|
An invitation...
to become a community of learners...
and to build a community.
A Bit About Our Program
Welcome to the Creative School of Jewish Learning, where our motto is “Building
Knowledge, Building Community.” The CSJL is a dynamic award-winning program
where children, teens, families, and adults come to explore Judaism and build a
learning and participating community. The theme this year at the CSJL is Jewish
Peoples – Jewish Cultures, experienced through literature, history, art, story,
film and ritual.
The CSJL Sunday program features small, tutorial-style, multi-age classes from
Kindergarten through 7th grade, as well as teen and family programming, and
holiday-centered intergenerational programming. The CSJL Sunday curriculum
explores the three pillars of Judaism – God, Torah, Israel – in the classroom
and out through texts, prayer, stories, projects, music, art, social action, and
more.
• Hebrew and prayer features individualized instruction for service and leadership roles
for Kabbalat Shabbat and the Torah service.
• Families take the stage in monthly in-class learning sessions about Jewish cultures &
traditions.
• Family Fridays include the ever-popular student-led services along with a family-style
Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner.
• A bi-weekly JUSTice DO IT! program for teens includes “subversive” Jewish topics and
social action projects.
The CSJL youth programs are open to any Jewish youngster in the greater
Cincinnati area. Membership in B’nai Tzedek or Beit Chaverim is not a
requirement.
Allowing for the many diverse interests and schedules of our members, the
CSJL Adult Education component incorporates both daytime and evening
seminars, mini-courses, book clubs, and ongoing weekly Torah study throughout
the week. The Rabbi-led bi-weekly Sunday Morning Snapshots features a variety of
topics, while Torah on Tuesdays (evenings) is in its third year of exploring the
Torah verse by verse. In addition to the monthly Shabbat Kiddush Book Klub,
where members discuss current Jewish literary favorites from fiction to science,
the 10 Commandments were featured in a weekday evening literature study, and a
local author’s presentation will cap off the literary year.
Intergenerational programming is also a favorite; from the Persian Rosh
Hashanah Seder to Cultures through Charoset, interactive opportunities for all
ages abound throughout the year.
|