Students will study prayers relevant to equipping them with the skills to take an active part in the Shabbat Evening and Morning Service. This will include an understanding of the structure of the services and will be encouraged to lead parts of the service. They will also learn the main Shabbat prayers (Shema and its blessings, Amidah, Alenu and Kaddish, Torah and Haftarah blessing as well as Birkat ha’Mazon (Grace after meals) Students will learn to read the Hebrew text of their parashah and understand the content of this Torah portion. Practical Torah reading skills are important. Students will be offered the facility to practice reading from the Torah scroll which they will use for their ceremony. They will also learn how to write and present their own thoughts and ideas about the material they have studied in preparation for the speech and commentary on their portion they give at the Brocha after their coming of age ceremony.Their skills will also include the ability to read Hebrew from a pointed text using Israeli pronunciation, be competent to lead services and home rituals, identify core Jewish values, understand the origins of the Jewish community and the Progressive movement and value the existence of the State of Israel. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences; Our mission is to provide a framework of learning within the community, which offers a broad and stimulating foundation in Jewish education, to foster a Progressive Jewish identity, and to be a place of value, nurture, meaning and warmth for a child to grow and learn.

For more information, or if you are interested in enrolling your child/children,

please contact Beit Emanuel on 011 646 6170, email the office email or contact Rabbi.