Congregation Tikkun Olam's religious school welcomes all children in second grade through eighth grade. Students are given the opportunity to learn about their heritage, customs, rituals, and the Hebrew language. We hold an annual Children’s Service which is organized and led entirely by our religious school students to give them the opportunity to practice the songs, prayers and Hebrew that they have learned during the year.

 

Children learn through a variety of activities including discussion, problem solving, music, arts, texts, prayer books, and the Torah. Topics discussed during the school year include the Ten Commandments, Jewish holidays, Jewish culture and history, life cycles, Jewish decision-making, and charitable efforts. Hebrew is taught along with songs and prayers. We use an interactive program which allows the students freedom to express their opinions and share ideas. Family, home and community are emphasized, and parent participation is encouraged.

 

We strive to teach ways in which we can incorporate Judaism into daily life. It is our goal that each student truly learn what it means to be Jewish and how to "Tikkun Olam" (repair the world). Each year, we explore ways in which we can reach out into the community to do our part in social action and to make the world a more inviting place. Our active youth group alternates service projects with social activities and gives the students the opportunity to work together and socialize with their Jewish friends outside the classroom setting.

 

Classes meet from 9:00 a.m. to noon on alternate Sunday mornings from September through May at the Montessori Pathways School, 133 Illinois Street, Crystal Lake. Private B'Nai Mitzvah tutoring is offered to prepare our students to be called to the Torah.

 

The religious school meets from 9 a.m. to noon

on the following Sunday mornings:

 

 

November 18, 2007
December 2, 2007
December 16, 2007

January 6, 2008
January 20, 2008
February 3, 2008
February 17, 2008
March 2, 2008
March 16, 2008
April 6, 2008
April 20, 2008
May 4, 2008
May 18, 2008