the Nashira Education Project
"Nashira" is Hebrew for "let us sing". Jewish learning, traditionally, was chanted; that which is sung is often more easily remembered. Song is also often an expression of joy, and we believe that children's learning should be joyful.
Current Nashira Project families:
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REGISTER FOR the NASHIRA EDUCATION PROJECT HERE!
Kindergarten through 3rd grades
Sunday morning classes are 10am-noon; open classroom 12-12:30pm (optional)
In Jewish studies classes students learn about the rhythms of Jewish life through rituals, holidays, and Jewish values.
Hebrew Through Movement is incorporated into these Sunday morning classes--a fun and lively way to become familiar with Hebrew words and sounds before students are ready to learn decoding (reading and writing).
4th & 5th grades
Sunday morning classes are 10am-noon; open classroom 12-12:30pm (optional)
As students get older, their Jewish Studies begin to focus on what Jewish texts and ethics have to tell us about tzedakah--social and environmental justice--and finding intersections between their personal Jewish identity and how Jewish values inform their participation in community life.
Students at this age begin to learn Hebrew decoding with a tutor or teacher.
6th grade
Shabbat morning Torah Study, 9-10:15am (Sept - Dec),
then join Junior Minyan (Feb-May), see listing under 7th grade
6th graders are introduced to Torah study in this fun and interactive class for the first half of the school year. In the spring they join the 7th and 8th graders for Junior Minyan (see below for more information), where students begin to transition out of the Nashira Project classroom and into the synagogue.
Hebrew lessons are taught online, selected Sundays, 9-10am
7th grade
Junior Minyan
We welcome non-member guests to register at the non-subsidized rate
*Earlybird discount of 8% for registration April 27 - June 1
Financial Aid applications are accepted through August 1
2025-2026 | ||
Nashira Project Fees, Gr. K-6 | ||
# Child(ren) | Member | Non-Member |
1 | $600 | $900 |
2 | $1050 | $1,575 |
3 | $1,425 | $2,137.50 |
Finances should never get in the way way of Jewish education. No one is turned away for a lack of ability to pay. If you'd like to have a conversation about a scholarship, please contact our Administrative Director, JoAnn Bezodis
Sat, July 5 2025
9 Tammuz 5785
Upcoming Programs & Events
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This week's Torah portion is Parshat Chukat
Shabbat, Jul 5 |
Candle Lighting
Shabbat, Jul 5, 8:46pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, Jul 5, 9:52pm |
Fast of Tammuz
Sunday, Jul 13 |
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