JRC Religious School: Our Vision
Each child will emerge from the Judea Reform Congregation Religious School and youth/teen programs as an engaged, knowledgeable, and committed Reform Jew.
- Jewish values and Jewish teachings help our students make important life decisions
- Social Justice is woven into the fabric of their lives
- Judea Reform Congregation—comprised of peers, teachers, and community members—form the foundation of our students’ Jewish community
- Our students feel a sense of belonging to the Jewish people around the world
- Our students celebrate the diversity of Jewish spiritual, cultural, and social expression
Our Mission:
Judea Reform Congregation’s Religious School is committed to providing a sacred, safe, and inclusive learning environment. Students explore and develop their relationship with Reform Jewish values, ideals, actions, and ethics according to their individual abilities.
We offer engaging, exciting, and enjoyable activities for our students and teachers to learn from one another. We cultivate life-long relationships within our classrooms. We facilitate meaningful connections between our youngest and oldest members of our community. We weave social justice into everything.
Our Principles:
We teach our students to celebrate religious and social diversity.
Our students learn to have a positive impact on the world.
Our students learn alongside their parents and participate in congregational activities.
We facilitate inter-generational learning opportunities.
We encourage our teachers to also learn from our students.
Do you have questions about our Religious School Program? Please click here to email Rena Fraade, Director of Congregational Learning or call the office at (919) 489-7062, ext 248.
Upcoming School Events
Sun, January 19 2020
22 Tevet 5780
Religious School Calendars
2019-2020 Prek - 6th grade Calendar Sundays
Darchei Mitzvah Calendar
2019-20 Religious School for 7th graders
RS Registration
2019-2020 Religious School Registration is open!
You will need to be logged in to you ShulCloud account in order to register.
If you have any questions please contact Julie Fishkin at religiousschool@judeareform.org
Programs by Age
Our Religious School serves students 6 months-old through 7th grade. Take a look below to read more about the various programs that we offer.
(For our youngest students and an adult! 6 months through 3 years old)
EARLY ELEMENTARY RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
(Pre-K through 2nd)
UPPER ELEMENTARY RELIGIOUS AND HEBREW SCHOOL
(3rd through 6th)
(7th Grade)
B'NEI MITZVAH (for information regarding other b'nei mitzvah preparation, please visit the lifecycle page.)
COMMUNITY MIDRASHA
Our 8th - 12th graders are invited to continue their Jewish learning in the Community Midrasha. The Midrasha is a pluralisitic learning community that is open to Jewish teens regardless of aprior experience or affiliation.
Visit our School
If you are interested in learning more about our Religious School, we would love to have you (and your child) come for a visit.
Click here to email Rena Fraade, Director of Congregational Learning or call the office at (919) 489-7062, ext 248.
Please note: if you'd like to visit on a particular Sunday, please contact Rena prior to Wednesday of that week; visits are not scheduled after Wednesday for that upcoming weekend.
Opportunities for Teens to Volunteer
Madrichim Applications Available
The Religious School is thrilled to accept applications to join our Madrichim Corps for the upcoming school year. Madrichim are rising 8th-12th graders who support our Religious School on Sunday mornings throughout the year, bringing their experience, energy, and knowledge to assist both our teachers in the classroom and our educators throughout the program. Access our application by clicking HERE – applications are due by July 30. Contact Rena Fraade with any questions – rfraade@judeareform.org