The shofar has been sounded during the Hebrew month of Elul, the new markers have been taken out of their boxes, the new Hebrew textbooks and Tanakhim (Hebrew Bibles) have been removed from their cellophane wrappings, the SMARTBoards, laptops, iPads, digital cameras are powered on and the Am Yisrael School of Jewish Studies has been… Read More

(Taken from my article in the synagogue’s Monthly Bulletin) It is with great excitement that we announce the new name of our school: Am Yisrael School of Jewish Studies. For years people have been calling the school connected to our synagogue “Sunday School,” “Religious School” and “Hebrew School” depending on the day of the week… Read More