High School JEWL
Ninth through Twelfth Grade
High School JEWL Ninth Through Twelfth Grade Programs Explained
Ninth & Tenth Grade - Tet & Yud
Meet Wednesday nights from 6:50 - 8:00 p.m. with Rabbi Hartman
Cultivation: Growing Our Practice and Purpose
Join Rabbi Hartman in an exploration of how Jewish practices and meaning-making can help us respond to our changing lives. Drawing upon Jewish text, creative arts, chevruta (partner) study, and our personal stories, we will cultivate our whole selves - our intellectual curiosities, our passions, our relationships, our bodies, and our souls. Let’s dig deeper!
Eleventh & Twelfth Grade - Caf & Chaf
meet Wednesday nights from 6:50 - 8:00 p.m. with Rabbi Hartman
What have you always wanted to know about Judaism, Jews, or Jewish communities but never asked? Learners meet on Wednesdays to explore big questions of faith and doubt, and how we live Jewishly in our secular world.
More About Our Other Grades
Kindergarten through Second Grade
Classes meet on Sunday mornings.
Details for Kindergarten through second grade.
Third through Sixth Grade
Classes meet on Sunday mornings and Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons.
Details for third through sixth-grade classes.
“Middle JEWL”
Classes meet on Sundays and include special experiences of community to deepen relationships among learners, such as our five 6th-grade Shabbat experiences and four 7th and 8th-grade Shabbat experiences. Learners also develop leadership skills as they prepare to celebrate becoming b’nai mitzvah.
Details for Middle JEWL.
JEWL’s educational philosophy is rooted in these principles:
Relational Judaism
JEWL cultivates a culture of kindness so that our learners experience a sense of belonging, form positive memories and develop friendships. We learn with partners, in small groups, and as a class.
Experiential & Project-Based Learning
JEWL encourages exploration, playfulness, and discovery and often encourages learning to work toward a meaningful concrete outcome.
Whole-Person Learning
JEWL addresses and honors the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, ethical, and spiritual aspects of learners' lives within and beyond the classroom. We layer the curriculum to expand the previous year’s content and challenge our learners to go deeper as they grow as members of their families, the wider community, and as global citizens.