Calendar – Congregation Emanu-El

Youth and Family Education Calendar

2024 Calendar: Preschool-5^th grade and Hebrew 4th-7th grade

CALENDAR Pre-5th 2024

2024 Calendar: 6th-12^th grade & Hebrew 6^th-7^th grade

CALENDAR 6<sup>th</sup>-12th 2024

2023-2024 RETREATS/STUDENT TRIP DATES:

6^th grade Camp Newman Student retreat	November 3-5
7th grade Camp Newman Student retreat	Jan 26-28
8th/9th grade LA Student trip	February 2-4
11/12th grades L’Taken Washington DC Student trip	February 23-26
Camp Newman Family Retreat	March 1-3
10^th grade NYC Student trip	April 11-14
11/12th grades March of The Living	May 1-15

SUNDAY Morning Programs (starts September 10):

Preschool-5th grades Kesher (indoor) 9:00 – 11:45 am
Preschool-3rd grades Kadimah (outdoor) 9:00 – noon

WEDNESDAY Afternoon Programs (starts October 4):

1^st – 5^th grades Kesher (indoor) 4:00 – 6:30 pm

HEBREW Program options 4–7^th Grades:

4^th grade Hebrew classes:

Sundays: 1 – 2 pm (starts 10/1, Note, no Hebrew class on 10/8 – due to Simchat Torah celebration)
Mondays: 4:15 – 5:30 pm (starts 9/11)
Tuesdays Marin: 4-5 pm (starts 9/19)
Wednesday integrated: 4-6:30 pm (starts 10/4)
Thursdays: 4:15 – 5:30 pm OR 5:15 – 6:30 pm (starts 9/14)
Virtual Wednesday 4-5pm (starts 10/4)

5^th grade Hebrew classes:

Sundays: 1 – 2 pm [at capacity] (starts 10/1, Note, no Hebrew class on 10/8 – due to Simchat Torah celebration)
Mondays: 5:15 – 6:30 pm (starts 9/11)
Tuesdays Marin: 4-5 pm (starts 9/12)
Wednesday integrated: 4-6:30 pm (starts 10/4)
Thursdays: 4:15 – 5:30 pm (starts 9/14)
Virtual Wednesday 5:15-6:15 pm (starts 10/4)

6^th grade Hebrew classes:

Sundays: 10:45 – 11:45 am [at capacity] OR 1 – 2 pm (starts 10/15)
Mondays: 5:15 – 6:30 pm (starts 9/11)
Tuesdays Marin: 4-5 pm (starts 9/12)
Wednesday integrated: 4-6:30 pm (starts 10/4)
Thursdays: 5:15 – 6:30 pm (starts 9/14)
Virtual Thursdays 4-5pm (starts 9/14)

7^th grade Hebrew classes:

Sundays: 1 – 2 pm (starts 10/1, Note, no Hebrew class on 10/8 – due to Simchat Torah celebration)
Mondays: 4:15 – 5:30 pm OR 5:15 – 6:30 pm (starts 9/11)
Thursdays: 4:15 – 5:30 pm OR 5:15 – 6:30 pm (starts 9/14)
Virtual Thursdays 5:15-6:15 pm (starts 9/14)

6th Grade Sun: (9:30-10:45 am) starts on October 15

Sundays 9:30 – 10:45 am for Fall and Spring
Saturdays 9 – 10:30 am beginning January 6, through February 17 (all 6^th grade students)
Wednesdays 4 – 6:30 pm (includes weekly Hebrew) for Fall and Spring
Shabbaton at Camp Newman Nov 3-5th (included in tuition)

6th Grade Wed: (4-6:30 pm +Hebrew) starts on October 4

7th Grade:

All sessions at City Hope, beginning October 15. Other dates TBA
Shabbaton at Camp Newman Jan 26-28 (included in tuition)

8-12th (TEF) The Emanu-El Fellowship: Sundays as of October 15:

8^th – 11^th Grades: 10:30 – 11:45 am every other Sunday

8th Grade: Tough Questions Jews Ask   
– MIT (Madrichim in Training) is our optional educational leadership program for 8th graders wishing to work in YFE programs when they’re in high school (must be enrolled in TEF 8th grade).   
– Jewish Heritage trip to Los Angeles.  

9th Grade: History of Israel and The Holocaust  
– Trip TBD   

10th Grade: History of Jews in the United States   
– Jewish Heritage trip to New York City.   

11th Grade: Comparative Religion   
– L’Taken Seminar in Washington, D.C. (February 23 – 26)
– March of the Living in Poland and Israel (May 1-15)

12th Grade: 10:30 – 11:45 am one Sunday per month
Jewish Life on Campus and Confirmation   
– L’Taken Seminar in Washington, D.C. (February 23 – 26)
– March of the Living in Poland and Israel (May 1-15)