Hebrew school
Synagogue language classes
Hebrew school is religious education for Jewish children, typically held at a synagogue on weekends or after regular school hours.
The curriculum focuses on Hebrew language, Jewish history, Torah study, and preparation for bar or bat mitzvah: I have to pick up the kids from Hebrew school.
Also called Sunday school in some communities.
Judaism's core scripture
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- mitzvahJewish law commandment
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
kosher · Passover · Hanukkah · Rosh Hashanah · Yom Kippur · prayer · halacha · menorah
Jewish adulthood ceremony
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
- Torah readingLiturgical scripture chanting
- aliyahTorah reading summons
- Torah portionScriptural synagogue segment
bimah · ceremony · preparation · practice · speech · celebration · coming of age · responsibility
Educational instruction space
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- teachersThose who instruct students
- lessonsUnits of teaching
homework · tutor · confirmation · graduation · worksheets · textbooks · parsha · memorization
Jewish writing's character set
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- readingInterpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
script · letters · vowels · transliteration · fluency · comprehension · prayers
Assembled group of worshippers
- youth groupOrganization serving adolescents
- classmatesStudents in same course
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
socialization · potluck · family · parents · siblings · carpool · afterschool · weekends
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
Shabbat · kosher · Passover · Hanukkah · Rosh Hashanah · Yom Kippur · prayer · halacha · menorah · siddur
bar mitzvah
Jewish adulthood ceremony
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
- Torah readingLiturgical scripture chanting
- aliyahTorah reading summons
Torah portion · bimah · ceremony · preparation · practice · speech · celebration · coming of age · responsibility · adulthood
classroom
Educational instruction space
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- teachersThose who instruct students
lessons · homework · tutor · confirmation · graduation · worksheets · textbooks · parsha · memorization · recitation
aleph-bet
Jewish writing's character set
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- readingInterpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
pronunciation · script · letters · vowels · transliteration · fluency · comprehension · prayers
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- youth groupOrganization serving adolescents
- classmatesStudents in same course
- friendsVoluntary close relations
mentorship · socialization · potluck · family · parents · siblings · carpool · afterschool · weekends · summers
- Jewish Placesshul, beit midrash, mikvah, mikveh, yeshiva
- Torah studyTorah study, Torah reading, parsha, Torah portion, Mishnah
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Religious Schoolsreligious education, Christian college, Christian university, Christian academy, faith schools
- Jewish Lifesynagogues, rabbis, Torah scrolls, Torah study, Shabbat
- AshkenaziYiddish, shtetl, klezmer, gefilte fish, challah
Hebrew schoolSunday school
Religious education for children
madrasa · catechism class · day school · parochial school · Catholic school
Hebrew schoolpublic school
Free government-run education
secular school · state school · day school · homeschooling · private school