Ivriah – our Religion School

Ivriah is our Saturday school for children aged 5-13. We teach Jewish studies – culture, stories, history, cooking etc – and basic Hebrew all in a fun, informal and creative way. Being part of Ivriah is a brilliant way for our youngest members to get to know each other, to learn about the community and their Judaism, and to be part of synagogue life.

Ivriah leads to our Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme that starts in year 7 and involves the whole family in synagogue life and learning. They are Kings and Queens of our school and have a more ‘tweeny’ learning journey than the younger children. They study Hebrew and prayers for the service, alongside developing their understanding and engagement of Judaism and in particular elements and values of Liberal Judaism. They learn with their parents once a month in the B’nei Mitzvah Family Learning session.The young person will demonstrate Liberal Jewish values by creating their own Tzedakah (charity) project in honour of their Bar or Bat Mitzvah.