Message from Mr. Sherman We are very excited to welcome our SJS students for the first day of classes, this coming Sunday, Sept. 7th.  Our teaching team is geared up for a fantastic year and as usual, all the information that you will need to know can be found in this weekly newsletter, which also… Read More

The Calendar is Ready and has been since it was mailed out back on July 23rd.  If you are missing the one that was snail mailed home (we send very little that way anymore), please be sure to go to our website, the Education tab, and go down the drop down menu to “Calendar”.  OR,… Read More

In a time when the 140 word post is most popular, I asked myself if there was a point to keep a professional blog.  I guess time will tell.  Regardless, this is why I took an extended break from this blog and now I am going to give it a go once again!  Happy Reading!… Read More

The School of Jewish Studies (SJS) year is winding down and we are finishing with a flurry of activity. I encourage you to check out my blog https://mrshermansblog.wordpress.com/, and our Am Yisrael Conservative Congregation Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/AmYisrael ConservativeCongregation/200034300018572 and/or Twitter Account https://twitter.com/#!/amyisrael_cc to read all of the details. When you are on our Facebook or Twitter pages,… Read More

Am Yisrael has been bustling with activity this past month. If you are interested in being on my email distribution list, please let me know. I include details about the SJS on a weekly basis in my Limmud (Learning) E-Newsletters. You can also find my weekly emails on our Facebook and Twitter pages, by clicking… Read More

I am enjoying every minute of Tefillah (prayer) with all the students at AYSJS, Gan (Kindergarten) through Con- firmation (10th Grade). Last year I led the prayer services once a month on Shabbat mornings and once a week for the 3rd through 5th Graders. This year I am lead- ing prayers for the Gan (Kindergarten)… Read More

The Am Yisrael School of Jewish Studies (AYSJS) is now in full force. Earlier this month we had the most amazing day at the Tikkun Olam Fair! In addition to reflecting on how we have the opportunity to “repair the world” in so many different ways, every student in the school from Gan (Kindergarten) through… Read More

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

August 12, 2011 Dear Am Yisrael Community, I am writing to you from Door County, Wisconsin on my summer oasis away from day-to-day life. My summer has been filled with great visits to Jewish summer camps, curriculum design, meeting with all of our teachers and hiring new teachers and madrichim. Before my vacation, I started… Read More