Sylvia F. Lodish Religious School 

Ø     Conservative supplementary Jewish school focusing on Hebrew language through prayer, holidays, Torah, Jewish history, and culture.

Ø     Gan, Aleph (Grades K, 1) meet Sundays, 9:00-12:15

Ø     Bet-Zayin (Grades 2-7) meet Sunday, Wednesday 5 ½ hours (grades 3-7 must attend 10 Shabbat morning services / year & grade 2 must attend 5)  

Ø     Special class Shabbat services, family education programs, music, Israeli Dance, Synagogue skills, all-school programs

Ø     Hazzanut Enrichment class – students learn intensive synagogue skills.  Meets Monday afternoons in spring.

Midrasha High School

Ø     One-night per week Jewish high school offering an array of required and elective courses in Jewish text study, history, Jewish life and belief.

Ø     Grades 8-12

Ø     Confirmation after Grade 11:  includes special programs, semester long study with Rabbi Cooper, open to tenth graders who complete 3 years at a Day School or 2-day community supplementary school as well.

Ø     Teacher Training course for high school seniors

Ø     All students fulfill a 25 hour/ year Life Experience requirement

Ø     Weekly dinner and Ma’ariv (evening service)

Ø     High School Speakers Forum: Special  programs throughout the year, some with other high schools, some open to all teens in the community

Youth Services:  Shabbat and High Holidays

Ø     Weekly Tot Shabbat for pre-school children and their parents

Ø     Weekly Youth Services (when Religious School is in session):

o      Junior Congregation (Grades K-2) -  Room 201-202 - Leader: 

o      Learner’s Minyan (Grades 3-4) - Room 203-204 - Leader: 

o      Youth Services (Grades 3-7) - Chapel or Coslov - Leader: Larry Kaplan

o      USY/ Teen Service:  1 x month - (Grades 8-12) - Youth Activities Center

Ø     7 different services for children on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur

Ø     Youth Services Director - Larry Kaplan

Youth Department                            Youth Activities Registration Form

Ø     Informal educational, social and religious programming for children grades 1-12 in four different youth groups.  Professional advisors work with synagogue educators, committee, and teens to plan activities. 

Ø     Ari Schwartz, Children’s Program Director serves as the advisor for Boatnim, Portzim, and Chaverim, in addition to her work assisting in programs in the Religious School.

Ø     Boatnim (Grades 1-2):  One activity/ month

Ø     Portzim (Grades 3-4): One activity/ month

Ø     Chaverim (Grades 5-7): One or two activities/ month; regional programs through Hagesher Delaware Valley region Kadima

Ø     USY:  United Synagogue Youth (Grades 8-12): many social, cultural and religious activities; joint programs with other Main Line congregations; regional conventions, dances, and activities through Hagesher Delaware Valley region USY; International Convention; Summer programs- USY on Wheels, Israel Pilgrimage.

Please contact Adina Matusow if you have any questions about getting involved. amatusow@tbhbe.org or 610-649-2277 (ext. 123).

President: Ben Hoch
Israeli Affairs VP: Sabra Nathanson & Michael Lautman
Religion/Education VP: Morey Rosner & Justin Bender
Communications VP: Shayna Fader & Josh Goldstein
Social Action/Tikun Olam VP: Alyssa Clair & Dan Parmet
Programming VP: Avi Finder & Alana Goldstein
Membership/Kadima VP: Abby Vidgerman