Religious School
Religious School
The Sadie and Herman Spiegel Religious School
The Sadie and Herman Spiegel Religious School provides our students with a solid foundation in Jewish studies. The curriculum spans such topics as: Hebrew, History, Israel, Bible, Jewish Social Studies, Holidays, Ethics and Synagogue Skills. Jewish learning is a lifelong pursuit. The Spiegel Religious School provides programming for family education as it relates to the holidays.
The schedule of classes is as follows:
GRADES K-2: meet on Sunday mornings for 2 1/4 hours. On Shabbat mornings Saturday Morning Live (SML), an optional Shabbat experience for children in these grades, is offered each week. Students in these grades concentrate on Hebrew reading readiness, holidays, Israel and Bible stories. Tot Shabbat (a pre-school Shabbat experience is offered twice per month.)
GRADES 3-5: meet on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and on Sunday mornings. An optional Junior Congregation program is offered for these grades each Shabbat morning. The curriculum for grades 3-5 centers on Hebrew reading skills, prayer, Bible, Israel, holidays and the Jewish life cycle.
GRADES 6-7: meet on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and on Shabbat mornings. The Shabbat class concentrates on prayer and on prayer leadership skills in preparation for the students' Bar and Bat Mitzvah experiences. A junior congregation service is part of the Shabbat morning. The curriculum for these grades additionally includes Hebrew reading comprehension, Holocaust study and Jewish ethics. For students who will become B'nai Mitzvah during any given year, a monthly Minyan with the Rabbi takes place on Sunday mornings. Students begin individual Bar or Bat Mitzvah tutoring approximately 8-9 months prior to their simcha. Students are encouraged to participate in conducting the services to the fullest extent of their ability.
POST BAR/BAT MITZVAH EDUCATION: At the completion of the seventh grade of religious school, students are eligible to continue their education through the community-wide Agency for Jewish Learning teen program J-SITE. J-SITE is offered in Squirrel Hill with a South Hills option only for 8th Graders.
Religious School Shabbat Schedule
Jan. 20th - Aleph Class Shabbat and Dinner
Jan. 21st - Jr. Cong. led by our USYer's followed by ice cream, Gaga, and Pizza
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
Jan. 28th - Jr. Cong. led by Jessie Hecht followed by ice cream and Gaga
Feb. 4th - Vav Class Shabbat
- Jr. Cong. led by Jessie followed by ice cream and Gaga
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
Feb. 11th - Torah Weekend
- Jr. Cong. led by our USYer's followed by ice cream, Gaga and Pizza
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
Feb. 18th - Jr. Cong. led by Jessie followed by ice cream and Gaga
Feb. 24th - Bet Class Shabbat and Dinner
Feb. 25th - Inclusion Shabbat
- Jr. Cong. led by Jessie followed by ice cream and Gaga
March 3rd- Jr. Cong. led by Jessie followed by ice cream and Gaga
March 10th- Hay Class Shabbat
- Jr. Cong. led by our USYer's followed by ice cream, pizza and Gaga
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
March 16th - Dalet Class Shabbat and Dinner
March 17th - Jr. Cong. led by Jessie followed by ice cream and Gaga
March 24th - Bat Mitzvah of Lia Hanberry
- Jr. Cong. led by Tobie Nepo
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
March 31st - Jr. Cong with Jessie followed by ice cream and Gaga
April 7th - Passover, please join us in the Main congregation
April 14th - Jr. Cong with Jessie followed by ice cream and Gaga
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
April 20th - Gimmel Class Shabbat
April 21st - Jr. Cong led by our USYer's followed by ice cream, Gaga and Pizza
April 28th - Bat Mitzvah of Carly Gross
- Jr. Cong led by Jessie
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
May 5th - Bar Mitzvah of Harrison Greenbaum
- Jr. Cong. led by Jessie
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
May 12th - Bat Mitzvah of Diana Kline
- Jr. Cong. led by Jessie
May 19th - Bat Mitzvah of Mallory Weiss
- Jr. Cong. led by Tobie Nepo
- Mishpacha Shabbat with Morah Laura
May 26th - Confirmation/Graduation Shabbat
See you at Shul, Rabbi Amy