: A Historical Novel by David Jacobson and Chayuta Deutsch. According to Amazon.com, the book is about: The moving story of Joana Halevi – one brave woman who was willing to give up the most precious things in her life to maintain her faith. Spain, 1391. Joana, wife of Shlomo Halevi, the Rabbi of Burgos, mother of five, and daughter of a wealthy and respectable family, is living a comfortable, carefree life. Until her world is shattered without warning one summer day. While her husband Shlomo, now Pablo de Santamaria, joins the Catholic church and takes their family with him, Joana struggles with the unrelenting yearning for her children. Will her soul find relief? Will her children return to her side? Jerusalem, 2020. Ruth is struggling with personal conflicts when the Covid-19 pandemic shakes her world, adding loneliness and isolation to her struggle. With her new online friend, she embarks on a voyage that will set Joana Halevi’s memory free from oblivion. Based on the true story of Joana Halevi, The Rabbi’s Wife, the Bishop’s Wifeaddresses human behavior and condition: true and false alliances, betrayal and loyalty, destruction and redemption. -
Thursday ,
JunJune 30 , 2022
Thursday, Jun 30th 7:00p to 8:00p
Summer crash course on Judaism. Intended for those beginning conversion journeys, but everyone is welcome! Meetings may vary between in-person and zoom, so please RSVP to rabbi@nershalomva.org -
Friday ,
JulJuly 1 , 2022
Friday, Jul 1st 7:00p to 9:00p
Young Adults, between 18-25(ish) are invited to a potluck campfire on the synagogue grounds. Come meet other young Jews in the area, sing some songs, schmooze, kibbitz, eat, and enjoy a nice Friday evening together. -
Saturday ,
JulJuly 2 , 2022
Shabbat, Jul 2nd 10:00a to 11:00a
At the synagogue! -
Sunday ,
JulJuly 3 , 2022
Sunday, Jul 3rd 11:00a to 11:30a
Join Rabbi Lizz and the Ner Shalom lifelong education crew for a dip into Talmudic learning. -
Thursday ,
JulJuly 7 , 2022
Thursday, Jul 7th 7:00p to 8:00p
Summer crash course on Judaism. Intended for those beginning conversion journeys, but everyone is welcome! Meetings may vary between in-person and zoom, so please RSVP to rabbi@nershalomva.org -
Friday ,
JulJuly 8 , 2022
Friday, Jul 8th 7:30p to 8:30p
In person! Masks required. -
Thursday ,
JulJuly 14 , 2022
Thursday, Jul 14th 7:00p to 8:00p
Summer crash course on Judaism. Intended for those beginning conversion journeys, but everyone is welcome! Meetings may vary between in-person and zoom, so please RSVP to rabbi@nershalomva.org -
Friday ,
JulJuly 15 , 2022
Friday, Jul 15th 7:30p to 8:30p
Join us at the synagogue for low-key, lay-led summer services! -
Thursday ,
JulJuly 21 , 2022
Thursday, Jul 21st 7:00p to 8:00p
Summer crash course on Judaism. Intended for those beginning conversion journeys, but everyone is welcome! Meetings may vary between in-person and zoom, so please RSVP to rabbi@nershalomva.org
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