Core Curriculum
8th grade: B'reishit / Genesis - The Birth of a People and of a Community
Kehillah and Connection
- Around the Jewish World in 80 Minutes (required)
- Avodah: A Service Learning Experience
- Beginnings: A Contemporary Look at B'reishit
9th grade: Sh'mot / Exodus - Moses, Our Ultimate Hero and Leader
- Jewish Heroes: Spiritual, Physical and Intellectual Bravery
- Heroes of the Shoah
- Who is a Hero? Jewish All-Stars Then and Now (required)
- Founders of the State of Israel
10th grade: Va-yikra / Leviticus - Building Holiness, Creating Meaning in Our Day
Examining and Confirming our Beliefs
- Do the Right Thing: Jewish Ethics in the 21st Century
- Coming to America
- In God's Image: Finding Your Own Jewish Theology
11th grade: B'midbar / Numbers - Conflict, Change and Healing as a Nation Grows
Seeing Ourselves Through the Eyes of the World
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict: From Understanding to Advocacy (required)
- Jews in the Media
- Judaism: Action and Change
12th grade: D'varim/Deuteronomy - Standing on the Banks of the River, Looking Toward the Other Side
Senior Seminar: Is there Jewish life after High School? YES!