Early Childhood Offerings (ages 1 day through 5 years)

Torah for Tots

Boker Tov! Our 2-4 year-old children enjoy their own monthly religious school class community while parents learn with our Rabbis. Parents and children come together for a family activity for the second part of the program.
Monthly Sunday Mornings 9:30 -12:00 Noon

Lailah Tov Yeladim

Lailah Tov. Wear your pajamas to Temple once a month as we share a story, a song, a snack and a bedtime Shema. (Older siblings are welcome.)
Monthly Thursday Evenings 6:30 – 7:15 PM

Tot Shabbat

Shabbat Shalom! Shabbat Evenings and Mornings are filled with child-focused, family-friendly, spiritual and educational activities. Music, challah and grape juice are always included. (Older siblings are welcome.)
Assorted Friday Evenings 5:30 – 6:15 PM and monthly Saturday Mornings 9:30 – 10:30 AM

Tot Havdalah

Shavua Tov! Help us bid farewell to Shabbat with arts & crafts, music and a lite dinner. (Older siblings are welcome.)
Quarterly Saturday Evenings 5:00 – 6:30 PM

Elementary School Offerings (kindergarten through 6th grade)

Complementary School:

K- 6th Grade Religious School

Students are invited to take part in our creative learning opportunities to build strong foundations in Holy Days, Jewish Practice, Torah and Prayer.
Weekly Sunday Mornings 9:30 – 12:00 Noon

3rd - 6th Grade Hebrew School

As students grow in language abilities and build proficiency in prayer skills, we welcome them to join our Hebrew School community of learners.
Weekly Wednesday Afternoons: Session 1 4:00 – 5:30; or, Session 2 4:45 – 6:15

K - 5th Grade PACT (Parents and Children Together)

What are my children learning in religious school and how can I learn with them? Parents and children are invited for family-learning adventures related to religious school curriculum intended to build capacity in Jewish learning and living.
Assorted Sunday Mornings (twice per year per grade) 9:30 – 12:00 Noon

Temple Youth Groups

K-3rd Grade Mitzvah Kids

You can change the world! When we help others, we help ourselves. Our efforts to repair the world (tikkun olam) brings families together with a greater purpose in mind. (Extended family is welcome.)
Quarterly Sunday Afternoons

4th–6th Grade Club Sinai

Older elementary age students are offered opportunities to engage in social and social action activities, building a sense of community, Jewish identity and responsibility to repair the world.
5-6 Events per year

Middle School/High School Offerings (7th – 12th grades)

Bar/Bat Mitzvah (BBM)

Mazal Tov! BBM preparation includes 4 Shabbat BBM Family Seminars for 6th Grade families, individualized tutoring for students, individualized family and student meetings with our Rabbis and a Family Retreat all intended to best prepare our families for the meaningful opportunities BBM can offer.
Shabbat BBM Family Seminars 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM

Complementary School:

Senior School 7th-9th Grades

With a strong foundation in place and a sense of responsibility that comes with becoming BBM, our 7th graders focus on personal ethics/mitzvot and American Jewish History, our 8th graders explore the Holocaust and post-Biblical Judaism and our 9th graders turn their attention towards the sacred choices of Reform Jewish living. We invite our 8th grade families to join us on a retreat in order to put the whole BBM experience in perspective as they plan for a lifetime of Jewish living and learning.

A biennial trip to the National Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. is a meaningful part of our program for 8th and 9th grade students.
Weekly Monday Evenings 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Confirmation 10th Grade

Students spend the year in intimate dialogue with Rabbi Gibson as they explore biblical texts, our prophetic heritage and our biblical differences with our Christian neighbors; tzedakah obligations, holy days and Shabbat (featuring a mid-year shabbaton); critical issues relating to our health and well-being, theology, spirituality, Israel and rabbinic understandings of exploration and instruction. The year is highlighted by participation in Shavuot celebrations as the students confirm their commitment to the People of Israel, the Torah of Israel and the God of Israel.
Weekly Monday Evenings 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Dinner with the Rabbi 11th/12th Grade (Mechinah – Packing for Life)

Are you ready for life beyond high school? Recently confirmed in their commitment to Jewish living and learning, our students continue their journeys with our Rabbis. Topics are selected to help our students understand the value of Jewish community as well as to navigate the world beyond high school using a ‘JPS’ (Jewish Positioning Satellite). A special focus is placed on the preparation (mechinah) of our students for the biggest project and decision of their lives to date: What do I do after high school and how so I craft a well-lived life as an adult Jew in the modern world?
Monthly Shabbat and Other Dinners – Schedule to be announced

Madrichim (Student Teachers)

Ready to give back to the next generation, our high school students learn the skills of Jewish educational leadership, mentorship and coaching as many prepare for future teaching positions in religious schools across the country throughout their college years and beyond.
School Schedule

Temple Youth Groups

7th/8th Grade Team Sinai

Growing into young adulthood, our students have the opportunity to work together in social, cultural and social action activities as they continue to craft the people they are to become. Doing so in a Jewish environment, they have the potential to build upon the values we have been teaching. Efforts are made to join our youth with those of other synagogues in order to broaden their Jewish social experiences.
6-8 Programs per year

PARTY 9th – 12th Grade Temple Youth Group

Our Senior Temple Youth Group program is designed to:

• Instill Jewish Identity
  
• Increase Synagogue Participation among High School Youth
  
• Foster Long-term Commitment to the Ideals and Values of Reform Judaism
  
• Create Today the Reform Jewish Congregants of Tomorrow
  
• Build Leadership Capacity
  

Understanding that our high school students need a Jewish framework in which to create the world of tomorrow, we support them in their efforts to create a well-rounded Jewish Temple Youth Group Program that includes Jewish learning, social action, Jewish culture, Jewish ritual and friends with whom to share. We encourage them to create programs that increase their levels of intimacy, intensity and authenticity with each other, Jewish tradition, the People of Israel and our clergy. Working in partnership with the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), we strive to connect our students to other Reform youth in the Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania region, North America and around the world through summer camping, Israel trips and retreats.
Assorted programs, lounge nights and regional events