Gain familiarity with and a knowledge of Jewish holidays, symbols, and concepts.

Know key Torah stories and how they relate to their lives.

Apply the Jewish values found in Torah and holidays to their own lives.

Be able to identify Hebrew letters and their sounds.

Chant the following prayers, and know when they are to be recited:

Be able to recount the stories of each major Jewish holiday.

Understand that the Torah is told/read in a cycle and express how those stories related to their lives.

Connect with the land of Israel.

Begin to discuss ideas about God.

Recognize Hebrew letters and their sounds.

Understand and recite the order of the prayers for Shabbat evening (candles, Kiddush, Motzi)

Explore Jewish value concepts and apply them to their own actions.

Gain personal meaning from study of values, family, and holidays. Consider what values to practice.

Begin to explore Hebrew writing/sound making.

Be able to retell the story behind each Jewish holiday.

Identify differences between American and Israeli food through cooking traditional Israeli treats.

	Borei P’ri ha-eitz
	Borei p’ri ha-adamah
	Passover blessings and four questions

Develop Hebrew speaking and reading skills.

Relate the importance of Hebrew as the language of Israel, the Jews, some prayer, and Torah.

Identify Jewish values in practice and explain personal choices in “Jewish” terms.

Apply holiday knowledge to personal holiday practice.

Discuss holiday celebration in a modern context.

Recognize Hebrew vowels and their sounds.

Retell the story of the founding of Israel and explain its significance in their lives.

Become familiar with Jewish lifecycle and explain Jewish milestones and their personal meaning.

Decipher Torah narrative according to patterns and clues in the text.

Synthesize Torah and value knowledge to express how one can emulate Torah, and how/why one would or would not want to do so.

Locate important historical sites in Israel, and explain their biblical significance.

Explore the history of Jewish Los Angeles with hands on experiences.

	Barchu
	Yotzer Or
	Ahavah Rabah
	Sh’ma and V’Ahavta
	Mi Chamocha

Combine knowledge of Torah narrative with creativity and imagination to delve into deeper meaning/rabbinic understanding.

Understand that Jews around the world have different holiday food traditions and practice preparing various holiday foods.

Gain understanding and appreciation of major cities and areas in Israel.

Be able to locate major cities and areas in Israel on a map.

Connect to Israeli counterparts in a partnered Israeli community through letters and emails.

Chant/recite and express meaning and personal connection to the following prayers:

	Amidah
	Avot V’Imahot
	G’vurot
	K’dushah

Express relationship between self and world around through current events.

Assess classic texts about Jewish values and compare with their own behavior.

Develop a personal “Code of Ethics.”

Know history of Israel and express personal opinion regarding controversial moments in Israel’s founding and development.

Identify various prophets and their messages.

Evaluate personal and societal actions regarding prophetic messages: what are we doing “right,” what can we do better?

Chant/recite and express meaning and personal connection to the following prayers:

	Torah Service – blessings for before and after Torah and Haftarah readings
	Mi Shebeirach
	Aleinu
	Mourners’ Kaddish

Identify challenging issues in holiday practice.

Explain personal meaning behind celebrating various holidays.

Develop leadership skills in communal participation:

	Leading t’filah (both in and out of the Religious School)
	Performing hands-on tikkun olam (healing the world) projects
	Assessing a variety of charitable agencies and deciding where to donate funds collected through the Religious School tzedakah fund.

Understand and relate personal responsibility in making the world a better place.

Identify major events in Holocaust history.

Review all prayers already learned for meaning and fluency.

Take pride in their Torah portion for bar/bat mitzvah.

Present big ideas and personal meaning from their bar/bat mitzvah Torah portion.

Have a chevre (social friend group) of other Jews.

Feel a connection to Judaism.

Develop a deeper understanding of a variety of topics including God, Torah, body and relationship ethics, and history.

Have a positive Jewish identity and be able to express their personal practice and beliefs.

Explore their “core selves” as they relate to their Jewish world around them.

To foster a sense of enjoyment, appreciation, pride of Jewish music.

To connect to Judaism through Jewish music.

To be “literate” in music of the Reform movement and camps.

To increase students’ interest in Hebrew and Judaica studies.

To connect students to Judaism and the Jewish narrative through different senses and modalities of learning than the typical classroom.

To teach students basic body movement skills.

To give students a sense of community and community involvement.

To connect students to Israel.

To appeal to different learning styles in the student community.

To connect students to Judaism and the Jewish narrative through different senses and modalities of learning than the typical classroom.