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300 North Broadway Upper Nyack, New York 10960 ~ (845) 358-3767
Hebrew School
Classes are held for students from age four through seventh grade. Members pay a reduced tuition rate. (Children may attend our school for one year as non-members in the first or second grades; for subsequent years family must join the synagogue.) Our school's approach is that of a coalition of educators led by a professional principal dedicated to finding new, exciting, and challenging ways to teach Torah to our children.
Regular classes are augmented by weekly special programs--music, films, speakers, etc. Additionally, trips are planned forthe school each year. Junior Congregation is a required part of the school curriculum. Each year we hold a Consecration Shabbat service welcoming new students to the school, and a Graduation Ceremony for our seventh grade class. Students in grade eight and above are encouraged to attend the Rockland County Hebrew High School and each receives a partial tuition scholarship from our synagogue.
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This morning, the children met with Rabbi Kohn
and with the help of Cantor Szenes-Strauss, we unrolled
an entire
Sefer Torah -- well actually one-half at a
time (as the entire scroll is twice as long as the
Social Hall. Rabbi Kohn showed the children interesting
points in the Torah -- large and small letters;
elongated letters; dots over words; and special
features, such as the Song at the Sea (for which the
Cantor taught them the special melody) and Moses'
farewell, which have a special shape; the Ten
Commandments; the Shema; how to find the start of each
book, and the Cantor taught the melody for
Hazak
Hazak V'nithazeik, which we
sing at the end of each book. The children were very
attentive.
For the school year 2008 - 2009, the Hebrew School schedule and
tuition is as follows:
| GRADE | DAYS | TIME | MEMBER TUITION | NON-MEMBER TUITION |
| Pre-K
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade |
Sunday
Sunday |
9:00AM-10:30AM
9:00AM - Noon |
$250
$550 |
$350
$775 |
| Grades 3 - 5 | Sunday | 9:00AM - Noon | $725 | N/A |
| Thursday | 4:15PM - 6:35PM | |||
| Grades 6 & 7 | Thursday | 4:15PM - 6:35PM | $725 |
N/A |
| Thursday | 4:15PM - 6:35PM |