Welcome to Temple Isaiah Religious School

Our passionate educators, incredible clergy, devoted parents and wonderful students learn and grow together, living Judaism with joy and meaning.

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Upcoming Opportunities

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Camp in a Box

Thursday Deliveries - June 25 to July 30

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Every Thursday a Temple Isaiah staff member will DELIVER a package filled with camp-inspired and Shabbat themed goodies. Possible contents may include; crafts materials, science project materials, Judaic project materials, lanyard and bracelet string, and other camp-inspired content. Directions for any project will also be included and the materials will be age-appropriate. The items in the Camp-In-A-Box can be completed on your own or with Friday Gatherings. Cost is $25 per box, please reserve at least a week in advance, and fees are non-refundable. First delivery: June 25.

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K-12 Summer Gatherings

Fridays - June 26 to July 31

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Every Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., we will hold a virtual space with camp-inspired activities including a song session, followed by chuggim (electives) for Grades K - 5, or weekly group challenges for our Grades 6-8 JCITs (Jr. Counselor-In-Training). All chuggim will be led by teens in Isaiah Temple Youth, who double as Rishonim and Camp Isaiah summer counselors: Ella, Hallie, Hannah, Lindsay, Mateen, Sarah, Sasha. The chuggim will include art, science, dance, and acting. The primary interest is for K-12 students to have a place to gather socially, not on mute, while having a camp-inspired activity to keep hands, feet, and brains engaged. The items in the Camp-In-A-Box will correlate with the activities in Friday Gatherings, but are not required to purchase.
First gathering: June 26.
Friday Gatherings are free and do not require advance registration.

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One-on-One Hebrew Tutoring This Summer

Sessions are ongoing

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Let's contnue to practice and learn this summer! For any questions or more infomration, please email Carla.

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PG-13: Living with your Tween/Teen Through Covid-19 | RESOURCES

Isaians virtually gathered for Living with your Tween/Teen Through Covid-19: How to understand what they (and you) are going through and parent more effectively with Daniela Judah-Ormani, LCSW. Here are the workshop resources of slides and the audio recording to help support all parents through these truly unprecedented times.

For further reading on children and anxiety, click here for an informative article from The Atlantic.

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HERE IS A LINK TO ONLINE VOICE RECORDER
Have your children record themselves practicing Hebrew words or saying the names and sounds of the Hebrew letters. and share them with you or Have your child record her/himself saying a blessing or a song and listen to it to check themselves.

HERE IS A LINK TO LEARNING HEBREW
This website is one of my favorites. You can play memory games, learn how to write Hebrew letters, shapes, names, and sounds, create flash cards and much more. It is one of my favorites.

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2020 REGISTRATION COMING SOON

Come learn and have fun with your friends!

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Seventh Grade Social Justice Field Trips

One of the goals of the seventh and eighth-grade programs is to break away from the typical classroom lecture style of teaching. Our seventh & eighth-grade students will be active participants in learning while connecting more deeply with each other and the community around them. For the second year, we are offering three amazing educational field trips led by Tzedek America www.tzedekamerica.org a local non-profit organization. Our students will experience hands-on and learn different aspects of Social Justice, which is an integral part of our program.

MORE INFORMATION

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We are committed to partnering with you in nurturing:

•    Mensches (people of honor and integrity)
•    Tzadikim (people of righteousness)
•    Chachamim (people of Jewish wisdom)

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Our school stands on three pillars:

•    Jewish Identity By instilling a connection to Jewish tradition, rituals, Torah, history, and Hebrew, we strengthen a student’s Jewish identity.

•    Jewish Community By making the temple a second home and building lasting friendships through meaningful conversation, engaging activities, retreats, youth group, travel to Israel, music, and art, we strengthen a student’s place in Jewish Community.

•    Jewish Faith By participating in the celebration of Shabbat and holidays, learning Jewish prayer and honest exploration of our faith, we strengthen a student’s sense of awe, wonder, and gratitude.

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What makes Temple Isaiah Religious School unique?

•    Enthusiastic, quality teachers with ongoing training and mentorship
•    Rishonim: Religious School teens become teachers’ assistants and role models
•    Clergy participation
•    Going “outside the walls” for retreats, field tripsand special programs
•    Commitment to social action and community service
•    Furnishing apartments for homeless families with Upward Bound House
•    Serving hundreds of meals at several homeless shelters
•    2nd grade Mussar (Jewish values) program
•    L’Dough v’Dough: baking challah with Holocaust survivors
•    Torah in the Home: Clergy brings Torah to your home
•    Hebrew Through Movement, Hebrew Intensive and Hebrew Boot Camp
•    8th grade Israel Twinning program
•    Religious Action Center program in Washington DC (Confirmation students)
•    11th and 12th graders to Israel to learn about “dual history”
•    Taking teens to the south to learn about Civil Rights and the Jewish participation
•    Our Hevruta: Intergenerational Torah learning

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Contact Information

The Religious School office 310.277.2661

Office manager

Jacky Linares Office Manager jacky@templeisaiah.com

Education Team

Reuben Posner Senior Director of K-12 Education and Engagement reuben@templeisaiah.com

Carla Kopf Associate Director of K-12 Education and Engagement carla@templeisaiah.com

Lisa Rostaing Director of Youth & Camp K-12 lisa@templeisaiah.com

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Religious School Office and School Hours

Sundays: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.