Religious School

Congregation Tikkun v’Or Religious School provides progressive Reform Jewish education for children in Kindergarten through 7th grade. Our curriculum includes history, holidays, ethics, Torah, Israel, and Hebrew. Classes for all grades meet on Sunday mornings. 6th and 7th grade students also meet on Wednesdays for additional Hebrew studies and preparation for becoming b’nai mitzvah.

We welcome families from diverse backgrounds, interfaith families, LGBTQ+ families and children, people who are newly discovering Jewish connections, as well as those with a wide range of Jewish experiences. We are pleased to work with many different kinds of learners, including students with special challenges. We will do our best to accommodate and nurture all students “al pi darko” (“according to their ways”).

Naomi Wilensky is the Religious School Director. Our teachers are community members and college students from nearby Ithaca College and Cornell University. Middle and high school students help out as madrichim. Parent volunteers are always welcome, especially to help with our chugim (electives) — a chance for students to choose activities such as Jewish music, cooking, art, dance, and more. We use the Hineini: The New Hebrew for Prayer series for Hebrew.

Kitah Bet (grade 2) through Kitah Zayin (grade 7) meets from 9 am – 12 pm.

Kitah Gan and Alef (kindergarten and grade 1) meets from 10:30 a.m. – 12 pm

On most weeks we gather as a community for tefillah (prayer) and ruach (spirited singing!). We often have special guests join us for ha-asharah (enrichment).

Kitah Vav and Zayin (6th and 7th grade) also meet on Wednesday afternoons.

Registration forms for 2019-2020 are available HERE

Tuition assistance is provided by Ithaca Area United Jewish Community. Requests for assistance should be sent to the address above, attn: Presidents.

The full school calendar and other important information can be found in Chadashot, our annual back-to-school newsletter and in the Tikkkun v’Or Religious School Handbook.

Summer Camp: Has your child been talking about overnight camp? Have you looked at Jewish overnight camps? Ask about IAUJC Summer Camp and Teen Experience Camperships or download an application here. More information about Jewish camps is available at iaujc.org,

Here are a few highlights from 5779 (2018/2019):

Chanukah with gan/alef

Dancing with Honey Child Soul Quintet

Tu b’Shvat Seder

Making our own Golem stories with Robert Danberg

Teens v’Or Scavenger Hunt

Learning outside

Honey Child Soul Quintet at TvO

Today at TVO Religious School: We were happy to welcome Ms Elisa Keeler and Ms Harmony Malone of Honey Child Soul Quintet to lead us in learning about Music for Unity and Social Change. We heard and visualized peace to the sounds of a Native American flute, sang Para Los Ninos, and learned a chant (Stop, Think, Choose Peace) and a Ghanian dance. What Hebrew songs do we know that also talk about peace? Other highlights in our classes: Gan/Alef (1st/2nd grade) learned about the letter MEM, and the mezuzzah and the Shema prayer which is inside the mezuzzah. Bet/gimel (2nd/3rd grade) practiced Hebrew reading with and numbers with jumping jacks, a Jenga game, and Kitah daled/hey (4th/5th grade) explored the development of Hebrew letters by making the shapes with their bodies.Vav/zayin (6th/7th grade) made fatush (a yummy salad with fruit and feta and zaatar) in honor of Tu B’shvat.

Posted by Congregation Tikkun v'Or (Ithaca Reform Temple) on Sunday, January 27, 2019

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