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Religious School is open to all members of Temple Beth-El.
New families and existing TBE members who are registering students for the first time will have complementary school tuition for their first year (email Ramona or Krista for instructions). If you are becoming a member of Temple Beth-El please fill out the membership form before registering your child for religious school. Once you fill out the membership form you may register your child using the registration link above. Find the membership form by clicking here .
Tuition must be paid in full when registering. If you need financial aid, click here to apply. No family will be turned away for financial circumstances. The financial aid process is confidential.
A $25 late fee will be added for each returning student after 5 pm on August 15. This fee does not apply to new school families.
K- 2nd grade: Sundays Only $600
2nd Grade option: Sundays & Wednesdays $840
Grades 3 - 7: Sundays & Wednesdays $840
B'nai Mitzvah fee $250 (billed this year to both 6th and 7th grade students; and to only 6th grade in subsequent years)
Teens: Grades 8-10 (meets 2 Sundays per month) $335
Welcome from the Director of Youth Learning.
What is the goal of Religious School Education? In short, we educate our young people in our texts and traditions to ensure a lively Jewish future for our people. The V'ahavta commands us: “V’shinan’tam L’vanekha, You shall teach them diligently to your children.” It is not enough, however, to simply impart text and tradition without meaning, context and connection to the world in which we live. A successful Jewish education must inspire, excite, challenge and delight the hearts and minds of our students. It must be relevant and authentic. We strive to make Judaism the lens through which each student can navigate through life and grow to be an engaged Jewish adult.
With approximately 100 students, our school is both large enough to be lively and small enough for a personal, and meaningful education! Our innovative and child centered approach to Jewish learning provides a dynamic environment where Jewish education is joyous, fun, inspiring and spiritual. Our learning takes place inside our school building, our synagogue and our greater community. Traditional classroom learning is balanced with experiential learning, using music, art, nature, literature, and project based learning in order to deepen students’ understanding of our Jewish traditions, values and practices.
We invite you and your child to take a fulfilling Jewish journey and discover learning that begins in this building and expands outward into your homes, our community and the world beyond. We will also journey within ourselves as we delve into the heart of what it means to center our lives around strong Jewish Values.
Our Religious Education Program consists of several components:
- Sunday and Wednesday classes include a skill level Hebrew program for grades 2-7 and grade level Judaics for all students. Wednesday Hebrew classes include T’fillah, Trope for grades 5&6, Hebrew reading, prayer fluency and meaning, and Parsha Shavua.
- Creative electives are integrated into our Judaics program. Students participate in authentic and meaningful hands-on projects that support the understanding of our holidays, rituals and culture.
- Field trips provide opportunities for students and parents to encounter Judaism in action around us.
- Service participation encourages students to be comfortable on the bima, feel at home in the sanctuary and to prepare for their B’nai Mitzvah celebrations.
- Family participation at life cycle events, such as Consecration, Confirmation, holiday events and learning with the Rabbi and Cantor.
- Collecting tzedakah, performing Mitzvot and engaging in Tikkun Olam to prepare our students to be good citizens of our world.
- Our Teen program includes Elective classes, working as Madrichim in classrooms, social programs, Confirmation class and participation in services.
- Tot Shabbat services and Chaverim Katanim Sunday playgroup, involve families with children from birth to 5 years old. Tot Shabbat Services meet on the first Saturday of the month and Chaverim Katanim meets on the third Sunday at the religious school.
What does it mean to be an inclusive community?
At Temple Beth-El religious school we believe that all types of learners and all types of Jews have a place with us! On our faculty staff is an Inclusion Specialist who provides support and guidance for parents, teachers and students dealing with educational, social and emotional challenges. Our Inclusion Specialist assists teachers in designing accessible classrooms for all students and families in developing a successful Jewish education plan for their child. We also understand the importance of ‘expanding the tent’ and recognizing the rich tapestry that is the Jewish people. Our students come from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds and cultural diversity. Jewish education at the religious school can not represent only one Jewish experience.
I warmly welcome you to our 2025-26 academic school year. One of our sages once said that “Education without vision is like a present without a future.” Our children are our future and it is our goal to guide them with vision as they learn and grow. Our door is always open for you!
L’shalom v’Limmud,
Ramona
Email Ramona at r.brand@bethelrichmond.org
601 N. Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23229
804-833-7324
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